Honoré-Beaugrand (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Honoré-Beaugrand


inaugurated=6 June 1976
line=Green Line
architect= Yves Bernard
depth= 9.4 metres
depth-rank= 55th deepest
traffic= 4,883,252 entrances in 2002
traffic-rank= 14th busiest
distances=716.99 metres to Radisson
addresses= 7950 rue Sherbrooke est
4755, rue Honoré-Beaugrand
intersections=rue Sherbrooke est / rue Honoré-Beaugrand [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Honore-Beaugrand.pdf Honoré-Beaugrand Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

Honoré-Beaugrand is a station, the eastern terminus of the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the district of Tétreaultville in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m18.htm Honoré-Beaugrand Station] ] .

It was inaugurated on June 6, 1976, replacing Frontenac station as the terminus.

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.

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.

Connecting bus routes

Regular STM routes

Nearby points of interest

* Centre hospitalier juif de l'Espérance
* Les Galeries d'Anjou
* Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel
* Centre Champlain (Village Champlain) See [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Honore-Beaugrand.pdf Honore-Beaugrand Map] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m18.htm Honoré-Beaugrand Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/honorebeaugrand/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2008.pdf 2008 STM System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]