Guy-Concordia is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro. It has consistently been one of the networks busiest stations, ranking 4th in 2006 and 3rd in 2009, with 7.8 Million Passengers using the Station.
Before the station underwent renovations, the walls on the platform where 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 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 directly in the station, including a Tim Hortons, Uniprix, Laurentian Bank, a Pizza Shop, a Harmony pastry shop, a Hair salon, a cyber cafe, shoe store and another small cafe. The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train. This was the third station after Berri-UQAM and McGill to have them installed.
The station was originally called Guy after the street where it is located: Guy Street. On January 1, 1988, it was renamed Guy-Concordia to reflect the fact that it serves the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University.
Guy Street, in turn, takes its name from Étienne Guy who represented Montreal in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and was the owner of the land through which the street runs.
Concordia University was created in August 1974 from the fusion of Sir George Williams University and Loyola College. It takes its name from the motto of Montreal: concordia salus, "prosperity through concord."
October 8, 2018