Cadillac station


Cadillac station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Mercier-Ouest. The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station.

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 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|
Route
32 Lacordaire
185 Sherbrooke
259 Navette Or - Mercier-Ouest
364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud
432 Express Lacordaire

Nearby points of interest