Parc station (Montreal)
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Parc station, also known as Park Avenue station and formerly 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. Although the main building no longer serves the railway, the Exo commuter rail Parc station is adjacent to it. 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.
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Gare Jean-Talon | |
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 | 45.5305°N 73.6237°W / 45.5305; -73.6237 |
Current tenants | Joe Fresh |
Inaugurated | 1931 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Colin Drewitt |
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.