Lucien-L'Allier (Montreal Metro)
Overview
The station, planned under the name "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
| Société de transport de Montréal |
|---|
| Route |
 36 Monk
|
 107 Verdun
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| 150 René-Lévesque
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| 168 Cité-Du-Havre
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 350 Verdun/LaSalle
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| 355 Pie-IX
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| 358 Sainte-Catherine, Westbound
|
| 364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud
|
 410 Express Notre-Dame
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| 420 Express Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
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| 430 Express Pointe-aux-Trembles
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| 465 Express Côte-des-Neiges
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| 480 Express Du Parc
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 747 Montreal-Trudeau/Downtown
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Nearby points of interest
Connected via the underground city
- Terminus Centre-Ville
- Lucien-L'Allier station
- Bell Centre / Montreal Canadiens
- Edifice Gare Windsor / Canadian Pacific Railway
- Le 1250 René-Lévesque
- Bonaventure Metro station and points east
Other
- Cité du commerce électronique
- Concordia University / Fine Arts pavilion
- YWCA
References
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ Lucien-L'Allier Metro Station
- ^ Aqueduc
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
