Green Line (Montreal Metro)
The Green Line (French: Ligne verte), also known as Line 1 (French: Ligne 1), is one of the four lines of the 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 Lines 2 and 4 at a station just east of downtown called Berri-UQAM, and with Line 2 west of downtown at Lionel-Groulx.
The section between Atwater and Frontenac was part of the initial network; 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 of the next train.
Read more about Green Line (Montreal Metro): History, List of Stations
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