Monk (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro Station
Borough	Le Sud-Ouest
City	Montreal
Opened	3 September 1978
Line	Green Line
Architect	Blais & Bélanger
Artist	Germain Bergeron
Platform Depth	18.3 metres
Rank	18th deepest
Traffic	1,156,323 entrances in 2006
Rank	59th busiest
Interstation Distance	844.29 metres to Angrignon 1062.85 metres to Jolicoeur
Address of Entrances	6750 Monk Boulevard 6805 Monk Boulevard
Nearby Main Intersections	Monk Boulevard / Allard Street [1]

Monk is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). The station is located in the Ville-Émard district of the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ^[2]

Art and Architecture

The station structure was designed by Blais & Bélanger and features many works of art, including the large sculpture Pic et Pelle by artist Germain Bergeron. Monk also features many balconies that overlook the main station below, however they have been closed for the safety of the visually impaired.

Germain Bergeron considered many different ideas for the public art for this station. His first concept was to create a series of flying saucers that were suspended from the roof of the station, and were to move with the wind generated by passing trains. However, this was deemed too dangerous by authorities, and the idea was cancelled.

The current two giant statues of workers constructing the Metro were to have been accompanied by a third, representing a foreman, but this idea was judged superfluous and scrapped.

Origin of the name

The station is named for boulevard Monk, itself named to honour Sir James Monk (1745-1826). Monk was a prosecutor who served on Quebec's vice admiralty court from 1778 to 1788 and subsequently became Montreal's chief justice from 1793 to 1820.

Connecting bus routes

Main article: Société de transport de Montréal

Main article: List of Montreal Bus Routes

Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
Société de transport de Montréal
36 Monk	All-day	Map	Schedule
78 Laurendeau	All-day	Map	Schedule
350 Verdun/LaSalle	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Centre hospitalier Ville Émard
• Douglas Hospital ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• École Dollard-des-Ormeaux
• École St-Jean-de-Matha
• École Honoré-Mercier

References

1. ^ Monk Station Neighbourhood Map
2. ^ Monk Station
3. ^ Douglas Hospital Contact
4. ^ Douglas Hospital Map
5. ^ Getting to the Douglas, Station Monk (15 minutes walk)

External links

• Monk Station- Official site
• Montreal by Metro www.metrodemontreal.com - photos and information
• 2008 STM System Map

Coordinates: 45°27′4.18″N 73°35′35.23″W / 45.4511611°N 73.5931194°W / 45.4511611; -73.5931194