Beaudry station
Beaudry | |||||||||||
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ARTM: A[1] | |||||||||||
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Opened | 21 December 1966 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2018-19[2] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023[3][4] | 1,185,211 18.05% | ||||||||||
Rank | 64 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Beaudry is a
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
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.
Renovations
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.
The station reopened, as scheduled, on June 3, 2019.[10] Since then, work has been continued to replace the wall on the platform. The renovation has been completed in 2020.[11]
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
Origin of the name
The station is named for Beaudry Street. Pierre Beaudry (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
Société de transport de Montréal |
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Route |
15 Sainte-Catherine
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358 Sainte-Catherine, Eastbound |
Nearby points of interest
- The Village
- Maison Radio-Canada
- Écomusée du fier monde
- Hôpital Notre-Dame
References
- Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- STM. August 20, 2018. Archived from the originalon January 16, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Beaudry Station
- ^ "Much-needed facelift means Beaudry Metro station to close for 8 months | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ "Honoré-Beaugrand". Société de transport de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ "Travaux Berri-UQAM". Société de transport de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ "Beaudry métro station to close for 8 months, starting this fall". Montreal Gazette. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ "Beaudry Metro is reopening next month. It will be safe, but not pretty (yet) | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ "Work at Beaudry station". Société de transport de Montréal. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
External links
- Beaudry Metro Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia