ORIGIN OF THE NAME
Joseph Papineau Avenue Papineau. Despite the murals at platform level, this station is not named for Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), the well-known Patriote leader who with William Lyon Mackenzie led the 1837 Rebellion seeking responsible government.

It is in fact named for his father, Joseph Papineau (1752-1841), a politician who defended the rights of the French-Canadian language and people and was twice elected representative of Montreal.

 PLATFORM DEPTH
21,6 m deep
(13th deepest station)
 TRAFFIC
2 484 968 entrances in 2006
(37th busiest station)

 INTERSTATION DISTANCE
To Beaudry:
To Frontenac:
495,00 metres
1157,57 metres

 TRIVIA
Révolutions, by Michel de BroinThe parking lot which used to surround the station has been shrunk and the reclaimed space recreated as a park. The area behind the kiosk has been recently enhanced by a new public sculpture, Révolutions by Michel de Broin, which commemorates Montreal's signature spiral staircases. The area in front of the kiosk houses a public open-air market.

Image j-papineau.jpg: Louis Dulongpré (1759-1843), Joseph Papineau, 1825. Oil on canvas, 76,2 x 61 cm. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa