Édouard-Montpetit station () 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 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 became operational on March 31, 2026, becoming the 31st accessible station in the network.
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. 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 below ground, making it the deepest station in Canada and the second deepest in North America after Portland's Washington Park station. For comparison, the Blue line is around below ground at this location. Five 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. Blasting to expand the Mont Royal tunnel to accommodate new platforms, passageways and utility rooms began in October 2018 and lasted around a year. The REM station opened on 17 November 2025.
Overview The metro station was designed by Patrice Gauthier. The design of the station was constrained by a ventilation shaft for the Mont Royal Tunnel, as well as an underground aqueduct. 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.
Origin of name During planning, the station was to be named Vincent-d'Indy, 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
No. Route Connects to Service times / notesÉdouard-Montpetit Daily Some rush hour services start and end at Snowdon metroWildertonWeekdays, peak onlyAvenue-Du-Mont-RoyalNight 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
External links Édouard-Montpetit station on STM website Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com 2011 STM System Map Metro Map