Beaubien station is a
Montreal Metro
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station in the borough of
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (formerly known as Rosemont and Rosemont—Petite-Patrie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
Geography
The district includes ...
in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. It is operated by the
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM; en, Montreal Transit Corporation) is a public transport agency that operates transit bus and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Established in 1861 as the "Montreal City Passenger Ra ...
(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
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station, built in
tunnel
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. The large entrance structure contains the ticket barrier, as well as a light shaft and an open sided
bus shelter
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. Noted
ceramicist
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Claude Vermette
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collaborated on the
tile
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designs.
Origin of the name
This station is named for
Beaubien Street
Beaubien Street (officially in french: rue Beaubien) is a major east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The street links Autoroute 25 in the east and Durocher Avenue in the west.
The street is named after Pierre Beaubien, the phy ...
, named for a prominent French-Canadian family of landholders, public figures, and professionals.
Connecting bus routes
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. Shuttle buses operated between
Rosemont and
Jean-Talon
Jean-Talon is a provincial electoral riding in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It consists of part of the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough of Quebec City.
It was named after former French colonial administrator of New ...
to serve the station.
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.
Nearby points of interest
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Plaza Saint-Hubert
St. Hubert Street (officially in french: rue Saint-Hubert) is a north–south street that spans the island of Montreal. It is located east of Berri Street.
It traverses the boroughs of Ville-Marie, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont–La Petite-P ...
*Canadian Citizenship Court
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CLSC
CLSCs (''centre local de services communautaires'', local community service centre) in Quebec are free clinics and hospitals run and maintained by the Quebec government. They are a form of community health centre.
The service was launched in the e ...
La Petite Patrie
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Esperanto
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Society of Quebec
References
External links
Beaubien Station - official siteMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com- photos, information, and trivia
2011 STM System Map
{{MTL Metro Orange
Orange Line (Montreal Metro)
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966
Roger D'Astous buildings
1966 establishments in Quebec
Beaubien-Casgrain family