D'Iberville station

D'Iberville station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It opened in 1986.

For the former railway station in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, see Saint-Jean-d'Iberville station.
D'Iberville
General information
Location7151, rue d'Iberville and
2400, rue Jean-Talon Est
Montreal, Quebec H2E 1V9
Canada
Coordinates45°33′13″N 73°36′07″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth15.6 metres (51 feet 2 inches), 34th deepest
Disabled accessNo
ArchitectBrassard & Warren
History
Opened16 June 1986
Passengers
2020[1][2]697,016  53.8%
Rank60 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Fabre
toward Snowdon
 Blue Line Saint-Michel
Terminus

Overview

It is a normal side platform station with two entrances, one of them automated. The station, clad in terra cotta, features one artwork, a large abstract aluminum mural by Eddy Tardif entitled Le Pélican, representing Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville's ship.

Origin of name

D'Iberville is named for the rue D'Iberville, in turn named in honour of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.

Station improvements

Construction has been underway since October 19, 2020 to build elevators and undergo major renovations at the main entrance of D'Iberville station. The main entrance building on D'Iberville is closed for the entire duration of work and the secondary entrance remains open. The station will be accessible once the construction is done by Spring 2023.[4]

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
93 Jean-Talon
94 D'Iberville
372 Jean-Talon

Nearby points of interest
  • St-Mathieu School
  • St-Barthélémy School
  • St-Barthélémy community center

Film and television appearances

D'Iberville station appeared in the 2013 drama movie Sarah Prefers to Run (French: Sarah préfère la course), directed by Canadian film director Chloé Robichaud.[5] The movie was also Robichaud’s directing debut.

References
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2021-04-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2020 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2021.075.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  3. D'Iberville Metro Station
  4. Société de transport de Montréal. "Upcoming work at D'Iberville station". Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. Sarah Prefers to Run (2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-01-13


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