Fabre station

Fabre station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located on the Villeray neighborhood.

Fabre
Location1737, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°32′52″N 73°36′26″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth13.0 metres (42 feet 8 inches), 40th deepest
ArchitectBédard & Averna
History
Opened16 June 1986
Traffic
Passengers (2019[1][2])2,388,792  6.2%
Rank50 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel

Overview

It is a normal side platform station with two entrances: one on rue Fabre and another on avenue Papineau. The brightly coloured murals and continuous handrail were designed by artist Jean-Noël Poliquin.

Origin of name

Fabre is named for the nearby rue Fabre. The street name honours Monseigneur Édouard-Charles Fabre (1827–1896), Montreal's first archbishop (1886).

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
45 Papineau
93 Jean-Talon
359 Papineau
372 Jean-Talon
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References
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2019-08-08). Achalandage du métro mensuel, station par station (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2019.197.
  3. Fabre Metro Station

Nearby points of interest
  • Hôpital Jean-Talon


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