Vendôme (Montreal Metro)
Vendôme | |||||||||||
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5160, boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°28′26″N 73°36′14″W / 45.47389°N 73.60389°WCoordinates: 45°28′26″N 73°36′14″W / 45.47389°N 73.60389°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Depth | 6.1 metres (20 feet), 57th deepest | ||||||||||
Architect | Desnoyers, Mercure, Leziy, Gagnon, Sheppard et Gélinas | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 7 September 1981 | ||||||||||
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Passengers | 5,613,596 entrances in 2013, 11th of 68 | ||||||||||
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Vendôme is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]
The station is connected to the Vendôme AMT station by a pedestrian tunnel, permitting access to AMT commuter rail service on the Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme and Candiac lines.
Overview
The station is a normal side platform station with an entrance near the midpoint of the platforms. The large entrance is located on De Maisonneuve Boulevard in a bus loop. The structure sits directly above the platforms and includes and surrounds the sunken mezzanine. It is the network's deepest station without escalators or moving sidewalks.
The station was designed by the firm of Desnoyers, Mercure, Leziy, Gagnon, Sheppard et Gélinas. It contains a stained-glass window and stainless steel sculpture by important Quebec artist Marcelle Ferron. It also contains a plaque commemorating Jean Descaris, a 17th-century pioneer, and his descendant Alphonse Décarie, on whose land Vendôme and Villa-Maria Metro stations were built. The adjacent train station is in Fare Zone 1.[2]
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.
A short tunnel under the railway tracks links this Metro station to the new McGill University Health Centre, however only reaches the outdoor parking lot, 200 meters away. The tunnel is also not wheelchair accessible, with only stair access on the metro side.[3] A secondary tunnel with direct access and wheelchair accessibility is tentatively planned to be built by late 2019.
Origin of the name
This station is named for av. de Vendôme, whose namesake is uncertain. It is probably named for one or more of the Dukes of Vendôme, several of whom were important in the history of France.
History
Originally, two stations were supposed to be built between Place-Saint-Henri and Villa-Maria: Northcliffe and Westmount. However, opposition from Westmount residents as well as instability in the underlying rock formation forced their consolidation into one station, with the result that the tunnel between Vendôme and Place-Saint-Henri is the longest on the Island of Montreal.
Connecting public transit
Commuter rail
Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule |
17 Décarie, Northbound | All-day, Located 2 blocks west on Décarie | Map | Schedule |
24 Sherbrooke | All-day, Located one block north on Sherbrooke | Map | Schedule |
37 Jolicoeur | All-day | Map | Schedule |
63 Girouard | Weekdays before 8:00PM, Saturdays before 7:00PM, Located one block north on Sherbrooke | Map | Schedule |
90 Saint-Jacques | All-day | Map | Schedule |
102 Somerled | All-day | Map | Schedule |
104 Cavendish | All-day | Map | Schedule |
105 Sherbrooke | All-day | Map | Schedule |
124 Victoria | All-day | Map | Schedule |
356 Lachine/Mtl-Trudeau/Des Sources | Overnight, Located one block north on Sherbrooke | Map | Schedule |
371 Décarie, Northbound | Overnight, Located 2 blocks west on Décarie | Map | Schedule |
Nearby points of interest
- Complexe de santé Reine-Élisabeth
- Centre Saint-Raymond
References
- ↑ Vendôme Metro Station
- ↑ Gare Vendôme
- ↑ http://globalnews.ca/news/2063013/new-vendome-muhc-tunnel-open/
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vendôme (Montreal Metro). |
- Vendôme Station, official web page
- Vendôme metro station geo location
- Photos of Vendôme station architectural features at Desnoyers Mercure & associates, architects (french page)
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map