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Berri–UQAM station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [4] 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.
At the western end of the line, Berri–UQAM station is located 28 metres (92 ft) below rue Saint-Denis, below the level of the Green and Orange lines. Departing Berri–UQAM, the line heads southeast, with downward gradients of 6% taking the line south under Old Montreal and the Old Port of Montreal.
The access building is within the Viau station building; facilities are visible from trains going west of the station. Berri–UQAM link is connecting Lines 1 and 4 south of Berri–UQAM station. Snowdon link and tail is an interchange track between Lines 2 and 5 south/west of Snowdon station used for the storage of maintenance of way equipment ...
The first stations, found on the section between Atwater and Papineau, opened on October 14, 1966. [5] Several smaller sections were delayed by several months. On December 19, 1966, the line was further extended from Papineau to Frontenac, and two days later came the stopover Beaudry between Berri-UQAM and Papineau.
The central segment interconnects the following seven Metro stations via indoor walkway. As the Berri-UQAM station, which allows transfers between the Green, Orange and Yellow lines, is two Metro stops from the closest station in this segment, in many cases it is quicker to walk than to take the Metro. The lists of connected facilities which ...
In the 2010s and 2020s, older stations were retrofitted to be made accessible, with the installation of elevators. [12] As of 2024, 16 of the 31 Orange Line stations are accessible, including all four interchange stations at Berri-UQAM, Lionel-Groulx, Jean-Talon and Snowdon. [13]
mezzanine de la station de métro Berri-UQAM, Montréal « Ce disque de bronze souligne la continuité entre le premier système de transport en commun à Montréal en 1861 (les tramways à traction hippomobile) et le métro, ouvert le 14 octobre 1966. Il fut dévoilé lors des cérémonies d'ouverture du métro. » – metrodemontreal.com
The station was the first transfer station after Berri-UQAM opened in the original network. In 2009, it became the first existing station, after elevators were added, to be retrofitted to be fully wheelchair-accessible. [5] Berri-UQAM station had elevators added at the same time but only between the mezzanine and the Orange Line platforms. [5]