Cadillac (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Cadillac
line=Green Line


architect= Longpré, Marchand, Goudreau, Dobush, Stewart, et Bourke
inaugurated=6 June, 1976
depth=12.2 metres
depth-rank=42nd deepest
traffic= 2,298,888 entrances in 2002
traffic-rank=40th busiest
distances=781.69 metres to Assomption
518.51 metres to Langelier
addresses= 5995, rue Sherbrooke est
3315, rue de Cadillac
intersections= rue Sherbrooke est / rue de Cadillac [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Cadillac.pdf Cadillac Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

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 [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m21.htm Cadillac Metro Station] ] . It was inaugurated on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

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

Regular STM routes

TM night routes

Nearby points of interest

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

references

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m21.htm Cadillac Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/cadillac/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com]
- photos, information, and trivia
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2008.pdf 2008 STM System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]