Berri–UQAM station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the system's central station. This station is served by the Green, Orange, and Yellow lines. It is located in the Quartier Latin.

Berri–UQAM is the 2nd deepest station in the network, and also the busiest station in the network, transfers not included. If transfers were included, the 13 million passengers number would rise to about 35–40 million a year.

History

left|thumb|Bronze plaque commemorating the opening of the Montreal Metro in 1966

The station opened as Berri–De Montigny with the opening of the Metro on October 14, 1966, serving the Green and Orange lines.

The station was the site of the inauguration of the Metro by Mayor of Montreal Jean Drapeau, president of the Commission de transport de Montréal Lucien L'Allier and Archbishop of Montreal Paul-Émile Léger. A plaque commemorating the inauguration is located in the mezzanine. The Yellow Line entered service on April 28, 1967, serving the Expo 67 site on Île Sainte-Hélène.

In 1988, the station was renamed Berri–UQAM after the Université du Québec à Montréal located adjacent to the station.

Station refurbishment

In 2007, STM began planning to refurbish the station, after learning that the waterproofing of the station had been compromised. Construction began in 2010, with renovation of electrical, mechanical and structural components including waterproofing the underground roof and upgrades to fire protection and ventilation systems. The work also included improvements to lighting, refurbishment of staircases, new architectural facings including wall tiling and ceilings, rearranging of corridors to the Orange and Green line platforms, as well as refurbishment and renovation of the entrance buildings. however media reported in April 2024 that the work was significantly behind schedule. Estimated completion of the waterproofing works is now "around 2027 to 2029". with an elevator connecting the street to the mezzanine opening in 2010. In November 2020, work to make the Green Line platforms accessible was completed, with the opening of two additional elevators. , construction to provide elevators to the Yellow Line is underway, despite the technical challenge of excavating and building new elevators below street level.

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Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Gare d'autocars de Montréal
  • Grande Bibliothèque

Other

  • Quartier Latin
  • Cégep du Vieux Montréal
  • Hôpital Saint-Luc du CHUM
  • Cinémathèque québécoise
  • National Film Board of Canada
  • Place Émilie-Gamelin ("Berri Square")
  • Théâtre Saint-Denis
  • Cinéma du Quartier-Latin
  • Service Canada
  • Métropolis

References

  • Société de transport de Montréal - official web page of the station
  • Berri-UQAM metro station geo location
  • Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
  • 2011 STM System Map
  • 2011 Downtown System Map
  • Metro Map