Montreal Metro strikes back with Star Wars-themed stations – Montreal | 24CA News
While May 4 is simply one other day for most individuals, it’s also referred to as Star Wars Day.
It’s a chance for followers to geek out and greet individuals with the phrase, “May the fourth be with you.”
Montreal’s transit authority (STM) didn’t need to miss out on the enjoyable and launched a brand new model of its metro map with the caption, “From a network far, far away…”
Each station was renamed to incorporate a Star Wars reference however with the unique title nonetheless identifiable.
Place D’armes, as an illustration, was renamed Place Darth, Beaubien is Beaubien-Fett, you then’ll discover At-Atwater, Mandalaurier and even Chewbaccadie.
Metro riders could have even heard sounds that had been out of this world coming over the intercom like R2D2’s beeping sounds, Chewie’s growl or MR73’s dou dou dou.
But the STM’s social media staff pushed the boundaries even additional by poking enjoyable at Montreal’s intergalactic neighbour, also referred to as the City of Laval.
In a Facebook submit that includes the map, the STM asks how Laval is feeling on the darkish facet because the Orange Line station that results in town was renamed Montmorensith.
The Sith, as any Star Wars fan is aware of, is an historical order dedicated to the darkish facet.
Laval warned the STM it may do nothing in opposition to its Colussus-Tie and its Cosmodome-Wing however the STM charged again threatening to launch the Ewoks.
Others jumped in on the enjoyable, together with the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Cegep de Montmorency. The college, additionally discovering itself on the darkish facet, hoped the STM would think about the title Mon Mothmarency as a substitute of Monmorenensith.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the submit has been favored over 2,200 instances and had greater than 1,100 shares.
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