- Guy-Concordia (Montreal Metro)
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Montreal Metro Station
Borough Ville-Marie City Montreal Opened 14 October 1966 Line Green Line
Architect J.A. Chicoine Artist n/a Platform Depth 19.2 metres Rank 16th deepest Traffic 7,975,146 entrances in 2011 Rank 3rd busiest Interstation
Distance681.54 metres to Atwater
593.14 metres to PeelAddress of
Entrances1801, De Maisonneuve Boulevard W.
1445, Guy StreetNearby Main
IntersectionsDe Maisonneuve Blvd / Saint-Mathieu Street
De Maisonneuve Blvd / Guy Street[1]
Guy-Concordia is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2] The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro. It has consistently been one of the network's busiest stations, ranking 4th in 2006 and 3rd since 2008.Contents
Overview
Before the station underwent renovations, the walls on the platform where covered in an orange-brown glazed tile pattern that still covers some of the walls in the access areas. These tile were replaced with a more modern style glazed ceramic white tiles, multicolored tile mosaics over the seats, and white stone floors.
Designed by J.A. Chicoine, it is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a transept, ticket hall, and access at each end. The eastern access contains shops and services, and an underground city connection to five Concordia University buildings: EV, MB, GM, LB and H buildings.
There are several shops and services directly in the station, including a Tim Hortons, Uniprix, a "Belle Pizza", a Harmony pastry shop, a Hair salon, a cyber cafe, shoe store and another small cafe. The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the amount of time left until the next train arrives. This was the third station after Berri-UQAM and McGill to have the screens installed.
Origin of the name
The station was originally called Guy after the street where it is located: Guy Street. On January 1, 1988, it was renamed Guy-Concordia to reflect the fact that it serves the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University.
(Note that in French the name Guy is pronounced to rhyme with he, whereas in English the name is usually pronounced to rhyme with hi. The station is still sometimes referred to simply as Guy.)
Guy Street, in turn, takes its name from Étienne Guy who represented Montreal in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and was the owner of the land through which the street runs.
Concordia University was created in August 1974 from the fusion of Sir George Williams University and Loyola College. It takes its name from the motto of Montreal: concordia salus, "prosperity through concord."
Underground Connections
The entrance to Guy-Concordia station on the corner of De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Saint-Mathieu Street.On April 7, 2010, all of Concordia University's main buildings are connected through a system of underground passages leading to the Guy-Concordia metro station. A new tunnel was added to the already-existing tunnel that connects the Hall building with the LB building and leads to the station, exiting near the Uniprix store located near the turnstiles.[3]
The new JMSB building, which opened to students in September 2009 features a tunnel stretching under Guy street that connects it with the EV building, opposite the location of the Le Gym. This major tunnel is 396 feet long and lined with ceramic tiles, with display panels for added visual interest.[3]
Connecting bus routes
Main article: List of Montreal Bus RoutesRoute Service Times Map Schedule Société de transport de Montréal 15 Sainte-Catherine
All-day Map Schedule 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles
All-day Map Schedule 66 The Boulevard
All-day Map Schedule 165 Côte-des-Neiges
All-day Map Schedule 166 Queen Mary
All-day Map Schedule 427 Express Saint-Joseph
Rush Hour Monday-Friday Map Schedule 535 Reserve Lane Parc/Côte-des-Neiges
Rush Hour Monday-Friday Map Schedule 358 Sainte-Catherine
Overnight Map Schedule 369 Côte-des-Neiges
Overnight Map Schedule Nearby points of interest
Exits
- Guy Exit, 1445 Guy Street
- St-Mathieu Exit, 1801 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West
Connected via the underground city
- Concordia University Engineering and Visual Arts (EV) Building
- Concordia University Guy Metro Annex (GM) Building
- Concordia University John Molson School of Business (MB) Building
- Concordia University Henry F. Hall Building (social sciences and humanities)
- Concordia University John Wilson McConnell Library Building
Other
- Concordia University, Sir George Williams Campus
- Quartier Concordia
- Canadian Centre for Architecture
- CLSC Métro
- See also CLSC
- Éco-quartier Peter-McGill
- Faubourg Sainte-Catherine
- Collège de Montréal
- Golden Square Mile
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Norman Bethune Square
- Musée Marguerite d'Youville
- Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple
- Grand séminaire de Montréal
- Montreal General Hospital
- Cuban Consulate-General
- The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
- Trafalgar School for Girls
References
- ^ Guy-Concordia Station Neighbourhood Map
- ^ Guy-Concordia Station
- ^ a b http://cjournal.concordia.ca/archives/20081106/quartier_goes_underground.php
External links
- Guy-Concordia Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2008 STM System Map
- 2008 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map
Line 1 Green Angrignon • Monk • Jolicoeur • Verdun • De L'Église • LaSalle • Charlevoix • Lionel-Groulx • Atwater • Guy-Concordia • Peel • McGill • Place-des-Arts • Saint-Laurent • Berri-UQAM • Beaudry • Papineau • Frontenac • Préfontaine • Joliette • Pie-IX • Viau • Assomption • Cadillac • Langelier • Radisson • Honoré-BeaugrandLine 2 Orange Côte-Vertu • Du Collège • De La Savane • Namur • Plamondon • Côte-Sainte-Catherine • Snowdon • Villa-Maria • Vendôme • Place-Saint-Henri • Lionel-Groulx • Georges-Vanier • Lucien-L'Allier • Bonaventure • Square-Victoria • Place-d'Armes • Champ-de-Mars • Berri-UQAM • Sherbrooke • Mont-Royal • Laurier • Rosemont • Beaubien • Jean-Talon • Jarry • Crémazie • Sauvé • Henri-Bourassa • Cartier • De La Concorde • MontmorencyLine 4 Yellow Line 5 Blue Snowdon • Côte-des-Neiges • Université-de-Montréal • Édouard-Montpetit • Outremont • Acadie • Parc • De Castelnau • Jean-Talon • Fabre • D'Iberville • Saint-MichelCoordinates: 45°29′42.46″N 73°34′48.73″W / 45.4951278°N 73.5802028°W
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