Georges-Vanier station

Georges-Vanier
Location	2040, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	None
Construction
Depth	17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest
Architect	Pierre-W. Major
History
Opened	28 April 1980
Traffic
Passengers	773,078 entrances in 2011, 68th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Lionel-Groulx toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Lucien-L'Allier toward Montmorency

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.

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 mezzannine 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; 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

Main articles: Société de transport de Montréal and List of Montreal bus routes

No bus routes serve this station.

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.

External links

• Georges-Vanier Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• 2011 Downtown System Map
• Metro Map