Papineau Station
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.
In 2022, the STM's Universal Accessibility Report noted that design work to make the station accessible was underway.
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
Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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Route | |||
10 De Lorimier | |||
15 Sainte-Catherine | |||
34 Sainte-Catherine | |||
45 Papineau | |||
150 René-Lévesque | |||
358 Sainte-Catherine | |||
359 Papineau | |||
445 Express Papineau | |||
769 La Ronde | |||
Réseau de transport de Longueuil | |||
Route | |||
170 Jacques-Cartier / Métro Papineau |
Nearby points of interest
- The Village
- Jacques Cartier Bridge
- Édifice de la sécurité publique
- CFCF-DT / CTV studios
- CFJP-DT / Noovo studios
- RDS studios
- CFTM-DT / TVA studios
- Sonolab
- Confédération des syndicats nationaux
- Télé-Québec
- Téléport de Montréal
- Hôpital Notre-Dame