Summary
Jean-Talon is a station of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Little Italy district on the border between the boroughs of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4]
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| Location | rue Jean-Talon at rue Berri Montreal, Quebec H2R 1T7 Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°32′20″N 73°36′51″W / 45.53889°N 73.61417°W | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Orange Line  Blue Line | |||||||||||||||
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| Depth | 10.4 metres (34 feet 1 inch) (Orange Line) 18.6 metres (61 feet) (Blue Line, Snowdon platform) 23.8 metres (78 feet 1 inch) (Blue Line, Saint-Michel platform), 8th deepest | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Duplessis, Labelle, Derome (Orange Line) Gilbert Sauvé (Blue Line) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 October 1966 (Orange Line) 16 June 1986 (Blue Line) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023[2][3] | 4,516,300  28.42% | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 15 of 68 | |||||||||||||||
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It is a transfer station between the Orange Line and Blue Line. The Orange Line station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.
Overview edit
The original station was designed by Duplessis, Labelle et Derome. It is a normal side platform station built in a tunnel, with a mezzanine on its southern end giving access to several exits, including underground city access to the Tour Jean-Talon.
With the construction of the Blue Line in 1986, the station was greatly expanded. Two large volumes were dug, one on either side of the original station, giving access to the stacked Blue Line platforms below. This portion of the station was designed by Gilbert Sauvé, and included artistic tiling designs by the architect as well as a large mural by Judith Bricault. Another access was built leading to the Plaza Saint-Hubert, connecting to the eastern volume by an automated entrance. The Blue Line platforms were inaugurated on June 16, 1986.
Jean-Talon is the only one of Montreal's four transfer stations that was not built that way from the beginning.
In 2013, work began to make the station accessible at a cost of $9 million, with the installation of elevators.[5] In June 2015, work was completed to make the Orange Line platforms accessible.[5][6] In November 2019, it was announced that works to make the Blue Line platform accessible via elevator had been completed, making the Blue Line accessible for the first time.[7]
The station has 4 entrances:
- 7100 Berri Street
- 430 Jean-Talon Street E.
- 522 Jean-Talon Street E.
- 780 Jean-Talon Street E. (automated entrance)
Origin of the name edit
This station is named for Jean-Talon Street. Jean Talon (1626–1694) served as intendant of New France from 1665 to 1668 and 1670 to 1672.
Connecting bus routes edit
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 30 Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert
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| 31 Saint-Denis
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| 92 Jean-Talon Ouest
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| 93 Jean-Talon
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| 95 Bélanger
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| 99 Villeray
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 361 Saint-Denis
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| 372 Jean-Talon
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Nearby points of interest edit
- Plaza Saint-Hubert
- Marché Jean-Talon
- Tour Jean-Talon
- Casa Italia — Centre culturel italien du Québec
- Church of the Madonna della Difesa
- Little Italy
References edit
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ Jean-Talon Metro Station
- ^ a b "STM Commissions New Lifts". Mass Transit. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
announced the commissioning of three lifts at the metro station Jean-Talon on the orange line.
- ^ "Jean-Talon station: Elevators operational on Orange Line". Société de transport de Montréal. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Métro's Blue line now accessible". Société de transport de Montréal. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
External links edit
- Jean-Talon Station — official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map