Green Line (Montreal Metro) Green Line (Montreal Metro) The Green Line (), also known as Line 1, is one of the four lines of the Montreal 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 the Orange and Yellow Lines at Berri-UQAM, and with the Orange Line west of downtown at Lionel-Groulx. The section between Atwater and Frontenac was part of the initial network; the line was extended to Honoré-Beaugrand in 1976 to provide easy access to
Orange Line (Montreal Metro) the Plateau d'Youville, which is located between Crémazie and Sauvé stations. Centre d'attachement Duvernay, which is connected to the Green Line, is used for maintenance of way equipment. The Snowdon tail tracks and connecting track, which is connected to the Blue Line, is also used for maintenance of way equipment. From the line's opening in 1966, MR-63 cars were used on the Orange Line. From the beginning of the 1980s, MR-73 cars replaced the older MR-63 cars. MR-63 cars were used again on the Green Line. Introduced in 1976, the MR-73 is the second generation of high-performance Metro cars, identified