Honoré-Beaugrand station

Honoré-Beaugrand station ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<ref name="stm">Honoré-Beaugrand Station</ref> It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the eastern terminus of the Green Line. It is located in the district of Tétreaultville.<ref name="stm" /> The station opened on June 6, 1976, replacing Frontenac station as the terminus.

Overview

Designed by Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, Le Blanc, Edwards, it is a normal side platform station built in open cut. A vast mezzanine at the eastern end of the station provides access to three exits, two of which are surrounded by bus loops serving a large number of bus routes from the east end of the island. The stairs from the mezzanine to the platforms are surmounted by ceramic murals, one the reverse of the other, by Jean-Paul Mousseau.

Entrances/exits are at 7950 and 7955, rue Sherbrooke and 4755, rue Honoré-Beaugrand.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.

In 2016, work began on a $20m renovation project at the station, including waterproofing, replacement of paving & lighting and the installation of three elevators.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2018, the station became the 14th accessible Metro station on the network.<ref name=":0" />

Origin of the name

Honoré-Beaugrand was named after the adjoining rue Honoré-Beaugrand, which was in turn named after Honoré Beaugrand, who served as mayor of Montreal from 1885 to 1887. He founded the Montreal newspaper La Patrie in 1879. Soon after, he left the city to travel and write.

Terminus Honoré-Beaugrand

There is a bus terminus on both sides of Sherbrooke Street, however Exo buses use street stops.

Connecting bus routes

Entrance to bus platforms

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No.	Route	Connects to	Service times / notes
Template:Rint	Beaubien	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Mercier-Est	Template:Plainlist	Daily Limited westbound AM rush service ends at this station directly via Sherbrooke
Template:Rint	Honoré-Beaugrand		Daily
Template:Rint	Hochelaga	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Jean-Talon East	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Sherbrooke	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Sherbrooke East	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	René-Lévesque		Daily
Template:Rint	Notre-Dame		Daily
Template:Rint	Hochelaga / Notre-Dame	Template:Plainlist	Night service
Template:Rint	Sherbrooke / Joseph-Renaud	Template:Plainlist	Night service
Template:Rint	Rosemont	Template:Plainlist	Night service
Template:Rint	Express Sherbrooke	Template:Plainlist	Weekdays, peak only
Template:Rint	Express Bout-de-l’Île		Weekdays, peak only
colspan="4" style="background: #Template:Rcr; color:#FFFFFF;" |Template:Colored link
No.	Route	Connects to	Service times / notes
Template:Rint	L'Assomption - Repentigny - Charlemagne - Montreal	Template:Plainlist	Weekdays only
Template:Rint	Express Repentigny - Montreal	Template:Plainlist	Weekdays, peak only Westbound only
Template:Rint	Repentigny - Montreal via Notre-Dame	Template:Plainlist	Weekdays only
Template:Rint	Repentigny - Montreal via Sherbrooke	Template:Plainlist	Daily

Nearby points of interest

• Centre hospitalier juif de l'Espérance
• Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel
• Village Champlain<ref name=Map>Honore-Beaugrand Map Template:Webarchive</ref>

References

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External links

• Honoré-Beaugrand Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map

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