Georges-Vanier station

Georges-Vanier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Little Burgundy area.

Georges-Vanier
Location2040, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°29′20″N 73°34′36″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Depth17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest
ArchitectPierre-W. Major
History
Opened28 April 1980
Passengers
2019[1][2]1,047,247  6.1%
Rank67 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange Line
toward Montmorency

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.

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.

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
108 Bannantyne
150 René Lésveque
350 Verdun/LaSalle
355 Pie-IX
358 Sainte-Catherine
364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud
369 Côte-des-Neiges
371 Décarie

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.[4]

References
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2019-08-08). Achalandage du métro mensuel, station par station (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2019.197.
  3. Georges-Vanier Metro Station
  4. Temporary shuttle
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