Vendôme (Montreal Metro)

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.

The metro station is a normal side-platform station with an entrance at either end. The large entrance is located in a bus loop; the structure sits directly above the platforms and includes and surrounds the sunken mezzanine. It is the networks's deepest station without escalators or moving sidewalks.

The station is intermodal with the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT)'s commuter train lines; the mezzanine is connected by a tunnel to Gare Vendôme, a station on the Montreal/Dorion-Rigaud, Montreal/Blainville, and Montreal/Delson lines.

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 descendent Alphonse Décarie, on whose land Vendôme and Villa-Maria metro stations were built.

Origin of the name

Connecting Bus Routes

Regular Routes