McGill (Montreal Metro)

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http://a.imageshack.us/img825/2895/montrealmetrologo.png Montreal Metro Station
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Station Information
Borough Ville-Marie
City Montréal
Inaugurated October 14 1966
Line Green Line
Architect Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier and Caron
Artist Nicolas Sollogoub, Maurice Savoie, Les Industries perdues, Murray MacDonald
Platform Depth 10.7 metres
Rank 49th deepest
Traffic 11,422,671 entrances in 2011
Rank 2nd busiest
Interstation Distance 296.52 metres to Peel
345.69 metres to Place-des-Arts
Address of Entrances 690, De Maisonneuve ouest
640, boul. de Maisonneuve ouest
811, boul. de Maisonneuve ouest
2055, rue University
2021, av. Union
1445, av. Union


McGill is a station on the green line of the Montreal Metro.

History

The station is named after McGill University, One of Canada's top universities, located nearby the station.

This station features many pieces of art, one of the most famous is a stained glass image of Jacques Viger and James McGill, Montreal's 2 first mayors.

This station featured at one point an open-concept branch of the Montreal Public library, which was been closed.

Location

McGill station is located in the borough of Ville-Marie on the corner of De Maisonneuve and Union, as well as De Maisonneuve and McGill College.

Thumbnail Name Address
Maisonneuve Ouest 690, De Maisonneuve Ouest
Maisonneuve Est 640, De Maisonneuve Ouest
McGill College 811, De Maisonneuve Ouest
University 2055, rue University
Union Nord 2021, av. Union
Union Sud 1445, av. Union

Train Schedule

Towards Angrignon Towards Honoré-Beaugrand
First Last First Last
Weekdays 5:48 1:01 5:46 0:51
Saturday 5:48 1:31 5:48 1:21
Sunday 5:48 1:01 5:46 0:51

Connecting bus routes

# Route name Route type
15 Sainte-Cathrine The Commuter
Le Classique
61 Wellignton The Commuter
Le Classique
125 Ontario The People-Mover
Le Fréquent
168 Cité-Du-Harve The Commuter
Le Classique
363 Saint-Laurent The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
365 Avenue Du Parc The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
420 Express Notre-Dame-De-Grâce The Sprinter
Le Pressé

Nearby attractions

  • Centre Eaton
  • Complexe Les Ailes
  • Speq Photo (to obtain your Reduced Fare Access Card))
  • Épargne placements Québec
  • Maison des Coopérants
  • Place Montreal Trust
  • Place London Life
  • Promenade de la Cathédrale
  • Le Centre 2020 University
  • La Baie
  • Maison Simons
  • McGill University

Area Map

http://i.imgur.com/dglWa.gif

References


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