Édouard-Montpetit station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[5] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce near the borough of Outremont. From 2025, the station will be served by the Réseau express métropolitain (REM).
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| Location | 2040 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit 5450 Avenue Vincent d’Indy Montreal, Quebec Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°30′36″N 73°36′45″W / 45.51000°N 73.61250°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Architect | Patrice Gauthier | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[2] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 January 1988 | ||||||||||
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| 2023[3][4] | 1,240,081  22.38% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 59 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Overview
editThe station was designed by Patrice Gauthier. The design of the station was constrained by a ventilation shaft for the Mont Royal Tunnel,[6] as well as an underground aqueduct.[7] It is a normal side platform station.
The station was designed to be able to provide a connection with the then-Agence métropolitaine de transport's Montreal—Deux Montagnes commuter rail line, which during the planning of the original network was to have been converted into Line 3 of the Metro. This proposal did not occur, instead, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) now takes the place of the first two proposals. There is an underground tunnel between the metro station and the CEPSUM complex.
Artwork
editThe Blue line station does not have artwork, however colourful benches and flooring were designed by architect Patrice Gauthier. The REM station will have artwork installed in the mezzanine corridor, consisting of eight mosaic panels by artist Manuel Mathieu.[8]
History
editThe station was opened in January 1988 as part of the extension of the Blue Line to Snowdon.
In 2020, work began to install elevators to serve the Blue line platforms, allowing an accessible interchange between the REM and the Metro. This was originally planned for completion in late 2022.[9]
Réseau express métropolitain station
editIn November 2016, CDPQ Infra announced that the proposed Réseau express métropolitain (REM) system would connect to the Blue line at Édouard-Montpetit.[10][11] As with the 1980s Line 3 proposal, the REM will use the historic Mont Royal tunnel to head north from downtown.
The new station will be located around 20 storeys or 72 metres (236 feet) below ground, making it the deepest station in Canada and the second deepest in North America after Portland's Washington Park station.[12][13] For comparison, the Blue line is around 12 metres (39 feet) below ground at this location.[14] Two banks of high-speed elevators will connect the REM platforms to the Blue Line station and the surface.
Construction on the Édouard-Montpetit REM station began in July 2018.[15] Blasting to expand the Mont Royal tunnel to accommodate new platforms, passageways and utility rooms began in October 2018, and lasted around a year.[16] As of September 2022[update], the REM station was planned to open at the end of 2024[15] but that was later pushed to 2025.
Origin of name
editDuring planning, the station was to be named Vincent-d'Indy,[17] but the name was ultimately changed to Édouard-Montpetit, from the street under which it lies: Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard. The boulevard in turn takes its name from Édouard Montpetit (1881–1954), a Quebec lawyer, economist and academic closely linked with the nearby Université de Montréal.
Connecting bus routes
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 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit
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 119 Rockland
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 368 Avenue-du-Mont-Royal
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Nearby points of interest
editReferences
edit- ^ "Édouard-Montpetit Station". REM. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ Édouard-Montpetit Metro Station
- ^ "Une virée dans le puits de ventilation du tunnel Mont-Royal". www.emdx.org. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Édouard-Montpetit Metro". www.metrodemontreal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Art in the REM: First three works and their artists are announced | REM". rem.info. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Édouard-Montpetit". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Magder, Jason (25 November 2016). "Three REM train stations added to proposed route through downtown Montreal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Wanek-Libman, Mischa (28 November 2016). "Proposed Montréal REM project grows by three stations and CA$400M". Railway Track & Structures. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Stang, Ron (6 August 2021). "A deep dive into North America's second deepest subway station". Daily Commercial News. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Édouard-Montpetit Station". REM. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Édouard-Montpetit station: Excavating 20 storeys underground | REM". rem.info. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ a b "Les travaux du REM débutent à la station Édouard-Montpetit". Ici Radio-Canada (in French). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Spector, Dan (22 October 2018). "Blasting at site of future Edouard-Montpetit REM station raises concerns". Global News. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Transit Maps: Submission – Historical Map: Montreal Metro, 1982". Transit Maps. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
The fact that Line 5 is only in its planning stage at this point in time helps to explain some of the station name changes: Vincent-d'Indy was an early placeholder name, but the station opened as Édouard-Montpetit in 1988.