Guy–Concordia station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It has consistently been one of the network's busiest stations, ranking fifth from 2000 to 2001, fourth from 2002 to 2007, third since 2008, and second since 2021.
Overview
Before the station underwent renovations, the walls on the platform were covered in an orange-brown glazed tile pattern that still covers some of the walls in the access areas. These tile were replaced with a more modern style glazed ceramic white tiles, multicolored tile mosaics over the seats, and white stone floors.
Designed by J.A. Chicoine, it is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a transept, ticket hall, and access at each end. The platforms at Guy–Concordia are notably longer than the trains, and so a small section at each end of each platform is closed off by a gate for safety.
The eastern access contains shops and services, and an underground city connection to five Concordia University buildings: EV, MB, GM, LB and H buildings.
There are several shops and services on the mezzanine (where the ticket booth and the turnstiles are located) of the Guy-exit side of the station, including a Tim Hortons, a Chinese restaurant (Monsieur Gao), a "Belle Pizza", an Asian pastry shop (Cocobun), a hair salon, a cyber cafe, shoe store and another small cafe. The station platforms feature the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the amount of time left until the next train arrives. This was the third station after Berri-UQAM and McGill to have the screens installed.
Historical facts
Guy–Concordia was the first Metro station in Montreal to be designed by the city's architects in the early 1960s. Therefore, during its design phase it was used to determine many of the architectural standards that were used for the other stations of the initial Metro system.
As the building above the Guy entrance was constructed at the same time as the underlying Metro station, Guy–Concordia also became the first station to have several storeys of commercial spaces above it.
The new JMSB building, which opened to students in September 2009 features a tunnel stretching under Guy street that connects it with the EV building, opposite the location of the Le Gym. This major tunnel is 396 feet long and lined with ceramic tiles, with display panels for added visual interest.
When work at the St-Mathieu Street exit was complete in August 2012, similar renovations commenced at the Guy Street entrance. This work included new flooring, ceilings, walls, as well as adding four turnstiles for increased traffic.
Connecting bus routes
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Nearby points of interest
thumb|right|Environs of Guy–Concordia
thumb|140px|The [[John Molson School of Business at Concordia University is directly connected to Guy Metro.]]
Exits
- Guy Exit, 1445 Guy Street
- St-Mathieu Exit, 1801 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West
Connected via the underground city
- Concordia University Engineering and Visual Arts (EV) Building
- Concordia University Guy Metro Annex (GM) Building
- Concordia University John Molson School of Business (MB) Building
- Concordia University Henry F. Hall Building (H) (social sciences and humanities)
- Concordia University John Wilson McConnell Library Building(LB)
Other
- Concordia University, Sir George Williams Campus
- Quartier Concordia
- Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Éco-quartier Peter-McGill
- Faubourg Sainte-Catherine
- Collège de Montréal
- Golden Square Mile
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Norman Bethune Square
- Musée Marguerite d'Youville
- Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple
- Grand séminaire de Montréal
- Montreal General Hospital
- Cuban Consulate-General
- The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
- Trafalgar School for Girls