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
Saint-Michel, Montreal which crosses a large part of the island of Montreal. Montreal also has a metro station called Saint-Michel This path has an ancient origin. Called Montée Saint-Michel as early as 1707 then Chemin de Saint-Michel or Chemin du Sault, it was the main north-south axis of this sector, leading north to the Côte-Saint-Michel Road (the current Crémazie Boulevard ) and beyond, to Sault-au-Récollet. This Côte was named in honor of Archangel Michael . The boulevard, officially established in 1938, gave its name to the former municipality (and now Montreal district) of Saint-Michel, Montreal. Saint-Michel, Montreal Saint-Michel is a neighbourhood in