Édouard-Montpetit station
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| Location | 2040 Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard 5450 Vincent d’Indy Avenue Montreal, Quebec Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°30′36″N 73°36′45″W / 45.51000°N 73.61250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro: Société de transport de Montréal REM: Pulsar (AtkinsRéalis and Alstom) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | STM bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| 2025 | REM station opened | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024[3][4] | 1,426,581 14.99% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 58 of 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Édouard-Montpetit station (French pronunciation: [edwaʁ mɔ̃pəti]) is a Montreal Metro and Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Metro station is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is served by the Blue Line. The REM station is operated by Pulsar, and is served by all REM branches.
The Metro station opened in January 1988, and the REM station opened in November 2025. The REM station is the second-deepest in North America, located around 20 storeys or 72 metres (236 feet) below ground.
The station is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce near the borough of Outremont.
History
The Metro 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 Blue line. This was originally planned for completion in late 2022. Elevators are expected to become operational by April 2026.[5]
Réseau express métropolitain station
In November 2016, CDPQ Infra announced that the proposed Réseau express métropolitain (REM) system would connect to the Blue line at Édouard-Montpetit.[6][7] As with the 1980s Line 3 proposal, the REM uses the historic Mont Royal tunnel to head north from downtown.
The new station is 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.[8][1] For comparison, the Blue line is around 12 metres (39 feet) below ground at this location.[9] Two banks of high-speed elevators connect the REM platforms to the Blue Line station and the surface.
Construction on the Édouard-Montpetit REM station began in July 2018.[10] Blasting to expand the Mont Royal tunnel to accommodate new platforms, passageways and utility rooms began in October 2018 and lasted around a year.[11] The REM station opened on 17 November 2025.[12]
Overview
The station was designed by Patrice Gauthier. The design of the station was constrained by a ventilation shaft for the Mont Royal Tunnel,[13] as well as an underground aqueduct.[14] 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 was not carried out; 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
The Blue line station does not have artwork; however, colourful benches and flooring were designed by architect Patrice Gauthier. The REM station has artwork installed in the mezzanine corridor, consisting of eight mosaic panels by artist Manuel Mathieu.[15]
Origin of name
During planning, the station was to be named Vincent-d'Indy,[16] 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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| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| 51 | Édouard-Montpetit | Daily
Some rush hour services start and end at Snowdon metro | |
| 119 | Rockland | Daily | |
| 368 ☾ | Avenue-Du-Mont-Royal | Night service | |
Nearby points of interest
- Université de Montréal:
- CEPSUM
- Marie-Victorin building, named for Marie-Victorin
- Salle Claude Champagne, named for Claude Champagne
- Académie Saint-Germain
- École de musique Vincent d'Indy
References
- ^ a b "Édouard-Montpetit Station". Réseau express métropolitain. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2025-03-20). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2024 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2025.093.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Édouard-Montpetit". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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: Excavating 20 storeys underground". Réseau express métropolitain. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "REM service for Deux-Montagnes branch begins today". CBC News. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "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". Réseau express métropolitain. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "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.