Beaubien station
{{Short description|Montreal Metro station}}
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| style = Montreal Metro
| image = Station Beaubien 08.JPG
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| address = 6530, av. de Châteaubriand
Montreal, Quebec H2S 2N7
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45|32|08|N|73|36|16|W|type:railwaystation_region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
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| depth = {{convert|12.5|m|ft|abbr=off}}, 41st deepest
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| opened = 14 October 1966
| architect = Roger d'Astous
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| accessible = No
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| operator = Société de transport de Montréal
| zone = ARTM: A{{cite web |title=Fare Zones |url=https://www.artm.quebec/en/fare-zones/ |website=Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority |access-date=1 July 2022 |date=1 July 2022}}
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Beaubien station ({{IPA|fr|bobjɛ̃}}) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m06.htm Beaubien Metro Station] 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Origin of the name
This station is named for Beaubien Street, named for a prominent French-Canadian family of landholders, public figures, and professionals.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Connecting bus routes
| align=center class="wikitable"
!style="background: #{{rcr|STM}}; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;"colspan="4"|Société de transport de Montréal |
| No.
! Route |
|---|
| {{rint|montreal|bus|all-day high-frequency|18}}
| Beaubien |
| {{rint|montreal|bus|30}}
| Saint-Denis / Saint-Hubert |
| {{rint|montreal|bus|31}}
| Saint-Denis |
| {{rint|montreal|bus|95}}
| Bélanger |
| {{rint|montreal|bus|160}}
| Barclay |
| {{rint|montreal|bus|night|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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stm.info/en/press/press-releases/2015/beaubien-station-closed-from-may-4-to-august-30-for-major-work |title=Beaubien Station closed from May 4 to August 30 for Major Work |author=Société de transport de Montréal |date=March 4, 2015 |access-date=2020-10-15}} Shuttle buses operated between Rosemont and Jean-Talon to serve the station.{{cite news |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/beaubien-metro-station-to-close-on-monday-1.2350138 |title=Beaubien metro station to close on Monday |newspaper=CTV News |date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=October 15, 2020}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/stm-works/beaubien#id_premiere |title=Work underway at Beaubien station |author=Société de transport de Montréal |author-link=Société de transport de Montréal |access-date=2020-10-15 |archive-date=2020-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155153/http://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/stm-works/beaubien#id_premiere |url-status=dead }}
Nearby points of interest
- Plaza Saint-Hubert
- Canadian Citizenship Court
- CLSC La Petite Patrie
- Esperanto Society of Quebec
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Beaubien (Montreal Metro)}}
- [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m06.htm Beaubien Station - official site]
- [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/beaubien/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111215172111/http://www.stm.info/english/info/reseau2011.pdf 2011 STM System Map]
- [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]
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Category:Orange Line (Montreal Metro)
Category:Buildings and structures in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Category:Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966
Category:Roger D'Astous buildings
Category:1966 establishments in Quebec