Cadillac station is a

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station in the borough of

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, Quebec, Canada.Cadillac Metro Station
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(STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of

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. The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to

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Overview

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station built in

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. The central

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gives access to the entrances diagonally across from one another at the corner of rue de Cadillac and rue Sherbrooke. The hallways to these entrances feature complementary

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s by

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Origin of the name

This station is named for rue de Cadillac, itself named after Antoine Laumet, dit de La Mothe sieur de Cadillac (1658–1730) — a colourful

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explorer of

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who founded

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and commanded it from 1701 to 1710. Despite his name being pronounced as \ka.di.jak\ in French, the station is pronounced as \ka.di.lak\. The STM has corrected this pronunciation issue as of August 202

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs * Centre hospitalier Grace-Dart

References

External links

Cadillac Station - official site

Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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2011 STM System Map

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