Jean-Talon railway station

Park Avenue station
Gare Jean-Talon
General information
Type	Metro station, Retail, and former railway station
Architectural style	Art Deco
Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Address	395 Jean Talon Street West
Coordinates	45°31′50″N 73°37′25″W / 45.5305°N 73.6237°W / 45.5305; -73.6237Coordinates: 45°31′50″N 73°37′25″W / 45.5305°N 73.6237°W / 45.5305; -73.6237
Current tenants	Joe Fresh
Inaugurated	1931
Design and construction
Architect	Colin Drewitt

Parc
Location	7245, Hutchison Street, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°31′49″N 73°37′26″W / 45.53028°N 73.62389°W / 45.53028; -73.62389
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Parc (RTM)   STM buses
Construction
Depth	15.1 metres (49 feet 6 inches), 35th deepest
Architect	Blouin, Blouin & Associés Colin M. Drewitt (Park Avenue Station)
History
Opened	15 June 1987
Traffic
Passengers	2,380,755 entrances in 2006, 39th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Acadie toward Snowdon Blue Line De Castelnau toward Saint-Michel

Parc
Location	300 Ogilvy Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
Operated by	Réseau de transport métropolitain
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Parc (Montreal Metro)   STM transit bus service
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	7 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	May 12, 1997
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	1,113,000
Services
Preceding station   RTM   Following station Chabanel toward Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme Montréal-Ouest toward Lucien-L'Allier

Park Avenue station, also known as Jean-Talon station (French: Gare Jean-Talon), is a historic railway station building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its western end currently houses the Montreal Metro's Parc station, while businesses occupy the rest of the building. The main building no longer serves the railway; the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) commuter rail Parc station is adjacent. It is located on Jean-Talon Street at the end of Park Avenue in the Park Extension neighbourhood of the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.

The station was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1931. Its traffic declined in the 1950s and it closed in 1984 when Via Rail transferred service to lines headed into Montreal Central Station. The City of Montreal purchased the building and the western end was converted as a metro station and the remainder of the building was adapted for business use. It currently houses a Joe Fresh outlet.

The Canadian Pacific Railway built the Park Avenue station, which was designed by architect Colin Drewitt and opened in 1931. It was inaugurated in the presence of Camillien Houde, the mayor of Montreal at the time. Jean-Talon station replaced the Mile End railway station, which was located near the corner of Saint Laurent Boulevard and Bernard Street.

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