Honoré-Beaugrand is a station

Metro station

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, the eastern terminus of the Green Line

Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)

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 of the Montreal Metro

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 rapid transit system

Rapid transit

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 operated by the Société de transport de Montréal

Société de transport de Montréal

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 (STM). It is located in the district of Tétreaultville in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

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 in Montreal

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, Quebec

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, Canada

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The station opened on June 6, 1976, replacing Frontenac

Frontenac (Montreal Metro)

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 station as the terminus.

Overview

Designed by Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, Le Blanc, Edwards, it is a normal side platform

Side platform

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 station built in open cut. A vast mezzanine

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 at the eastern end of the station provides access to three exits, two of which are surrounded by bus loops serving a large number of bus routes from the east end of the island. The stairs

Stairway

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 from the mezzanine to the platforms are surmounted by ceramic

Ceramic

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 mural

Mural

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s, one the reverse of the other, by Jean-Paul Mousseau

Jean-Paul Mousseau

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The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.

Origin of the name

Honoré-Beaugrand was named after the adjoining rue Honoré-Beaugrand, which was in turn named after Honoré Beaugrand

Honoré Beaugrand

Honoré Beaugrand was a Quebec journalist, politician, author and folklorist, born in Berthier County, Quebec....

, who served as mayor of Montreal from 1885 to 1887. He founded the Montreal newspaper La Patrie in 1879. Soon after, he left the city to travel and write.

Connecting bus routes

Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
Société de transport de Montréal
18 Beaubien 18 Beaubien The 18 Beaubien is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Anjou and...	All-day	Map	Schedule
26 Mercier-Est	All-day	Map	Schedule
28 Honoré-Beaugrand	All-day	Map	Schedule
85 Hochelaga	All-day	Map	Schedule
141 Jean Talon East 141 Jean Talon East The 141 Jean Talon East is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension,...	All-day	Map	Schedule
182 Métrobus Sherbrooke	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
184 Métrobus Bout-de-l'Île	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
185 Sherbrooke	All-day	Map	Schedule
186 Sherbrooke	All-day	Map	Schedule
187 René-Lévesque 187 René-Lévesque The 187 René-Lévesque is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of...	All-day	Map	Schedule
189 Notre-Dame	All-day	Map	Schedule
362 Hochelaga/Notre-Dame	Overnight	Map	Schedule
364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud	Overnight	Map	Schedule
370 Rosemont	Overnight	Map	Schedule
CRT Lanaudière
4 Express Repentigny - Montréal	All-day Monday-Friday	N/A	Schedule
13 Express L'Assomption - Montréal	All-day Monday-Friday	N/A	Schedule
20 Express Repentigny - Montréal	All-day Monday-Friday	N/A	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Centre hospitalier juif de l'Espérance
• Les Galeries d'Anjou
  Les Galeries d'Anjou
  Galeries d'Anjou is a shopping mall located in the Anjou borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Current major tenants include The Bay, Sears, Zellers and Brick. It is roughly ....
  
  
• Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel
• Centre Champlain  (Village Champlain) See

External links

• Honoré-Beaugrand Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2008 STM System Map
• Metro Map