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 2010
Rank	3rd of 68
Interstation Distance	681.54 metres to Atwater 593.14 metres to Peel
Address of Entrances	2 entrances: 1801, De Maisonneuve Boulevard 1445, Guy Street
Nearby Main Intersections	De 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 2007 and 3rd since 2008.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Origin of the name

The interior of the Guy-Concordia Metro station.

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."

[edit] 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]

[edit] Connecting bus routes

Main articles: Société de transport de Montréal and List of Montreal Bus Routes

Route	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	Map	Schedule
435 Express Du Parc/Côte-des-Neiges	Rush Hour	Map	Schedule
358 Sainte-Catherine	Overnight	Map	Schedule
369 Côte-des-Neiges	Overnight	Map	Schedule