Papineau station

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General information
Location1425, rue Cartier
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 4C8
Coordinates 45°31′25″N73°33′08″W / 45.52361°N 73.55222°W / 45.52361; -73.55222
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth21.6 metres (70 feet 10 inches), 13th deepest
AccessibleNo
ArchitectBolduc et Venne
Mario Bibeau (kiosk built in 1999)
Other information
Fare zone ARTM: A [1]
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2023 [2] [3] 2,460,965Increase2.svg 20.25%
Rank40 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro.svg Montreal Metro Following station
Beaudry
toward Angrignon
Green Line Frontenac
Location
Papineau station

Papineau station (French pronunciation: [papino] ) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is one of two Metro stations that service Montreal's Gay Village, part of the Centre-Sud district. It opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It briefly served as the terminus of the Green Line until Frontenac station opened two months later.

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Overview

Designed by Bolduc et Venne, it is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. A transept leads to a long set of stairways to the entrance, located in the centre of a public square. The temporary entrance building was recently replaced by a new permanent one, designed by Mario Bibeau.

In 2022, the STM's Universal Accessibility Report noted that design work to make the station accessible was underway. [5]

Architecture and art

Michel de Broin's Revolutions (2003) is sited in the park beside the station Montreal Knotted staircase.jpg
Michel de Broin's Revolutions (2003) is sited in the park beside the station

The station features a set of three murals by Jean Cartier and George Juhasz at the transept level. Entitled Les Patriotes de 1837–1838, these tell the story of the Patriotes Rebellion and commemorate Louis-Joseph Papineau, the famous son of this station's namesake. Also, the redevelopment of the square around the station's entrance included the addition of a sculpture, Révolutions, by Michel de Broin.

Origin of the name

Papineau takes its name from nearby av. Papineau, named for Joseph Papineau, a notary, surveyor, politician, and defender of the rights of the people and of the French language. His son, Louis-Joseph Papineau, led the Patriotes Rebellion, the Lower Canadian portion of the Rebellions of 1837.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
No.RouteConnects toService times / notes
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM.svg   10 De LorimierDaily
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM.svg   34 Sainte-Catherine Montreal public transit icons - Metro 1.svg Viau Daily
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM Haute frequence.svg   45 Papineau Montreal public transit icons - Metro 5.svg Fabre Daily
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM.svg   150 René-LévesqueDaily
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM nuit.svg   358 ☾  René-LévesqueNight service
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM nuit.svg   359 ☾  Papineau Montreal public transit icons - Metro 5.svg Fabre Night service
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM.svg   445 Express PapineauWeekdays, peak only
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus STM.svg   769 La Ronde / Station PapineauSummer weekends only, serves La Ronde
Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No.RouteConnects toService time / notes
Montreal public transit icons - Autobus RTL.svg   170 Station Papineau / Ste-Hélène / J.-CartierWeekdays, peak only

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority . 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Papineau Metro
  5. "Rapport d'accessibilité universelle 2022". Société de transport de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-16. Le développement des plans et devis s'est poursuivi pour les stations de l'Église, Papineau, Côte-des-Neiges.