WATCH: Beaubien metro to close for summer
MONTREAL — As of Monday, the Beaubien metro station in the Rosemont neighbourhood of Montreal will be shut down for refurbishment.
The metro station closure will not affect normal service on the Orange line; trains will continue to travel through Beaubien metro station at a reduced speed without stopping.
The city transit authority (STM) said that the station was overdue for repairs, as the station was first opened nearly 50 years ago, in 1966.
According to the STM, the work will involve the station’s “structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical components,” including:
- Refurbishing the structural slab
- Installing a new water-proofing membrane around the entrance building
- Refurbishing the wall and floor finishes
- Replacing the staircases’ granite steps
- Installing a new natural ventilation shaft
- Replacing windows and pivoting, butterfly-type doors
- Adding a motorized pivoting door
- Replacing lighting fixtures
- Deploying a new set of updated signage tools
- Refurbishing the outdoor marquee
- Rebuilding and upgrading the bus loop (sidewalks and pavement)
- Executing various mechanical work inside technical service rooms
To minimize inconvenience to customers, the decision was taken to close the station during the summer months, when the number of commuters using the metro drops dramatically.
A shuttle bus service will be offered to displaced passengers, connecting Beaubien metro to stops directly north (Jean-Talon) and south (Rosemeont) on the metro line.
The bus will operate during the metro’s usual hours. During rush hour, the interval between buses will be two to six minutes, and in off-peak periods, the interval will be 10 minutes.
STM authorities estimate that travel time from Beaubien metro station to Jean-Talon and Rosemont stations via shuttle bus will take between four and six minutes.
Beaubien metro station is scheduled to re-open on August 31, just in time for the start of the school term.
The renovations have been made possible via funding by Transports Québec.
According to the STM, this isn’t the first time a metro station has been shut down completely for repairs.
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