Terminus Centre-Ville

Terminus Centre-Ville
Boarding area of Terminus Centre-Ville
General information
Location1000 Rue De La Gauchetière Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
OwnerARTM
Bus stands21
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
Cycle facilities
Forbidden[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[2]
Passengers
2016[3]12,420,500
Location

Terminus Centre-Ville (TCV; lit. 'City Centre Terminus') is an ARTM bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is multimodal with the Bonaventure Metro station and Lucien-L'Allier Metro station on the Orange Line, and the Central Station in the city's downtown core.[1] The terminus has 21 gates in three platforms: North, Centre and South.

History

Buses lines from the South Shore would start and end at De La Gauchetière Street in front of Place Bonaventure since at least 1974.[4] Studies in the 1980’s recommended a more permanent terminus in the same area, while the Montreal Urban Community preferred that buses from Champlain Bridge stop at LaSalle metro station. Finally, in November 1985, the Société de transport de la rive-sud de Montréal (SRTSM) inaugurated an open-air bus terminal using an old parking lot, on the same block where today’s terminus stands.[5][6]

In March 1989 the terminus was moved down temporarily to the block between St-Antoine and Viger, Busby and University streets, to allow construction of 1000 De La Gauchetière and the new terminus beneath it.[7] The current terminus was inaugurated on May 12, 1992, with STRSM and CIT bus lines all moved by June.[8]

Certain bus stops were moved to neighbouring streets in August 2009 due to lack of capacity within the terminus.[9] In 2014, as projects for rebuilding the Turcot Interchange and Champlain Bridge loomed, government agencies identified the need to increase bus capacity downtown.[10] To accommodate more buses than what the Terminus Centre-Ville could handle, the Agence métropolitain de transport opened a temporary outdoor bus terminal with 6 platforms one block south-east of TCV, Terminus Mansfield, on November 18, 2016.[11]

After the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) started service on July 31, 2023, a non-compete clause meant most Réseau de transport de Longueuil and Exo bus services to the South Shore were rerouted to Panama and Brossard stations.[12][13] Terminus Mansfield was closed and remaining bus lines were moved back into TCV.[14] Today, only a few bus lines still serve the facility.

In September 2024, the City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu announced that its intercity routes would be redirected to Panama or Brossard stations upon the opening of the second phase of REM network at the end of 2025, citing cost savings and reduced travel times compared to a downtown Montreal terminus. Concerns regarding the REM’s reliability in winter conditions led to the postponement of the change until 30 April 2026.[15][16][17]

Station layout

Panoramic view of the Terminus Centre-ville's centre platform, prior to recent renovations. At the center is the staircase to the Bonaventure Metro station.

The terminus splits its gates, or doors, (portes) into three platforms (quais):[18]

  • North, with 12 gates (1 to 12), closed since August 2025
  • South, with 6 gates (13 to 18)
  • Centre, with 3 gates (19 to 21)

Markings on the floor help passengers line up to the correct gate.

South and Centre platforms are connected, with escalators, elevators and large waiting areas in the Centre platform. The Centre platform has escalators and elevators up to the ground floor of 1000 De La Gauchetière and down to Bonaventure metro station; the North platform had escalators and elevators up to the ground floor and is connected to the Underground City passages between Bonaventure station and Place Bonaventure.

Passengers enter the terminus from either Bonaventure station and the ground floor of 1000 De La Gauchetière. Buses enter through a large bay door on Mansfield Street and exit through de la Cathédrale Street, and two-way indoor lanes around the South and Centre platforms for buses to access the gates. Banksmen help bus drivers avoid collisions while pulling out of South and North gates; buses pull up alongside gates in the Centre platform.

Passengers are not allowed to enter through the bay doors or cross the bus lanes. Automatic doors at the gates prevent passengers from leaving the platforms without a bus present.

Connecting bus routes

Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No. Route Connects to Service times / notes Platform and gate
  5  Auteuil / mntée Saint-Hubert / Maisonneuve Amtrak Saint-Lambert Weekdays, early morning only (before REM service) Centre 19
  55  Victoria / Wellington via the Victoria Bridge Amtrak Saint-Lambert Weekdays, peak only Centre 19
  86  Samuel-de-Champlain / de Montarville / TCV Weekdays, peak only Centre 20
  287  Samuel-De Champlain / de Montarville / TCV Two AM departures towards Montreal only
Exo Sud-Ouest sector
No. Route Connects to Services times / notes Platform and gate
  28  Châteauguay - Montreal (Centre-ville) Terminus Châteauguay Weekdays, peak only Centre 21
  111  Haut-Saint-Laurent Terminus Châteauguay Weekdays, peak only goes to TCV, other services stop at Angrignon Centre 21

References

  1. 1 2 TCV Archived September 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Ridership from Rapport annuel 2016 (PDF). numerique.banq.qc.ca (Report). Montreal: Agence métropolitaine de transport. ISBN 978-2-550-75552-4.
  4. ↑ Charbonneau, Jean-Paul (1974-06-28). "Le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des chauffeurs de taxi" [Misfortune for some brings good fortune to taxi drivers]. La Presse (in French). Vol. 90, no. 153. p. A 3. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  5. ↑ Unknown (1985-11-24). "Nouveau terminus de la STRSM" [New terminus of the STRSM]. La Presse (in French). Vol. 102, no. 36. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  6. ↑ Bellemare, Pierre (1985-02-01). "La CTRSM devra déménager" [The CTRSM has to move]. La Presse (in French). p. C 12. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  7. ↑ Unknown (1989-03-21). "La STRSM relocalise son terminus du centre-ville" [The STRSM moves its downtown terminus]. Le courrier du sud (in French). Vol. 41, no. 50. p. A 14. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  8. ↑ Nadeau, Robert (1992-05-17). "«Le nouveau terminus du Centre-ville doit être le prélude à de nouveaux projets» - Hugues Aubertin". Le courrier du sud (in French). Vol. 46, no. 9. Longueuil. p. A4. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  9. ↑ Bisson, Bruno (2008-09-08). "Le terminus Centre‑Ville devenu trop petit" [Terminus Centre-Ville has become too small]. La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  10. ↑ Normandin, Pierre-André (2014-06-09). "Une gare temporaire au centre-ville" [A temporary station downtown]. La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  11. ↑ "Nouveau terminus d'autobus au centre-ville de Montréal" [New bus terminus in downtown Montreal]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French). 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  12. ↑ Haines, Brayden Jagger (2023-07-21). "New REM light rail network means major changes for Montreal's South Shore commuters". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  13. ↑ Lapierre, Matthew; Daldalian, Matthew (2024-12-21). "Montreal's REM shuts down again, as service suspended for evening rush hour". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  14. ↑ "Fermeture définitive du terminus Mansfield" [Definitive closure of Terminus Mansfield]. exo (in French). 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  15. ↑ Ouellette-Vézina, Henri (11 September 2024). "Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu reporte sa connexion au REM" [Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu postpones its REM connection] (in French). La Presse. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Ouellette-Vézina, Henri (16 July 2025). "Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu se connectera au REM dès juillet 2025" [Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to connect to the REM starting in July 2025] (in French). La Presse. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Nouvelle connexion au REM" [New connection to the REM] (in French). Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Terminus Centre-ville" (PDF). exo. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

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