The Green Line (french: Ligne verte), also known as Line 1, 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
Orange most often refers to:
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** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
and
Yellow Lines at
Berri-UQAM, and with the Orange Line west of downtown at
Lionel-Groulx.
The section between
Atwater and
Frontenac was part of the initial network; the line was extended to
Honoré-Beaugrand in 1976 to provide easy access to
1976 Summer Olympics
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* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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sites. It was extended to
Angrignon in 1978. All but three stations — De L'Église, Lionel-Groulx, and Charlevoix — are
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platfor ...
stations.
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
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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
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...
. The goal was to have the ability to transport visitors from downtown to the
Olympic Park
An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics c ...
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
An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring constant manual control by a human operator. Autopilots do not replace human operators. Instead, the autopilot assists the operator' ...
feature on November 8, 1976.
The third expansion phase, between Atwater and
Angrignon, came into operation on September 3, 1978.
In the 2010s and 2020s, renovation work and the installation of elevators took place at many stations on the Green Line.
Rolling stock
At the line's opening in 1966,
MR-63
The MR-63 (''M''atériel ''r''oulant 19''63'') was the first generation of rubber-tyred rolling stock of the Montreal Metro in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Based on the MP 59 of the Paris Métro in France, the trains were in use on thr ...
cars were used on the Green Line. Upon the introduction of the
MR-73
The MR-73 (''M''atériel ''r''oulant conçu en 19''73'') is the second generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro. Since the retirement of the first generation MR-63s, the MR-73 trains are in use on three of Montreal's fo ...
cars on the Green Line in 1976, the older MR-63 cars were used on the Orange Line. From the early-1980s to 2018, MR-63 cars were again used on the Green Line.
With the introduction of the newer
MPM-10
The MPM-10 (Montréal Pneumatic Material 2010), commonly known as the Azur, is the third and newest generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro in Canada, built by a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom. The ...
trains (also known as Azur) from 2016 on the Orange Line, the Green Line is now primarily served by both the
MR-73
The MR-73 (''M''atériel ''r''oulant conçu en 19''73'') is the second generation of rubber-tired rolling stock used on the Montreal Metro. Since the retirement of the first generation MR-63s, the MR-73 trains are in use on three of Montreal's fo ...
and MPM-10 cars. The MR-63 trains were fully retired on June 21, 2018. As of December 2021, all 71 Azur train sets had been delivered.
Of these, 26 Azur train sets run on the Green Line..
List of stations
See also
*
Orange Line
*
Yellow Line
*
Blue Line
*
Red Line (Line 3)
*
List of Montreal Metro stations
References
External links
2008 STM System Map
{{Montreal Metro navbox
1966 establishments in Quebec
Rapid transit lines in Canada