Fabre (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro Station
Borough Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
City Montreal
Opened 16 June 1986
Line Blue Line
Architect Bédard & Averna
Artist Jean-Noël Poliquin
Platform Depth 13.0 metres
Rank 40th deepest
Traffic 2,117,700 entrances in 2006
Rank 44th busiest
Interstation
Distance
839.60 metres to Jean-Talon

644.50 metres to D'Iberville

Address of
Entrances
1480, Jean-Talon Street East
1737, Jean-Talon Street East
Nearby Main
Intersections
Papineau Avenue / Jean-Talon Street
Jean-Talon Street / Fabre Street[1]

Fabre is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located on the Villeray neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2]

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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

Route Service Times Map Schedule
Société de transport de Montréal
45 Papineau All-day Map Schedule
93 Jean-Talon All-day Map Schedule
359 Papineau Overnight Map Schedule
372 Jean-Talon Overnight Map Schedule

References

  1. ^ Map
  2. ^ Fabre Metro Station

Nearby points of interest

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