Beaubien station

Beaubien station (French pronunciation: [bobjɛ̃]) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4] 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.

Beaubien
General information
Location	6530, av. de Châteaubriand Montreal, Quebec H2S 2N7 Canada
Coordinates	45°32′08″N 73°36′16″W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	12.5 metres (41 feet), 41st deepest
Accessible	No
Architect	Roger d'Astous
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A[1]
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Passengers
2023[2][3]	2,517,270  21.85%
Rank	31 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Rosemont toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Jean-Talon toward Montmorency

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]}

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]}

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
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.^[5] Shuttle buses operated between Rosemont and Jean-Talon to serve the station.^[6]

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.^[7]

Nearby points of interest

• Plaza Saint-Hubert
• Canadian Citizenship Court
• CLSC La Petite Patrie
• Esperanto Society of Quebec

References

1. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
3. Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
4. Beaubien Metro Station
5. Société de transport de Montréal (March 4, 2015). "Beaubien Station closed from May 4 to August 30 for Major Work". Retrieved 2020-10-15.
6. "Beaubien metro station to close on Monday". CTV News. April 29, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
7. Société de transport de Montréal. "Work underway at Beaubien station". Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-15.

External links

• Beaubien Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map