Beaubien station explained

Beaubien
Style:Montreal Metro
Address:6530, av. de Châteaubriand
Montreal, Quebec H2S 2N7
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.5356°N -73.6044°W
Depth:12.5m (41feet), 41st deepest
Opened:14 October 1966
Architect:Roger d'Astous
Accessible:No
Operator:Société de transport de Montréal
Zone:ARTM

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Beaubien station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview

The station, designed by Roger d'Astous, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. The large entrance structure contains the ticket barrier, as well as a light shaft and an open sided bus shelter. Noted ceramicist Claude Vermette collaborated on the tile designs.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Beaubien Street, named for a prominent French-Canadian family of landholders, public figures, and professionals.

Connecting bus routes

Route
18 Beaubien
30 St-Denis/St-Hubert
31 Saint-Denis
95 Bélanger
160 Barclay
361 Saint-Denis

Station improvements

Beaubien station was closed from May 4 to August 30, 2015 for station modernization. This included refurbishing structural slabs, floor finishes and the entrance building's waterproofing membrane, installing a new ventilation shaft, replacing light fixtures and granite stairs, repairing and replacing wall panels and floor slabs, replacing walkway edges and sidewalks, and adding trees and shrubs.[3] Shuttle buses operated between Rosemont and Jean-Talon to serve the station.[4]

Construction in 2020 to demolish and rebuild the skylight dome located near De Saint-Vallier to ensure that the ceiling is waterproof was completed in winter 2021.[5]

Nearby points of interest

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fare Zones . . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022.
  2. http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m06.htm Beaubien Metro Station
  3. Web site: Beaubien Station closed from May 4 to August 30 for Major Work . Société de transport de Montréal . March 4, 2015 . 2020-10-15.
  4. News: Beaubien metro station to close on Monday . . April 29, 2015 . October 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: Work underway at Beaubien station . Société de transport de Montréal . Société de transport de Montréal . 2020-10-15 . 2020-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155153/http://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/stm-works/beaubien#id_premiere . dead .