Angrignon station

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Angrignon station ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Montreal Metro station in Le Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the western terminus of the Green Line.<ref>Angrignon Metro Station</ref> The station includes a large bus terminus for buses to southwest Montreal, the West Island (Dorval), and South Western Quebec. It opened in 1978.

ArchitectureEdit

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Station kiosk

Angrignon station is built with windows encasing the tracks and side platforms, which creates a very light and airy environment. Jean-Louis Beaulieu received an award from the Ordre des architectes du Québec<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> for the design of the station.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.

ArtworkEdit

On the platforms, Les Boîtes vivantes by Shelley Miller is a ceramic photography montage of Parc Angrignon's Quartiers d’hiver. This was the winter residence of animals of the Jardin des merveilles (Garden of Wonders) - a former urban zoo in Parc La Fontaine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The work was installed in 2022 as part of work to make the station accessible.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Station improvementsEdit

In October 2019, work began to make the station universally accessible with the installation of elevators at a cost of $18m.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As part of the project, the glass walls of the station were replaced to improve watertightness. A piece of artwork was also installed. The work was completed on December 9, 2022, making it the 24th accessible station.<ref name=":0" />

Origin of the nameEdit

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.

Nearby points of interestEdit

Terminus AngrignonEdit

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This large bus terminal is a facility of the ARTM. One area has bus bays assigned to suburban commuter buses from southwestern Quebec, with three bus loops being used by the STM<ref name=neighbourhood>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> for routes that service southwest Montreal and the West Island. They also operate an adjoining park and ride lot.

Connecting bus routesEdit

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Société de transport de Montréal
No.	Route
Template:Avoid wrap	Griffintown
Template:Avoid wrap	Monk
Template:Avoid wrap	Jolicoeur
Template:Avoid wrap	Saint-Patrick
Template:Ric Template:Rbox	Newman
Template:Avoid wrap	Centrale
Template:Avoid wrap	Lapierre
Template:Avoid wrap	Angrignon
Template:Avoid wrap	Dorval / Angrignon
Template:Avoid wrap	Broadway
Template:Ric Template:Rbox	Verdun / LaSalle
style="background: #Template:Rcr; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"\|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Exo Richelain / Roussillon
No.	Route
Template:Ric 556	Delson - Montreal (Angrignon - Cégep A-Laurendeau)
style="background: #Template:Rcr; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"\|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Exo Sud-Ouest
No.	Route
Template:Ric 1	Valleyfield - Beauharnois - Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 21	Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 23	Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 25	Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 26	Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 31	Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 32	Châteauguay - Montreal
Template:Ric 98	Kahnawake - Montreal
Template:Ric 111	Haut-Saint-Laurent