Berri-UQAM (Montreal Metro)

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Station Information
Borough Ville-Marie
City Montréal
Inaugurated 1 April 1967
Line Green Line
Orange Line
Yellow Line
Architect Longpré & Marchand
Gaétan Pelletier
Artist Pierre Gaboriau & Pierre Osterrath
Robert LaPalme
Georges Lauda
Raoul Hunter
Cécile Dion
Platform Depth 16.8 metres (Green Line)
10.7 metres (Orange Line)
27.4 metres (Yellow Line)
Rank 2nd deepest
Traffic 12,508,687 entrances in 2009
Rank Busiest (not counting transfers)
Interstation Distance Green Line
336.8 metres to Saint-Laurent
378.36 mtres to Beaudry
Orange Line
720.50 metres to Champ-de-Mars
579.10 metres to Sherbrooke
Yellow Line
2362.10 metres to Jean-Drapeau
Address of Entrances 1470 rue Saint-Denis
1500 rue Berri
1635 rue Berri
850 boul. de Maisonneuve
505 rue Sainte-Catherine est
Nearby Main Intersections rue Saint-Demis / boul de Maisonneuve
rue Berri / boul. de Maisonneuve
boul. de Maisonneuve / rue Saint-Chrisophe
rue Sainte-Catherine / rue Berri

Berri-UQAM is the central station of the Montreal Metro system. The station serves as a transfer point between the green, orange and yellow lines. The orange line platform of the station is accessible to wheelchair users.

History

Berri-UQAM was named for both Berri street, which was named for the former landowner Simon Després dit Le Berry and the Université de Quebec à Montréal (UQAM).

Berri-UQAM was originally name Berri-De-Montigny, mainly because of the corner where the station was located, Berri and De Montigny. De Montigny was the former name of De Maisonneuve Street.

Location

Berri-UQAM station is located in the borough of Ville-Marie in the Quartier Latin on the corner of boulevard De Maisonneuve and rue Berri. Many adjacent buildings including the Bibliothèque et Acchives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and certain pavillons of UQAM are accessible directly from the main concourse of the station.

Thumbnail Name Address
St-Denis 1470, rue St-Denis
Berri 1500, rue Berri
Gare d'autocars de Montréal 1621, rue Berri
Place Dupuis 850, boul. de Maisonneuve Est
Ste-Catherine 505, rue Ste-Catherine Est

Train Schedule

Towards Angrignon Towards Honoré-Beaugrand
First Last First Last
Weekdays 5:44 0:52 5:50 0:59
Saturday 5:44 1:22 5:50 1:29
Sunday 5:44 0:52 5:50 0:59
Towards Montmorency Towards Côte-Vertu
First Last First Last
Weekdays 5:54 0:58 5:44 0:58
Saturday 5:54 1:28 5:44 1:28
Sunday 5:54 0:58 5:44 0:58
Towards Longueuil
First Last
Weekdays 5:30 1:00
Saturday 5:30 1:30
Sunday 5:30 1:00

Connecting bus routes

# Route name Route type
15 Sainte-Catherine The Commuter
Le Classique
30 Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert The Commuter
Le Classique
358 Sainte-Catherine The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
361 Saint-Denis The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
427 Express St-Joseph The Sprinter
Le Pressé
715 Vieux-Montréal / Vieux-Port The Sightseer
Le Sorteux
747 Aeroport P-E Trudeau/Centre-Ville The Sightseer
Le Sorteux

Nearby attractions

  • STM Customer Service Centre
  • CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal
  • Cinéma Quartier Latin
  • Cinémathèque Québécoise
  • CinéRobothèque (ONF/NFB)
  • Grande Bibliothèque du Québec
  • Hôpital St-Luc - CHUM
  • Quartier Latin
  • Place Dupuis
  • Place Émilie-Gamelin
  • Rue Saint-Denis
  • Gare d'autocars de Montréal
  • Théâtre St-Denis
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Area Map

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References


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