Cadillac (Montreal Metro)

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Cadillac is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is in the district of Mercier-Ouest in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. 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.

Contents 1 Origin of the name 2 Connecting bus routes 2.1 Regular routes 2.2 Night routes 3 Address of entrances 4 Nearby main intersections 5 Nearby points of interest 6 External links

[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] Regular routes

Route Name	Route Map	Schedule
32 Lacordaire	Map	Schedule
185 Sherbrooke	Map	Schedule
199 Métrobus Lacordaire	Map	Schedule

[edit] Night routes

Route Name	Route Map	Schedule
364 Hochelaga	Map	Schedule

[edit] Address of entrances

• Sherbrooke Nord entrance: 5995, rue Sherbrooke est, at rue de Cadillac
• Sherbrooke Sud entrance: 3315, rue de Cadillac, at rue Sherbrooke

[edit] Nearby main intersections

[edit] Nearby points of interest

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

[edit] External links

• Société de transport de Montréal - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia

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