Beaubien station

Beaubien station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] 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
Location6530, av. de Châteaubriand, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°32′08″N 73°36′16″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth12.5 metres (41 feet), 41st deepest
ArchitectRoger d'Astous
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2019[1][2]3,911,042  3.9%
Rank31 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange Line
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.

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
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.[4] Shuttle buses operated between Rosemont and Jean-Talon to serve the station.[5]

Construction is underway from mid-October 2020 to demolish and rebuild the skylight dome located near De Saint-Vallier to ensure that the ceiling is waterproof. The skylight dome is expected to be rebuilt by Winter 2021.[6]

Nearby points of interest

References
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2019-08-08). Achalandage du métro mensuel, station par station (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2019.197.
  3. Beaubien Metro Station
  4. Société de transport de Montréal (March 4, 2015). "Beaubien Station closed from May 4 to August 30 for Major Work". Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. "Beaubien metro station to close on Monday". CTV News. April 29, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  6. Société de transport de Montréal. "Work underway at Beaubien station". Retrieved 2020-10-15.
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