Jean-Talon station (Montreal Metro)

For the Montreal Metro station located in the former Jean-Talon station building, see Parc station (Montreal Metro).

Jean-Talon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ talɔ̃]) 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]

Jean-Talon
General information
Location	rue Jean-Talon at rue Berri Montreal, Quebec H2R 1T7 Canada
Coordinates	45°32′20″N 73°36′51″W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Line(s)	Orange Line Blue Line
Connections	STM bus
Construction
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)
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A[1]
History
Opened	14 October 1966 (Orange Line) 16 June 1986 (Blue Line)
Passengers
2023[2][3]	4,516,300  28.42%
Rank	15 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Beaubien toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Jarry toward Montmorency De Castelnau toward Snowdon Blue Line Fabre 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 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)

Orange Line platform

Blue Line platform

Art at 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
No.	Route	Connects to	Service times / notes
30	Saint-Denis / Saint-Hubert	Henri-Bourassa Beaubien Rosemont Laurier Mont-Royal Sherbrooke Gare d'autocars de Montréal Berri-UQAM	Daily
31	Saint-Denis	Henri-Bourassa Sauvé Crémazie Jarry Beaubien Rosemont	Daily
92	Jean-Talon West	Namur Canora Acadie Parc De Castelnau	Daily
93	Jean-Talon	Parc De Castelnau Fabre D'Iberville Saint-Michel Pie-IX BRT	Daily
95	Bélanger	Pie-IX BRT	Daily
99	Villeray		Daily
361 ☾	Saint-Denis	Replaces the Orange Line from Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'Armes	Night service
372 ☾	Jean-Talon	Saint-Michel D'Iberville Fabre De Castelnau Parc Acadie Canora Namur	Night service

Nearby points of interest

• Plaza Saint-Hubert
• Marché Jean-Talon
• Tour Jean-Talon
• Casa Italia — Centre culturel italien du Québec
• Church of the Madonna della Difesa
• Little Italy