Lucien-L'Allier station () is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Lucien-L'Allier Metro Station It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line.
Overview
The station, planned under the name "Aqueduc",Aqueduc was designed by the firm of David, Boulva & Cleve. A sculptural grille by Jean-Jacques Besner covering a ventilation shaft is the only artwork. The station is a normal side platform station, with a mezzanine on its eastern end, which is connected to the exit by an extremely deep open shaft. Passengers have to descend the greatest distance to reach the platforms of any station in Montreal (only Charlevoix and Berri–UQAM have deeper platforms, but those stations also have additional platforms that are shallower).
The station is intermodal with the Exo commuter rail lines; the entrance is connected by an enclosed walkway to Lucien-L'Allier station, a station that serves as the Downtown terminus for the Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, and Candiac lines. That train station was built as part of the Bell Centre and replaced the former Gare Windsor. It was initially called Terminus Windsor but was renamed for the Metro station to reduce confusion with the still-extant former station. It is also connected to Montreal's underground city.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Lucien L'Allier Street, whose name was changed from rue de l'Aqueduc in order to commemorate Lucien L'Allier, chief engineer for the initial network of the Metro, as well as for the construction of Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island for Expo 67. He had died while the station was under construction. A plaque in the station commemorates him.
Connecting bus routes
No. Route Connects to Service times / notesRené-LévesqueDailyVerdun / LaSalleNight servicePie-IXNight serviceRené-LévesqueNight serviceSherbrooke / Joseph-RenaudNight serviceExpress Notre-DameWeekdays, peak onlyExpress Notre-Dame-de-GrâceWeekdays onlyExpress Pointe-aux-Trembles Weekdays onlyExpress Du ParcWeekdays, peak onlyYUL Airport / DowntownDaily Some runs start or end at Lionel-Groulx Metro Station
Nearby points of interest
Connected via the underground city Lucien-L'Allier Exo station Bell Centre / Montreal Canadiens Windsor Station / Canadian Pacific Railway 1250 René-Lévesque Terminus Centre-Ville Bonaventure Metro station and points east
Other Cité du commerce électronique Concordia University / Fine Arts pavilion YWCA
References
External links
Lucien-L'Allier station web site Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia 2011 STM system map 2011 Downtown System Map Metro Map