Georges-Vanier
General information
Location	2040, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest Montreal, Quebec H3J 1A6 Canada
Coordinates	45°29′20″N 73°34′36″W / 45.48889°N 73.57667°W / 45.48889; -73.57667
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	None
Construction
Depth	17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest
Accessible	No
Architect	Pierre-W. Major
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A[1]
History
Opened	28 April 1980
Passengers
2023[2][3]	870,936  22.79%
Rank	68 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Lionel-Groulx toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Lucien-L'Allier toward Montmorency

Georges-Vanier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Little Burgundy area.

Overview

The station, designed by architect Pierre-W. Major, is a normal side platform station, and has one access. The huge underground volume of the station mezzanine is lighted by a single, round skylight, and is decorated with a sculpture, Un arbre dans le parc, by Michel Dernuet, is situated on the Côte-Vertu platform; it is a large concrete pillar with illuminated branches, representing a tree. The wall facing the easternmost stairs for the Montmorency platform is faced with blue ceramic symbolizing a fresh spring in the woods.

In most years, this station is the least used in the network since it is the only one with no connecting bus route; it was 68th of 68 in traffic in 2011, with 773,078 passengers embarking here.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the boul. Georges-Vanier, named for the Rt. Hon. Georges-Philias Vanier. Born a few steps from the street that now bears his name, Major-General Vanier was a distinguished soldier in World War I and Canada's ambassador to all Allied governments in World War II. He served as the 19th Governor General of Canada, the first French-Canadian to occupy that position, from 1959 until his death.

Nearby points of interest

• Centre communautaire Bon-Pasteur
• Black Community Centre
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
• Église St. Anthony of Padua

2008 station closure

On May 26, 2008 the STM announced the temporary closure of the Georges-Vanier station from June 2, 2008 to September 5, 2008 due to major repairs needed at the station.^[5]