Bonaventure station
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Location | 955, rue de la Cathédrale Montreal, Quebec H3B 4W5 Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°29′53″N 73°34′02″W / 45.49806°N 73.56722°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Depth | 22.6 metres (74 feet 2 inches), 11th deepest | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | Victor Prus | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 13 February 1967 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023[2][3] | 4,216,832 ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 5 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Bonaventure station is a
Overview
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Designed by Victor Prus, the station is a normal
Until 1992, the station had only one outdoor entrance, in front of
The station is intermodal with the
Elevators were added between the mezzanine and the platforms in November 2009, which mader the station more accessible to people with reduced mobility. However, no step-free access to the surface was possible until 2019, when elevators were added connecting the mezzanine level to Terminus Centre-Ville and to the lobby of 1000 De La Gauchetière. This was criticised in the media.[5] The elevators do not allow passengers to change platforms unless they exit the ticket barriers. Another elevator connecting the station to Place du Canada and the Château Champlain was once the only elevator in the system; it is separated from the mezzanine level by steps.
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens, which display news, commercials, and the time until the next train.
Origin of the name
This station is named for
Connecting bus routes
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Other connecting bus routes
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Nearby points of interest
Connected via the underground city
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Other
- Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
- The Dow Planetarium, now closed for relocation
- Sun Life Building
- Centre Sheraton
- Tour CIBC
- Place du Canada
- Dorchester Square
See also
- Line 3 Red
- Réseau express métropolitain
References
- Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bonaventure Metro Station
- ^ Madger, Jason (3 December 2014). "Bonaventure métro station has an elevator, but nobody can get to it". montrealgazette. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Shift", Montreal Info, February 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Latest bus news for September". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
External links
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- Bonaventure Station - official site
- Terminus Centre-Ville official site Archived 2005-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM system map
- 2011 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map