Georges-Vanier
General information
Location2040, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest
Montreal, Quebec H3J 1A6
Canada
Coordinates45°29′20″N 73°34′36″W / 45.48889°N 73.57667°W / 45.48889; -73.57667
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Depth17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest
AccessibleNo
ArchitectPierre-W. Major
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[1]
History
Opened28 April 1980
Passengers
2022[2][3]709,276 Increase 36.93%
Rank67 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Lionel-Groulx
toward Côte-Vertu
 Orange Line Lucien-L'Allier
toward Montmorency

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

Concrete sculpture entitled Un Arbre dans le Parc (A tree in the park).

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

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

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Société de transport de Montréal (2022-09-27). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2021 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2022.182.
  4. ↑ Georges-Vanier Metro Station
  5. ↑ "Temporary shuttle" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
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