Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)
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The Green (Line 1) line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The section between Atwater and Frontenac was part of the initial network; the extension to Honoré-Beaugrand was completed in 1976, and to Angrignon in 1978.
[edit] List of stations
| Name | Odonym | Namesake |
|---|---|---|
| Line 1 - Green | ||
| Angrignon | Boulevard Angrignon; Parc Angrignon | J.B. Arthur Angrignon, city councillor |
| Monk | Boulevard Monk | James Monk, Attorney-General of Quebec |
| Jolicoeur | Rue Jolicoeur | J-Moïse Jolicoeur, parish priest |
| Verdun | Rue de Verdun; borough of Verdun | Notre-Dame-de-Saverdun, France, hometown of Seigneur Zacharie Dupuis |
| De L'Église | Avenue de l'Église | Église Saint-Paul |
| LaSalle | Boulevard LaSalle | Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer |
| Charlevoix | Rue Charlevoix | F.-X. de Charlevoix, French historian and explorer |
| Lionel-Groulx | Avenue Lionel-Groulx | Fr. Lionel Groulx, Quebec historian |
| Atwater | Avenue Atwater | Edwin Atwater, city councillor |
| Guy-Concordia Formerly Guy |
Rue Guy | Étienne Guy, landowner |
| Concordia University | Concordia salus (Prosperity Through Concord), motto of Montreal | |
| Peel | Rue Peel | Robert Peel, British Prime Minister |
| McGill | Avenue McGill College; McGill University | James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman |
| Place-des-Arts | Place des Arts cultural complex | |
| Saint-Laurent | Boulevard Saint-Laurent | Saint Lawrence or Saint Lawrence River |
| Berri-UQAM Formerly Berri-de Montigny |
Rue Berri | Name given by Migeon de Branssat in 1669; origin unknown |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | ||
| Rue de Montigny | Testard de Montigny family | |
| Beaudry | Rue Beaudry | Pierre Beaudry, landowner |
| Papineau | Avenue Papineau | Joseph Papineau, Quebec politician (father of Louis-Joseph Papineau) |
| Frontenac | Rue Frontenac | Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Govenor-Geneneral of New France |
| Préfontaine | Rue Préfontaine; Parc Raymond-Préfontaine | Raymond-Fournier Préfontaine, mayor of Montreal |
| Joliette | Rue Joliette | Barthélemy Joliette, founder of Joliette, Quebec |
| Pie-IX | Boulevard Pie-IX | Pope Pius IX |
| Viau | Rue Viau | Charles-Théodore Viau, Quebec cookie magnate and parish volunteer |
| Assomption | Boulevard de l'Assomption | Named to commemorate the proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption of Mary by Pope Pius XII in 1950 |
| Cadillac | Rue de Cadillac | Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer |
| Langelier | Boul. Langelier | François-Charles-Stanislas Langelier, mayor of Quebec City and Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec |
| Radisson | Rue Radisson | Pierre-Esprit Radisson, French explorer |
| Honoré-Beaugrand | Rue Honoré-Beaugrand | Honoré Beaugrand, Quebec author and mayor of Montreal |
[edit] See also
- Line 2: Orange Line
- Line 4: Yellow Line
- Line 5: Blue Line
| Montreal Metro Green Line (Line 1) |
|---|
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Angrignon | Monk | Jolicoeur | Verdun | De L'Église | LaSalle | Charlevoix | Lionel-Groulx | Atwater |
