Place-d'Armes station
Place-d'Armes station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in Old Montreal. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It was briefly the terminus of the Orange Line until Square-Victoria-OACI station opened four months later, quickly followed by Bonaventure station, the planned terminus. Overview. The station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in  open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its mezzanine, with fare barriers at either side, is located directly under the Palais des congrès de Montréal; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside, near Chinatown. The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time until the next train arrives. Origin of the name. This station is named for the Place d'Armes, a short distance to the south. It is the third square in Montreal to have this name, which is the  common French name for the rallying place for a fort's defenders. It contains a statue of Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve.