Mont-Royal () is a

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on the Orange Line of the

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, operated by the

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(STM). It is located in the

Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a Montreal borough, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mount Royal and overlooking downtown Montreal ...

borough in

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. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview

The station, designed by Victor Prus, is a normal

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station, built in

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. It has a single

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level, giving access to one entrance.

Artwork

The station has several pieces of

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. ''Vertical bands'' by noted Quebec artist

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consists of 32 narrow vertical

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seams at platform level, with extruded square and rectangular forms in high relief. These were some of the first artworks installed in the Metro, present at the opening of the station in 1966. In 2000, the redevelopment of the place Gérald-Godin surrounding the station included the addition of a work of

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, a poem by

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ed into the

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of a building, by the art collective Les Industries perdues. In 2022, ''Je reviens chez nous'' by artist Simon Bilodeau was installed in the newly rebuilt east entrance. This concrete work represents the limestone strata of the Plateau-Mont-Royal and the various streets & avenues.

Origin of the name

This station is named for

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(av. Mont-Royal), so called because it leads to the foot of

Mount Royal Mount Royal (, ) is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The city's name is derived from the mountain's name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentian M ...

Accessibility

In October 2018, work began to install two elevators, add two staircases connecting the platforms to the street and build a second walkway above the tracks linking the two platforms. The work also involved construction of a replacement entrance building, with a glass façade and new artwork. A walkway provides access between the two elevators, and the fare booth and ticket machines have been relocated to the street level. In July 2022, the station became the 20th accessible station on the Metro. Escalators at the station reopened in fall 2022, completing the project.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

Mount Royal Park Mount Royal (, ) is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The city's name is derived from the mountain's name. The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentian ...

Saint Denis Street Saint Denis Street (officially in ) is a major north–south thoroughfare in Montreal, Quebec. It extends from the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel on Saint Paul Street in Old Montreal to the bank of the Rivière des Prairies at the north en ...

*Maison de la culture et bibliothèque Mont-Royal *Centre communautaire Projet Changement

References

External links

Mont-Royal Station - official siteMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- photos, information, and trivia
2011 STM System Map

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