ORIGIN OF THE NAME
Verdun borough office Rue Verdun; borough of Verdun. The name Verdun dates back to the 17th century. This area, which had previously been called by various names such as Côte-des-Argoulets, Côte-du-Sault-Saint-Louis, Pointe-Saint-Louis, Fief or Côte-de-Verdun and Côte-de-la-Rivière-Saint-Pierre, was granted on 26 December 1671 by the Seminary in fief to Zacharie Dupuis, governor of the island. A native of Saverdun in the south of France, the major named his concession Fief-de-Verdun in memory of his birthplace.

This concession, which he willed to the nuns of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, gave rise to the city of Verdun, now a borough of the city of Montreal.

 PLATFORM DEPTH
21,9 m deep
(12th deepest station)
 TRAFFIC
1 487 901 entrances in 2006
(50th busiest station)

 INTERSTATION DISTANCE
To Jolicoeur:
To De L'Église:
761,39 metres
563,86 metres

 TRIVIA

Architect's model
Architect's model of the Verdun Nord entrance
Architect's conception
Architect's conception of the platforms

Plaque
Plaque on the exterior of the skylight, commemorating the centennial of Verdun and the station's inauguration

Inauguration party
The station's inauguration party, 3 September 1978

The architect of this station, Jean-Maurice Dubé, a Verdunois, also designed the neighbouring École Lévis-Sauvé. The school had to be closed for a short time during the construction of the station when a minor cave-in disrupted its water supply.

The yellow fences on the wall above the escalators had to be added because people kept trying to avoid paying their fare by jumping from the escalator onto the changer's office and down the other side. At least one person was killed in a fall this way.

Images maquette.jpg, sketch.jpg, and inauguration.jpg courtesy of the STM archives. Thanks to Benoît Clairoux.