Beaudry (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Beaudry


inaugurated=21 December 1966
line=Green Line
architect= Adalbert Niklewicz
Béïque, Thout, Legault (new kiosk built in 1999)
depth= 25.9 metres
depth-rank= 4th deepest
traffic= 1,092,714 entrances in 2006
traffic-rank= 61st busiest
distances=378.36 metres to Berri-UQAM
495 metres to Papineau
addresses=1255, rue Sainte-Catherine est
intersections=rue Sainte-Catherine / rue Beaudry [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Beaudry.pdf Beaudry Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

Beaudry is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is in Montreal's Gay Village, part of the Centre-South district in the borough of Ville-Marie, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m29.htm Beaudry Station] ] . Although part of the original network of the metro, it was opened two months after the rest of the network, on December 21, 1966.

Overview

Designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, it is a normal side-platform station, built in-tunnel; a transept leads to a long inclined moving sidewalk, the only one in the metro, traversing the distance between De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Saint Catherine Street, on which the entrance is located. This moving sidewalk has caused grief to the STM because it is unique and replacement parts must be custom built.

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 rainbow-coloured masts over the door, an homage to Montreal's large gay and lesbian neighbourhood, the Village ("Village gai"), which the station serves. These were created by Jacques Thibault.

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

Regular STM routes

STM night routes

Nearby points of interest

* The Village
* Maison Radio-Canada
* Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Montreal
* Emploi-Québec
* Écomusée du fier monde
* Marché Saint-Jacques
* Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church - Centre Saint-Pierre
* [http://www.clscdesfaubourgs.qc.ca/ CLSC des Faubourgs]
**See also CLSC
* Sky Complex
* Complexe Le Bourbon
* Parc de l'Espoir
* Club Unity

References

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m29.htm Beaudry Metro Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/beaudry/ 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/info/centre-ville2008.pdf 2008 Downtown System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]