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Terminus Centre-Ville

Coordinates: 45°29′53″N 73°33′58″W / 45.49806°N 73.56611°W / 45.49806; -73.56611
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Terminus Centre-Ville
Boarding area of Terminus Centre-Ville
General information
Location1000 Rue De La Gauchetière Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Owned byARTM
Bus stands21
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesForbidden[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[2]
Passengers
2016[3]12,420,500

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

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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.

Connecting bus routes

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Panoramic view of the Terminus Centre-Ville, prior to recent renovations. At the center is the staircase to the Bonaventure Metro station.
Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No. Route Connects to Service times / notes Platform and gate
  55  Victoria / Wellington via the Victoria Bridge Saint-Lambert Weekdays, peak only Centre 20
  86  Samuel-de-Champlain / de Montarville / TCV Weekdays, peak only Centre 20
  87  Marie-Victorin / du Fort-Saint-Louis / TCV Weekdays, peak only Centre 20
Exo Sud-Ouest sector
No. Route Connects to Services times / notes Platform and gate
  28  Châteauguay - Montreal (Centre-ville) Terminus icon Terminus Châteauguay Weekdays, peak only South 14
  111  Haut-Saint-Laurent Terminus icon Terminus Châteauguay Weekdays, peak only goes to TCV, other services stop at Angrignon South 14
Exo Laurentides sector
No. Route Connects to Services times / notes Platform and gate
  404  Express Deux-Montagnes - Centre-ville Deux-Montagnes Daily

Rail replacement service during REM construction

South 15
  498  Saint-Eustache - Sainte-Dorothée - Centre-ville
Weekdays only

Rail replacement service during REM construction

South 14
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu public transit
No. Route Connects to Services times / notes Platform and gate
96A Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Panama Daily South 17
96E Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Weekdays only South 18
96L Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Panama Daily South 17
96S Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Daily South 18
Réseau express métropolitain replacement shuttles
No. Route Connects to Services times / notes Platform and gate
REM shuttle bus service icon  721  Brossard-Du Quartier-Gare Centrale
During REM summer 2025 closure only North 12
REM shuttle bus service icon  722  Panama-Gare Centrale Panama During REM summer 2025 closure only Centre 21

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Le terminus Centre‑Ville devenu trop petit" [Terminus Centre-Ville has become too small]. La Presse (in French). 2008-09-08. 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.
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