Type Rapid transit Stations 27 Phone +1 514-507-4844 | System Montreal Metro Opened October 14, 1966 Province Québec | |
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Locale Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Termini Angrignon (south)
Honoré-Beaugrand (north) Address 2500 Rue Moreau, Montréal, QC H1W 2M8, Canada Hours Open today · 12–9PMThursday12–9PMFriday12–9PMSaturday12–9PMSunday12–9PMMonday12–9PMTuesday12–9PMWednesday12–9PM Profiles | ||
The Green Line (French: Ligne verte), is one of the four lines of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly Rue de Montigny. It runs mainly on a northeast to southwest axis with a connection to the Orange and Yellow Lines at Berri-UQAM, and with the Orange Line west of downtown at Lionel-Groulx.
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The section between Atwater and Frontenac was part of the initial network; the line was extended to Honoré-Beaugrand in 1976, and to Angrignon in 1978. The extension to Honoré-Beaugrand was to provide easy access to 1976 Summer Olympics sites. Most stations are side platform stations, and a few have large video screens showing news, weather, advertisements, and the time until the next train arrives.
History
The first stations, found on the section between Atwater and Papineau, opened on October 14, 1966. Several smaller sections were delayed by several months. On December 19, 1966, the line was further extended from Papineau to Frontenac, and two days later came the stopover Beaudry between Berri-UQAM and Papineau. On December 20, 1967, Frédéric Back completed his art piece L'histoire de la musique à Montréal (The history of music in Montreal) in Place-des-Arts station. This commissioned piece was the first artwork completed in the Metro system.
The construction of the second phase began in 1971, when Montreal was awarded the bid to host the 1976 Summer Olympics. The goal was to have the ability to transport visitors from downtown to the Olympic Park in the east end. The opening of the section between Frontenac and Honoré-Beaugrand took place on June 6, 1976, six weeks before the start of the Summer Olympics. Green Line trains inaugurated an autopilot feature on November 8, 1976.
The third expansion phase, between Atwater and Angrignon, came into operation on September 3, 1978.
Rolling stock
The Green Line is served primarily by MR-63 cars, although in recent years MR-73 cars have begun appearing on the Green Line in anticipation of the introduction of the MPM-10 stock in 2016 and the withdrawal of the MR-63 stock by 2018.