Georges-Vanier (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Georges-Vanier
line=Orange Line


architect= Pierre-W. Major
inaugurated=28 April, 1980
depth=17.7 metres
depth-rank=20th deepest
traffic= 736,976 entrances in 2006
traffic-rank=64th busiest
distances=758.60 metres to Lionel-Groulx
530.60 metres to Lucien-L'Allier
addresses= 2040, rue Saint-Antoine ouest
intersections=rue Saint-Antoine ouest / boul. Georges-Vanier [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Georges-Vanier.pdf Georges-Vanier Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

Georges-Vanier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Little Burgundy area of the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m17.htm Georges-Vanier Metro Station] ] .

Overview

The metro station, designed by architect Pierre-W. Major, is a normal side-platform station, and has one access. A sculpture, "Un arbre dans le parc", by Michel Dernuet, is situated on the Côte-Vertu platform; it is a large concrete pillar with illuminated branches, representing a tree.

This station is one of the least used in the network; it was 65th of 65 in traffic in 2001, 64th in 2002 and held the same position in the 2006 count with 736 976 passengers embarking here.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the boul. Georges-Vanier, named for the Rt. Hon. Georges-Philias Vanier. Born a few steps from the street that now bears his name, Major-General Vanier was a distinguished soldier in World War I and Canada's ambassador to all Allied governments in World War II. He served as the 19th Governor General of Canada, the first French-Canadian to occupy that position, from 1959 until his death.

Connecting bus routes

No bus routes serve this station. The closest bus route is line 36 Monk ( [http://www.stm.info/english/bus/plan_lig/A-PL36.htm Map] , [http://www.stm.info/english/bus/GEOMET/A-GEO36.htm Schedule] ) on rue Notre-Dame corner boul. Georges-Vanier to the south.

Nearby points of interest

*Centre communautaire Bon-Pasteur
*Black Community Centre
*Canadian Centre for Architecture
*Église St. Anthony of Padua

2008 station closure

On May 26, 2008 the STM announced the temporary closure of the Georges-Vanier station from June 2 2008 to September 5 2008 due to major repairs needed at the station [ [http://www.stm.info/info/georges-vanier_navette.pdf Temporary shuttle] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m17.htm Georges-Vanier Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/georgesvanier/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2008.pdf 2008 STM System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/centre-ville2008.pdf 2008 Downtown System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]