Fabre
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Location | 1737, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal Quebec, Canada |
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Coordinates | 45°32′52″N 73°36′26″W / 45.54778°N 73.60722°WCoordinates: 45°32′52″N 73°36′26″W / 45.54778°N 73.60722°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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Depth | 13.0 metres (42 feet 8 inches), 40th deepest | ||||||||||
Architect | Bédard & Averna | ||||||||||
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Opened | 16 June 1986 | ||||||||||
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Passengers | 2,375,881 entrances in 2011, 44th of 68 | ||||||||||
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Fabre station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located on the Villeray neighborhood.
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.
Fabre is named for the nearby rue Fabre. The street name honours Monseigneur Édouard-Charles Fabre (1827–1896), Montreal's first archbishop (1886).