'Édouard-Montpetit' is a station on the
Blue Line of the
Montreal Metro in the
Côte-des-Neiges area of borough of
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce of
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada.
Origin of name
Édouard-Montpetit metro station takes its name 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.
Particularities
Édouard-Montpetit metro station was designed to be able to provide a connection with the
Agence métropolitaine de transport's
Montreal—Deux Montagnes commuter rail line. If such a connection were implemented, high-speed
escalators would run from the metro station to the train station in the
Mount Royal Tunnel, 50 metres below.
Connecting bus routes
Regular routes
| Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|
| 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit | Map | Schedule |
| 119 Rockland | Map | Schedule |
| 129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine (2 blocks north on Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road) | Map | Schedule |
Night routes
Nearby main intersections
★ Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard / Vincent-d'Indy Avenue
Nearby points of interest
★
Université de Montréal:
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★ CEPSUM
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★
Marie-Victorin building
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★ Salle
Claude-Champagne
★ Académie Saint-Germain
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École de musique Vincent d'Indy
External links
★
Édouard-Montpetit station on STM website
★
Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com