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station in the borough of Ville-Marie, in
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(STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in Montreal's
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, part of the
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district. Although part of the original network of the Metro, it opened two months after the rest of the network, on December 21, 1966.


Overview

Designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, it is a normal
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station, built in-
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; a
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leads to a long inclined
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, the only one of its kind in the Metro, traversing the distance between
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and
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, on which the entrance is located. The moving sidewalk has been a burden to the STM because it is unique and so replacement parts must be custom-built. The walls in the entrance building, ticket hall, passage to the platforms, and transept area were updated in a stylish light slate blue and stainless steel scheme. The platform is covered in a cream-and-brown tile pattern, but in 1999, part of the walls near the exits were redone during renovations into a pattern of blue tiles and stainless steel. In October 2018, the station was temporarily closed for renovations for 8 months, as part of a significant renovation that would take 18 months to complete fully. Unlike at Honoré-Beaugrand and the adjacent Berri-UQAM, which remained partly or wholly open during their recent renovations, "a complete closure was necessary" for the renovations to take place, according to STM spokesperson Amélie Régis, as the station only had a sole entrance. Beaudry's closure was the first time that a metro station closed completely for renovations since
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closed for four months in the spring of 2015. Shuttle buses were provided during the closure to facilitate transport between the station and its two neighbouring stations, Berri-UQAM and Papineau. The station reopened, as scheduled, on June 3, 2019. Since then, work has been continued to replace the wall on the platform. The renovation has been completed in 2020.


Architecture and art

The station was renovated and partially redecorated in the Réno-Métro program in 1999. Part of this work included a large new glassed-in entrance building by Béïque, Thuot, and Legault; a unique part of its design are
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-coloured masts over the door, an homage to Montreal's large gay and lesbian neighbourhood, the Village ('' Village gai''), which the station serves. These were created by Jacques Thibault.


Origin of the name

The station is named for
Beaudry Street Beaudry is a surname, and may refer to: * Catherine Beaudry, Canadian social scientist * Jean-Louis Beaudry (1809–1886), Canadian entrepreneur and politician from Quebec; thrice mayor of Montreal *Marcel Beaudry (1933–2012), Canadian lawyer, po ...
.
Pierre Beaudry Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
(1774–1848) was the landowner across whose farm the street was opened; he also donated the land on which the Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church was built.


Connecting bus routes


Nearby points of interest

* The Village *
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References


External links


Beaudry Metro Station - official site

Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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