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Parc station (AMT)

Park Avenue station
Gare Jean-Talon
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension - Station Parc.jpg
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
ParcMontreal Metro.jpg
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
  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.svg Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel
Parc
Gareparc.jpg
Location 300 Ogilvy Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
Operated by Réseau de transport métropolitain
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
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
Saint-Jérôme

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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