Cadillac (Montreal Metro)

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Montréal Métro Station
Cadillac
Inaugurated	6 June 1976
Line	Green Line
Architect	Longpré, Marchand, Goudreau, Dobush, Stewart, et Bourke
Platform Depth	12.2 metres
Rank	42nd deepest
Traffic	2,298,888 entrances in 2002
Rank	40th busiest
Interstation Distance	781.69 metres to Assomption 518.51 metres to Langelier
Address of Entrances	5995, rue Sherbrooke est 3315, rue de Cadillac
Nearby Main Intersections	rue Sherbrooke est / rue de Cadillac [1]

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^[2]. It was inaugurated on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Connecting bus routes

[edit] Société de transport de Montréal (STM)

[edit] Nearby points of interest

Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs, located on Sherbrooke East street.

• Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs
• Centre hospitalier Grace-Dart

[edit] references

1. ^ Cadillac Station Neighbourhood Map
2. ^ Cadillac Metro Station

[edit] External links

• Cadillac Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
  - photos, information, and trivia
• 2008 STM System Map
• Metro Map