Guy-Concordia (Montreal Metro)

Guy- Concordia is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the Arrondissement Ville- Marie at the intersection of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Rue Guy. Here the green line trains run 1 In 2006, 7,327,361 passengers used the station; this corresponds to the fourth rank among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

The by J. A. Chicoine designed station opens up the southwestern edge of the central business district and was built as a tunnel station in a rather simple design. In 19.2 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, each station measured from end to beginning station, amount to 681.54 meters to 593.14 meters to Atwater and Peel. Across the platform level is the distribution level with several shops. Originally, the walls were covered with orange - brown tiles, which were later replaced by glazed white tiles. There are two inputs and outputs on the Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Rue Guy. From December 2011 to August 2012, the station an extensive renovation is subjected.

There are connections to seven bus routes and two night buses the Société de transport de Montréal. The station Guy- Concordia is indeed part of the Montreal underground city, but is not connected to the main segment. Underground walk several buildings Concordia University can be reached. Other attractions in the area include the Musée des beaux -arts de Montréal, the Masonic Temple and the shopping center Faubourg Sainte -Catherine. At the exit on Rue Guy is a small square with a statue that represents the doctor Norman Bethune.

History

The opening of the station took place on 14 October 1966, together with the section between Atwater and Papineau. Thus, Guy- Concordia is part of the backbone of the Montreal Metro. The namesake of the station is Rue Guy. This in turn is named after the landowner Étienne Guy, Montreal represented in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. In 1815 he donated a piece of land to build on the road can. In the first two decades, the station was simply called Guy. She received on 1 January 1988 the additional name Concordia, to draw attention to the Concordia University, founded in 1974.