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  Montreal Metro
The city of Montreal's metro system was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau.
Montreal's metro is renowned for its architecture and public art[?].
Montreal's metro is a linchpin of its underground city[?]; many buildings downtown are accessible directly by metro, and the commuter train has four intermodal transfer stations with the metro.
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 Montreal Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau.
Montreal's metro trains are made of LAHT (low-alloy high-tensile) steel, painted blue with a thick white stripe running its length.
Along with the Stockholm Metro, Montreal pioneered the installation of public art in the metro among capitalist countries, a practise that beforehand was mostly found in Socialist and Communist nations (the Moscow Metro being a case in point).
en.encyclopediahome.com /wiki/Montreal_Metro   (3745 words)

  
 Angrignon (montreal Metro)
Angrignon is a metro station in Montreal, Québec.
Angrignon Metro station is built with windows encasing the track, which creates a very light and airy environment.
Jean-Baptiste Arthur Angrignon was alderman of the district of Saint-Paul and a member of the Executive Committee of the city of Montreal.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Angrignon_(Montreal_Metro)   (247 words)

  
 Montreal Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau.
The metro system serves 284 million riders a year, and according to the STM website, as of 2006, over 6 billion people have used the metro system, which is equivalent to the world's population.
The Metro's doors begin to open before the train is at a compelete stop so the door pannels are fully retracted by the time the train is a dead stop and there is no delay waiting for doors to open, the doors begin to open in the last 4-8 meters before the stop point.
www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Montreal_Metro   (3426 words)

  
 mtlweblog.com - Angrignon Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A handsome 107-hectare slab of land in a low-profile corner of town, the name Angrignon is nonetheless one that thousands of Montrealers see daily because it’s the last stop westward on the Metro’s green line.
Angrignon Park is simply a nice stretch of green space with a 1.1-km-long pond in the middle.
Angrignon Farm, operated by the Botanical Garden not far from the metro station, is a nice outing for kids.
www.montreal.com /parks/angrignon.html   (319 words)

  
 Montreal Mirror - The Front Page : Noise
Over the last year metro riders might have noticed their stroll to the platforms have lacked a live soundtrack.
As well as being a longtime metro flutist, Dunlevy is known to many Montrealers as the guy who played saxophone while dancing on downtown sidewalks on stilts, something he does less after suffering a serious fall last year.
He points to a small clique among the approximately 150 metro buskers who are causing the loss of musical metro habitat.
www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/2003/110603/news1.html   (534 words)

  
 Montreal Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
MONTREAL — The Montreal Metro is an exciting, exhilarating lifeline to the city — just a great way to hop about town and a bargain to boot.
The Metro was inaugurated on Oct. 14, 1966.
Metro Jean Drapeau gives access to many remnants of Expo ’67, including the Montreal Casino (French and Quebec pavilions), the Biosphere (The United States Pavilion and not to be confused with the Biodome), Fort Stewart Museum and La Ronde Amusement Park.
archive.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2003/05_2003/051820037.htm   (1543 words)

  
 montreal_metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal, was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau.
Construction began in May, 1962 and was engaged before Montreal was chosen as host of the 1967 World Fair, held in the summer of 1967.
Along with the Stockholm Metro, Montreal pioneered the installation of public art in the metro among capitalist countries, a practice that beforehand was mostly found in Socialist and Communist nations (the Moscow Metro being a case in point).
www.9nvesting.com /wiki/?title=Montreal_Metro   (3408 words)

  
 Attractions in Montreal Tourism, Itineraries, Montreal City Tours, Sights. Montreal Gay and Lesbian tours, trips, ...
From the beautifully appointed lookout terrace, downtown Montreal is at your feet, with a view to the river and beyond to the Monteregian Hills.
The Olympic Stadium was built for Montreal's 1976 Olympics and is still currently used by baseball's National League's Expos and for all kinds of other shows throughout the year.
The stadium is one of Montreal's most curious pieces of architecture and is accompanied by the Biodome (a building originally used for cycle racing during the Games).
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 GoNOMAD DESTINATION MINI GUIDE - MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Montreal is also a celebration of the seasons, from ice skating and cross-country skiing in the middle of town to gardens that appear from nowhere in spring; and a rejection of same, with an underground city where the calendar doesn't matter and an army of machines that makes the snow disappear.
Montreal is on the Corridor train line between Windsor and Quebec City, with several daily trains from Toronto, plus an overnighter with reasonably priced sleeping accommodations.
Old Montreal is where Montreal started as a waterfront settlement, and much of the area is unchanged from the eighteenth century, or even earlier.
www.gonomad.com /destinations/0107/glassman_montreal.html   (2921 words)

  
 Montreal Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
But then, as negociations with the Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) for the use of their tracks and tunnel were stalled, Montreal was chosen as host of the Expo 67 (1967 World Fair).
Along with the Stockholm Metro, Montreal pioneered the installation of public art in the metro among capitalist countries, a practise that beforehand was mostly found in Socialist and Communist nations (the Moscow Metro being a case in point).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montreal_Metro   (3754 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > America > Canada > Quebec > Métro de Montréal
The city lies on Montreal Island in the Saint-Lawrence-River, and on the foot of Mont-Royal.
Apart from these metro extensions, also the commuter rail network is being developed and some light rail corridors are considered.
Kurze Einführung in die Geschichte und den alltäglichen Betrieb der Metro von Montreal, für Jugendliche.
www.urbanrail.net /am/monr/montreal.htm   (434 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Montreal at Epinions.com
Montreal is in the Eastern Time Zone, so we are on the same clock as the cities of Toronto, Ottawa, and the east coast of the U.S. (Boston, New York, Miami).
The New Montreal FilmFest (Sept 18 to 25, 2005)
New Montreal Note: As of January 2002 Montreal was amalgamated with all the suburbs, to form the Mega City of Montreal, the whole island became the new City of Montreal.
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 STM Montreal Metro System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bonaventure is the stop at the main train station of Montreal where you can change to "les trains de banlieu" and get out into the suburbs, although I am told they're quite unreliable (as many of my work friends would tell me when they'd get in late to work!).
Each metro station has timetable telling you the first and last times that the trains leave, and the STM Montreal metro website has additional information.
All the station designs and artwork are unique, and you can view the designs at the STM Montreal metro website.
www.montreal-tourist-information.com /montreal-metro.html   (845 words)

  
 Le Sud-Ouest - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Located southwest of downtown Montreal (hence the name), the borough is bordered to the northwest by Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, to the north by Westmount, to the northeast by Ville-Marie, to the south by Verdun, and to the west by LaSalle.
The borough is served by the green and orange and lines of the Montreal Metro, including Place-Saint-Henri, Lionel-Groulx, Charlevoix, Angrignon, Monk, and Jolicoeur stations.
The Montreal ends of the Champlain Bridge and Victoria Bridge lie in Le Sud-Ouest.
www.medbib.com /Le_Sud-Ouest   (334 words)

  
 Media and Travel Industry [Jardin botanique de Montréal]
With close to one hundred farm animals representing some 25 species in all, from pigs to ducks, geese, a cow, sheep and goats, there’s bound to be lots of fun for young visitors and plenty of entertainment for grown-ups.
Angrignon Farm is open every day from June 12 to September 1, 2003, from 9:30 a.m.
Angrignon Farm thanks all its partners for their constant support: the Union des producteurs agricoles, the Coopérative fédérée de Québec, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, and the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ).
www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca /jardin/en/medias/communique_ferme_2003.htm   (374 words)

  
 Media and Travel Industry [Jardin botanique de Montréal]
Angrignon Farm is open every day from June 14 to September 2, 2002, from 9:30 a.m.
The farm is located at the corner of Des Trinitaires Boulevard and Lacroix Street in Montréal and is easy to get to from the Angrignon metro station, or by car, via Autoroute 15 South, exit 62.
Angrignon Farm thanks all its partners for their constant support: the Union des producteurs agricoles, the Ministère de l'Agriculture et l'agroalimentaire, the Coopérative fédérée de Québec and the Ministère de l'Agriculture des pêcheries et de l'alimentation du Québec.
www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca /jardin/en/medias/communique_ferme.htm   (251 words)

  
 Downtown Montreal hotels | Montreal Downtown Hotels and Suites
Previous visitors know it as the Parc des Îles, and some of the islands' land is actually landfill from the soil excavated when building the Montreal Metro system from 1963-67.
Its impressive 17-storey tower stands at a 45 degree angle and the stadium is home to professional sports teams, concerts, and tradeshows which all draw millions of visitors each year.
Escape to the wild at in the 159 hectares of this nature park that's an unspoiled wilderness in the northwest region of Montréal.
www.residencemontreal.com /parks-gardens-hotel_montreal.htm   (627 words)

  
 Pictures of the Subway of Montreal - Home
I tried to present that underground world with a different look and that it is possible to look at it in an unusual way.
If you don't know the Montreal subway, you should begin with the Best of.
This website presents the metro from a visual point of view.
metro.jaygees.net /english/index.html   (160 words)

  
 Angrignon (Montreal Metro) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angrignon is a metro station in Montreal, Québec, Canada.
The area was named after him in 1927.
This page was last modified 16:34, 11 October 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angrignon_(Montreal_Metro)   (212 words)

  
 Montréal - Metro Bits - mic-ro.co(s)m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Montréal's metro stations are filled with works of art, and lots of them are architecturally interesting, too.
Materials most used are steel, ceramics, and concrete, which has been used in a sophisticated way.
The most artistic and architecturally interesting stations are on the south-western branch of the Green Line, the north-western branch of the Orange Line, and on the Blue Line.
mic-ro.com /metro/montreal.html   (173 words)

  
 The Montreal Metro - Tess Woodard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
it definitely fits all of my favourite characteristics of a well design metro station.
A good view of the designs in the concrete and also a view of what every good metro station should have before the kiosk...
The sign with information on the direction toward Angrignon and the symmetry in the wall design.
mywebpages.comcast.net /canadiantess/green24.html   (106 words)

  
 list of montreal metro stations - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
This is a list of the metro stations on the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Quebec, Canada.
Honor Beaugrand, Qubec author and mayor of Montreal
A parish church named for Saint Henry II, to commemorate Fr.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/list-of-montreal-metro-stations   (331 words)

  
 The Mirror Project | Julie Martin | Metro Doors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Montreal Metro, Green Line, between McGill and Peel (direction Angrignon)
I happened to have my digital camera with me and, when I looked at the Metro's doors, I realized just how reflective they were.
So I took a couple of shots, and this was the best one.
mirrorproject.com /mirror/?id=957   (64 words)

  
 Angrignon Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is the station page for Angrignon metro station.
To view an index of metro stations, please click here.
If you feel you have received this message in error, or if your browser normally supports frames but is somehow not in this instance (for example, if you are viewing this via a Google cache), you may click here to attempt to load this page again.
www.metrodemontreal.com /green/angrignon/index.html   (113 words)

  
 Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Honoré Beaugrand, Quebec author and mayor of Montreal
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Line_1_Green_(Montreal_Metro)   (175 words)

  
 Angrignon Metro Station
The reference to bus routes is often inaccurate.
Nonetheless, they are kept on our site because they provide useful information about the surroundings of metro stations.
Click on the image to obtain an enlarged view of the map
www.stcum.qc.ca /English/metro/a-m43.htm   (57 words)

  
 Montréal, Québec
Both Angrignon & Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke at 4.3 m / 14.1 feet
Line 1-Green (opened Oct. 14, 1966) Operates between Angrignon and Honoré-Beaugrand for a total of 22.1 km / 13.7 route miles with 27 total stations, an average distance of 850 m / 0.52 miles between stations and takes an average of 37 minutes to complete the route.
During rush hours, about 28 trains are utilized in service.
world.nycsubway.org /canada/montreal   (3102 words)

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