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Angrignon (Montreal Metro)

Angrignon

Inaugurated 3 September 1978
Line Green Line
Architect Jean-Louis Beaulieu
Platform Depth 4.3 metres
Rank Shallowest station (tie)
Traffic 4,472,333 entrances in 2002
Rank 15th busiest
Interstation Distance 844.29 metres to Monk

Angrignon is a metro station in Montreal, Québec. It is the current terminus for the western-bound Green Line, and includes a large terminal for buses to southwest Montreal, the West Island, and the South Shore. Angrignon Metro station is built with windows encasing the track, which creates a very light and airy environment. Jean-Louis Beaulieu received an award from the Ordre des Architectes du Québec for the design of the station.

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Origin of the name

Jean-Baptiste Arthur Angrignon was alderman of the district of Saint-Paul and a member of the Executive Committee of the city of Montreal. He oversaw the development of what is now Parc Angrignon on what was land that belonged to the Crawford family. The area was named after him in 1927.

Connecting bus routes

Regular routes

  • 36 Monk
  • 37 Jolicoeur
  • 78 Laurendeau
  • 106 Newman
  • 109 Bd Shevchenko
  • 110 Centrale
  • 113 Lapierre
  • 195 Sherbrooke/Notre-Dame
  • 506 Voie Réservée Newman

Night routes

  • 350 Verdun/LaSalle

Nearby main intersections

  • Boulevard des Trinitaires / Avenue Irwin
  • Boulevard des Trinitaire / Avenue De Monts
  • Boulevard des Trinitaires / Avenue Lamont

Nearby points of interest

  • Shopping centre Carrefour Angrignon
  • Parc Angrignon

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Last updated: 05-06-2005 17:47:39
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