Fabre station

Fabre
File:FabreMontreal Metro.jpg
Location	1737, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth	13.0 metres (42 feet 8 inches), 40th deepest
Architect	Bédard & Averna
History
Opened	16 June 1986
Traffic
Passengers	2,375,881 entrances in 2011, 44th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Jean-Talon toward Snowdon Blue Line D'Iberville toward Saint-Michel

Fabre is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located on the Villeray neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Overview

It is a normal side platform station with two entrances: one on rue Fabre and another on avenue Papineau. The brightly coloured murals and continuous handrail were designed by artist Jean-Noël Poliquin.

Origin of name

Fabre is named for the nearby rue Fabre. The street name honours Monseigneur Édouard-Charles Fabre (1827–1896), Montreal's first archbishop (1886).

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
45 Papineau	All-day	Map	Schedule
93 Jean-Talon	All-day	Map	Schedule
359 Papineau	Overnight	Map	Schedule
372 Jean-Talon	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Hôpital Jean-Talon

External links

• Fabre station on STM website
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map