Édouard-Montpetit (Montreal Metro)
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Édouard-Montpetit is a station on the Blue Line
of the Montreal Metro
rapid transit system
, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
(STM). It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges
area of borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
of Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
.
(1881–1954), a Quebec
lawyer, economist and academic closely linked with the nearby Université de Montréal
.
's Montreal—Deux Montagnes commuter rail line. If such a connection were implemented, high-speed elevator
s would run from the metro station to the train station in the Mount Royal Tunnel
, 50 metres below.
Before Line 5 Blue was built, there was a Line 3 Red
station of the same name as the Line 5 station which would have made Édouard-Montpetit an interchange station, however Line 3 never made it past its planning stage.
Line 5 Blue (Montreal Metro)
The Blue line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its name. Line 3 was planned, but never built...
of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
rapid transit system
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(STM). It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges
Côte-des-Neiges
Côte-des-Neiges is a working class neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, situated at the geographic center of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal. The neighbourhood is part of the borough Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...
area of borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada-Geography:Located to the north and west of Mount Royal, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers...
of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
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 MontpetitÉdouard Montpetit
-Biography:Called to the bar in 1904, Montpetit worked as a lawyer and taught political economy before he obtained a scholarship in 1907, which made him the first holder of such a scholarship to be officially sent by the province of Quebec to Paris. In Paris he studied political and social science,...
(1881–1954), a Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
lawyer, economist and academic closely linked with the nearby Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
.
Particularities
Édouard-Montpetit metro station was designed to be able to provide a connection with the Agence métropolitaine de transportAgence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
's Montreal—Deux Montagnes commuter rail line. If such a connection were implemented, high-speed elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s would run from the metro station to the train station in the Mount Royal Tunnel
Mount Royal Tunnel
The Mount Royal Tunnel is a railway tunnel located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It connects the city's Gare Centrale/Central Station, located downtown, with the north side of the Island of Montreal and Laval, passing through Mount Royal. Since 1995, the only trains using the tunnel are commuter...
, 50 metres below.
Before Line 5 Blue was built, there was a Line 3 Red
Line 3 Red (Montreal Metro)
In the Montreal Metro, Line 3 was a line that never made it past its planning stage. The line was planned to have 15 stations and end at Cartierville end of Bordeaux-Cartierville, using CN tracks and Mount Royal Tunnel under Mount Royal...
station of the same name as the Line 5 station which would have made Édouard-Montpetit an interchange station, however Line 3 never made it past its planning stage.
Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
| Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule | ||||||||||||
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Société de transport de Montréal| 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit | 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit The 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of... All-day | Map | Schedule | 119 Rockland | All-day | Map | Schedule | 368 Mont-Royal | Overnight | Map | Schedule | | |||
Nearby points of interest
- Université de MontréalUniversité de MontréalThe Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
:- CEPSUM
- Marie-VictorinMarie-VictorinBrother Marie-Victorin was a De La Salle Christian Brother and botanist in Quebec, Canada, best known as the father of the Jardin botanique de Montréal....
building - Salle Claude-ChampagneClaude ChampagneClaude Champagne was a Canadian composer.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he studied violin with Albert Chamberland, organ with Orpha-F. Deveaux, and piano with Romain-Octave Pelletier I and Alexis Contant at the Conservatoire national de musique. In 1921 he went straight to Paris to study music...
- Académie Saint-Germain
- École de musique Vincent d'Indy