Lucien-L'Allier station () is a

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station in the borough of Ville-Marie in

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, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line.

Overview

The station, planned under the name "Aqueduc",Aqueduc
/ref> was designed by the firm of David, Boulva & Cleve. A sculptural grille by Jean-Jacques Besner covering a

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is the only

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. The station is a normal

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station, with a

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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

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and Berri-UQAM have deeper platforms, but those stations also have additional platforms that are shallower). The station is intermodal with the

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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,

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, and

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lines. That train station was built as part of the

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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

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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

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and

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for

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. He had died while the station was under construction. A plaque in the station commemorates him.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

* Lucien-L'Allier Exo station *

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* Windsor Station /

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* Bonaventure Metro station and points east

Other

* Cité du commerce électronique *

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/ Fine Arts pavilion *

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References

External links

Lucien-L'Allier station web site
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Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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2011 STM system map2011 Downtown System Map
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