Georges-Vanier station
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| Location | 2040, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest Montreal, Quebec H3J 1A6 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°29′20″N 73°34′36″W / 45.48889°N 73.57667°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Architect | Pierre-W. Major | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 April 1980 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2][3] | 870,936  22.79% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 68 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Georges-Vanier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Little Burgundy area.
Overview
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The station, designed by architect Pierre-W. Major, is a normal side platform station, and has one access. The huge underground volume of the station mezzanine is lighted by a single, round skylight, and is decorated with 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. The wall facing the easternmost stairs for the Montmorency platform is faced with blue ceramic symbolizing a fresh spring in the woods.
In most years, this station is the least used in the network since it is the only one with no connecting bus route; it was 68th of 68 in traffic in 2011, with 773,078 passengers embarking here.
Origin of the name
[edit]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.
Nearby points of interest
[edit]- Centre communautaire Bon-Pasteur
- Black Community Centre
- Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Église St. Anthony of Padua
2008 station closure
[edit]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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ Georges-Vanier Metro Station
- ^ "Temporary shuttle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
External links
[edit]- Georges-Vanier Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- 2011 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map
