De Castelnau (Montreal Metro)

De Castelnau is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Villeray district of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Overview

It is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central volume built in trench. Two entrances, one on each side of boul. Saint-Laurent, give access to a common ticket hall; one is integrated into an apartment building. The station is clad in travertine, a reference to the Italian community in the area, and whimsical bas reliefs by Jean-Charles Charuest depict scenes of the nearby Marché Jean-Talon

Origin of name

Rue De Castelnau is named for French general Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, who successfully defended the French town of Nancy during World War I.

Connecting bus routes

<table align=center border=1 class="wikitable"><tr><th align=center>Route<th align=center>Service Times<th align=center>Map<th align=center>Schedule<tr bgcolor="blue"><td colspan=4><font color=white size=4>Société de transport de Montréal <tr><td align=left> 55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent<td align=left>All-day<td align=left><td align=left><tr><td align=left> 92 Jean-Talon Ouest<td align=left>All-day<td align=left><td...
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