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Beaudry (Montreal Metro)
Encyclopedia
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
. Although part of the original network of the metro, it opened two months after the rest of the network, on December 21, 1966.
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 been a burden to the STM because it is unique and replacement parts must be custom built.
The walls in the entrance building, ticket hall, passage to the platforms, and transept area were updated in a stylish light slate blue and stainless steel scheme. The platform is covered in a cream-and-brown tile pattern, however during the renovation in 1999 part of the walls near the exits were redone in the blue tiles and stainless steel pattern.
, the Village (Village gai), which the station serves. These were created by Jacques Thibault.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Green Line
Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)
The Green line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly Rue de Montigny...
of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
rapid transit system
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(STM). It is in Montreal's Gay Village
Gay Village, Montreal
Montreal's Gay Village is located on Saint Catherine Street East, centred on Beaudry metro station, and on Amherst Street in the Ville-Marie borough of the city...
, part of the Centre-South district in the borough of Ville-Marie, in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Although part of the original network of the metro, it opened two months after the rest of the network, on December 21, 1966.
Overview
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
station, built in-tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
; a transept leads to a long inclined moving sidewalk, the only one in the metro, traversing the distance between De Maisonneuve Boulevard
De Maisonneuve Boulevard
De Maisonneuve Boulevard is a major westbound boulevard located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named after the founder of Montreal, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve. De Maisonneuve Boulevard is about 11 kilometres long and begins on Havre Street in the east end, and ends in the...
and Saint Catherine Street
Saint Catherine Street
This article is about the street in Montreal called the rue Sainte-Catherine in French. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine ....
, on which the entrance is located. This moving sidewalk has been a burden to the STM because it is unique and replacement parts must be custom built.
The walls in the entrance building, ticket hall, passage to the platforms, and transept area were updated in a stylish light slate blue and stainless steel scheme. The platform is covered in a cream-and-brown tile pattern, however during the renovation in 1999 part of the walls near the exits were redone in the blue tiles and stainless steel pattern.
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 neighbourhoodGay village
A gay village is an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people live or frequent...
, 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
| Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Société de transport de Montréal| 15 Sainte-Catherine | 15 Sainte-Catherine The 15 Sainte-Catherine is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 9 AM and 1 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the borough of Ville-Marie. It has 23 stops in... All-day | Map | Schedule | 358 Sainte-Catherine | Overnight | Map | Schedule | | |||
Nearby points of interest
- The VillageGay Village, MontrealMontreal's Gay Village is located on Saint Catherine Street East, centred on Beaudry metro station, and on Amherst Street in the Ville-Marie borough of the city...
- Maison Radio-CanadaMaison Radio-CanadaMaison Radio-Canada is a skyscraper in Montreal, constructed in 1973 as a home for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's operations in Montreal....
- Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Montreal
- Emploi-Québec
- Écomusée du fier mondeÉcomusée du fier mondeThe Ecomusee du fier monde is a museum about the industrial and working-class people of South Central Montreal, Canada, one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods. The museum is in the Bain Genereux, which was built in the 1920s. It is located at 2050, rue Amherst, Montreal H2L 3L8.Literally, the...
- Marché Saint-Jacques
- Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church - Centre Saint-Pierre
- CLSC des Faubourgs
- See also CLSCCLSCCLSCs in Quebec are free clinics which are run and maintained by the provincial government...
- See also CLSC
- Sky Complex
- Complexe Le Bourbon
- Parc de l'Espoir
- Club Unity
External links
- Beaudry Metro Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2008 STM System Map
- 2008 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map