Jean-Talon station (Montreal Metro)

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.[3]

For the Montreal Metro station located in the former Jean-Talon station building, see Parc station (Montreal Metro).
Jean-Talon
Locationrue Jean-Talon at rue Berri, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°32′20″N 73°36′51″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Line(s) Orange Line
Blue Line
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth10.4 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
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectDuplessis, Labelle, Derome (Orange Line)
Gilbert Sauvé (Blue Line)
History
Opened14 October 1966 (Orange Line)
16 June 1986 (Blue Line)
Passengers
2019[1][2]5,272,433  3.6%
Rank18 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange Line
toward Montmorency
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel

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

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 not to have been built that way from the beginning. As of November 2019, both the Orange and Blue lines are accessible via elevator.[4]

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)
Orange Line platform
Blue Line platform

Origin of the name

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
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
30 Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert
31 Saint-Denis
92 Jean-Talon Ouest
93 Jean-Talon
95 Bélanger
99 Villeray
361 Saint-Denis
372 Jean-Talon

Nearby points of interest

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. Jean-Talon Metro Station
  4. "Métro's Blue line now accessible". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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