Papineau station

Papineau
Papineau
General information
Location	1425, rue Cartier, Montreal; Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°31′25″N 73°33′08″W / 45.52361°N 73.55222°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
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Construction
Depth	21.6 metres (70 feet 10 inches), 13th deepest
Architect	Bolduc et Venne; Mario Bibeau (kiosk built in 1999)
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Passengers
	2,484,968 entrances in 2006, 37th of 68
Services

Papineau station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1] 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

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.

Architecture and art

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

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Route	Service Times
10 De Lorimier	All-day
15 Sainte-Catherine	All-day
34 Sainte-Catherine	All-day
45 Papineau	All-day
150 René-Lévesque	All-day before 6:30PM
358 Sainte-Catherine	Overnight
359 Papineau	Overnight
769 La Ronde	All-day Summer Seasonal
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Route	Service Times
170 Jacques-Cartier / Métro Papineau	All-day