Cadillac (Montreal Metro)
Cadillac | |||||||||||
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| Location |
5995, Sherbrooke Street East and 3315, rue de Cadillac, Montreal Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°34′37″N 73°32′48″W / 45.57694°N 73.54667°WCoordinates: 45°34′37″N 73°32′48″W / 45.57694°N 73.54667°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 12.2 metres (40 feet), 42nd deepest | ||||||||||
| Architect | Longpré, Marchand, Goudreau, Dobush, Stewart, et Bourke | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 June 1976 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 2,203,624 entrances in 2006, 41st of 68 | ||||||||||
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Cadillac 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 in the district of Mercier-Ouest in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.
Overview
Designed by Longpré, Marchand, Goudreau, Dobush, Stewart, et Bourke, it is a normal side platform station built in tunnel. The central mezzanine gives access to the entrances diagonally across from one another at the corner of rue de Cadillac and rue Sherbrooke. The hallways to these entrances feature complementary murals by Jean Cartier.
Origin of the name
This station is named for rue de Cadillac. Antoine Laumet, dit de La Mothe sieur de Cadillac (1658–1730) was a colourful French explorer of New France. He founded Detroit, Michigan and commanded it from 1701 to 1710.
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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| Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule |
 32 Lacordaire |
All-day | Map | Schedule |
| 185 Sherbrooke |
All-day | Map | Schedule |
| 259 Navette Or - Mercier-Ouest |
Tuesdays and Thursdays between Rush Hours | Map | Schedule |
 364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud |
Overnight | Map | Schedule |
 432 Express Lacordaire |
Weekdays before 8:00PM | Map | Schedule |
Nearby points of interest
- Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs
- Centre hospitalier Grace-Dart
References
External links
Media related to Cadillac (Montreal Metro) at Wikimedia Commons
- Cadillac Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- photos, information, and trivia - 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map
