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{{Short description|Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = {{rint|montreal|metro|1}}  {{rint|montreal|metro|2}}  {{rint|montreal|metro|4}} Berri-UQAM
| type               = 
| style              = Montreal Metro
| image              = Berri-UQAM green line platforms.jpg
| image_caption      = Green line platforms seen from Orange line level
| address            = 1500 Rue Berri, Montréal, QC H2L 2C4
| country            = Canada
| coordinates        = {{Coord|45|30|55|N|73|33|40|W|type:railwaystation_region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| elevation          = 
| line               = {{rint|montreal|metro|1}} [[Green Line (Montreal Metro)|Green Line ]]<br />{{rint|montreal|metro|2}} [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]]<br />{{rint|montreal|metro|4}} [[Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)|Yellow Line]]
| other              = {{Rail color box|system=Exo|line=STM}}{{legend|#D2691E|[[Gare d'autocars de Montréal]]}}
| structure          = 
| platform           = 6 side platforms
| depth              = {{convert|16.8|m|ftin|abbr=off}} (Green)<br />{{convert|10.7|m|ftin|abbr=off}} (Orange)<br />{{convert|27.4|m|ftin|abbr=off}} (Yellow), 2nd deepest
| levels             = 6
| tracks             = 6
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
| baggage_check      = 
| opened             = 14 October 1966
| architect          = Longpré et Marchand<br />Gaétan Pelletier (kiosk built in 1999)
| closed             = 
| rebuilt            = 
| electrified        = 
| accessible         = Yes (Orange and Green lines only; planned for the Yellow Line)
| code               = 
| owned              = 
| operator           = [[Société de transport de Montréal]]
| zone               = [[Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority|ARTM]]: A<ref>{{cite web |title=Fare Zones |url=https://www.artm.quebec/en/fare-zones/ |website=[[Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority]] |access-date=1 July 2022 |date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
| status             = 
| former             = Berri-de-Montigny (1966–1988)
| passengers         = {{formatnum:{{Montreal Metro ridership|Berri-UQAM}}}}
| pass_year          = {{Montreal Metro ridership|year}}
| pass_percent       = {{Montreal Metro ridership/percent|Berri-UQAM}}
| pass_rank          = {{Montreal Metro rank|Berri–UQAM station}}
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| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Montreal Metro
|line1=1|left1=Saint-Laurent|right1=Beaudry
|line2=2|left2=Champ-de-Mars|right2=Sherbrooke
|line3=4|right3=Jean-Drapeau
}}
| mapframe           = yes
| mapframe-coordinates = 45°30'52.67" N -73°33'35.82" W
| web                = 
}}
'''Berri–UQAM station''' is a [[Montreal Metro]] station in the borough of [[Ville-Marie (Montreal)|Ville-Marie]], in [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m11.htm|title=Berri-UQAM|work=Société de transport de Montréal}}</ref> 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 Line (Montreal Metro)|Green]], [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange]], and [[Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)|Yellow]] lines. It is located in the [[Quartier Latin, Montreal|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==
[[File:Plaque commemorative, station Berri-UQAM.JPG|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.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Berri-UQAM |url=https://www.stm.info/en/info/networks/metro/berri-uqam |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en |quote=The name of the station was Berri-De Montigny from 1966 to 1987.}}</ref> 

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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inauguration du métro de Montréal. Inauguration de la première rame du métro à la Canadian Vickers |url=https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=27888&type=pge |access-date=20 June 2003 |website=Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec}}</ref> 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 [[Ile Sainte-Helene|Île Sainte-Hélène]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Société- |title=Au printemps 1967, on inaugurait la nouvelle ligne jaune du métro de Montréal |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1872346/inauguration-ligne-jaune-metro-longueuil-montreal-archives |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref> 

In 1988, the station was renamed '''Berri–UQAM''' after the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] located adjacent to the station.<ref name=":02" /> On September 2, 2001, a canister of [[tear gas]] was set off inside the station, forcing the evacuation of the 300 passengers inside.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2001 |title=Montréal, le 6 septembre 2001 ; Le directeur général de la STCUM, M. Jacques Fortin, a fait le point cet après-midi sur l;inci |url=https://www.stm.info/fr/presse/communiques/2001/montreal--le-6-septembre-2001--------le-directeur-general-de-la-stcum--m.-jacques-fortin--a-fait-le-point-cet-apres-midi-sur------l-inci |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=fr}}</ref>

=== Station refurbishment ===
In 2007, STM began planning to refurbish the station, after learning that the waterproofing of the station had been compromised.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2022 |title=Project Berri-UQAM Séance d’information |url=https://stm.info/sites/default/files/media/Travaux/Berri-UQAM/2022/berri-uqam_seanceinfo_3fevrier2022_siteweb.pdf |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=fr |quote=Un diagnostic de la station a été réalisé en 2007. On observe une défaillance généralisée de la membrane d’étanchéité. lle doit être remplacée afin d’éviter des dommages difficilement réparables aux infrastructures et des perturbations importantes à l’exploitation du métro}}</ref> 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.<ref name="berri-overview">{{Cite web |author=Société de transport de Montréal |author-link=Société de transport de Montréal |title=Work underway at Berri-UQAM station |url=http://stm.info/en/info/service-updates/stm-works/berri-uqam#id_quatrieme |access-date=October 15, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="berri-overview" /> 

The renovation and upgrade works were planned for completion in 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2022 |title=Project Berri-UQAM Séance d’information |url=https://stm.info/sites/default/files/media/Travaux/Berri-UQAM/2022/berri-uqam_seanceinfo_3fevrier2022_siteweb.pdf |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=fr}}</ref> however media reported in April 2024 that the work was significantly behind schedule.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Saint-Louis |first=René |date=2 April 2024 |title=Un important retard dans les travaux à Berri-UQAM |trans-title=A significant delay in the work at Berri-UQAM |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2061673/station-metro-berri-uqam-chantier-toit-retard |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=Radio-Canada |language=fr |quote=La période de fin n'est pas établie encore, mais les dates tournent autour de 2027 à 2029. |trans-quote=The end period is not established yet, but the dates are around 2027 to 2029.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-14 |title=Massive construction project near Berri-UQAM due to last into the summer |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/massive-construction-project-near-berri-uqam-due-to-last-into-the-summer-1.6846681 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=CTV News Montreal |language=en}}</ref> Estimated completion of the waterproofing works is now "around 2027 to 2029".<ref name=":3" /> 

==== Accessibility ====
Alongside the renovation work, the station has been made partially [[accessibility|accessible]] through the addition of [[elevators]]. In September 2009, two elevators connect the Orange Line platforms to the mezzanine,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=14 September 2009 |title=Métro Montréal - Les ascenseurs des stations Lionel-Groulx et Berri-UQAM maintenant en service |url=http://www.journalmetro.com/linfo/article/310223--les-ascenseurs-des-stations-lionel-groulx-et-berri-uqam-maintenant-en-service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727075321/http://www.journalmetro.com/linfo/article/310223--les-ascenseurs-des-stations-lionel-groulx-et-berri-uqam-maintenant-en-service |archive-date=2011-07-27 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Journal Metro}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Berri-UQAM station : Elevators connecting the green line in operation |url=https://www.stm.info/en/press/news/2020/berri-uqam-station---elevators-connecting-the-green-line-in-operation |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, construction to provide elevators to the Yellow Line is underway, despite the technical challenge of excavating and building new elevators {{Convert|28|m|ft}} below street level.<ref name="berri-overview" /> 

Upon completion of the works, the station will have seven elevators allowing step-free access to all three lines, as well as to the street.<ref name="berri-overview" />

==Overview==
[[File:Berri UQAM Metro station3.jpg|thumb|left|Green Line platform]]
[[File:Berri-UQAM YellowLine.jpg|thumb|left|Yellow Line platform]]
Designed by Longpré and Marchand, the station serves three lines: the [[Green Line (Montreal Metro)|Green]], [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange]], and [[Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)|Yellow]] Lines.

The main part of the station is a cruciform [[Tunnel#Cut-and-cover|cut and cover]] volume built underneath the intersection of rue Berri and [[De Maisonneuve Boulevard|boulevard de Maisonneuve]]; the volume is so large that the station's design had to include massive pillars to support the street.

This central volume contains three levels. The upper level contains the rectangular [[Mezzanine (architecture)|mezzanine]] at its centre, with [[turnstile|fare gates]] on all four sides; the arms extend out to the station's entrances, with two more entrances at the crossing, and are also lined with shops and services. [[Stairway|Staircases]] lead from the mezzanine to the landings on either side of the Orange Line. These landings provide views of the great volumes over the Green Line platforms below.

From the Green Line level, [[escalators]] and [[hallways]] connect the rest of the station to the Yellow Line terminus, built in a [[tunnel]] a block away under [[Saint Denis Street|rue Saint-Denis]], around {{Convert|28|m|ft}} below the surface. Limited space in the Yellow Line tail tracks cause trains to reverse both in the tail tracks and in the foretracks when they leave the station.

All three lines have [[side platforms]]. The station was the first to be equipped with the MétroVision information screens, which displays news, commercials, and the time until the next train arrives.

The mezzanine can be accessed from the street via elevators in the [[Grande Bibliothèque du Québec]] and [[Université du Québec à Montréal|UQAM]]'s Pavillon Judith-Jasmin; but those buildings are closed during some of the Metro's operating hours. However, there is an elevator in the Saint-Denis exit, which opened in June 2010 and is open throughout the operating hours.

The station has 5 entrances:<ref name=":0" />

* Entrance A: 1500 [[Berri Street|Rue Berri]]
* Entrance B: 505 [[Saint Catherine Street|Rue Sainte-Catherine Est]]
* Entrance C: 850 [[De Maisonneuve Boulevard|Boulevard de Maisonneuve Est]]
* Entrance D: 1470 [[Saint Denis Street|Rue Saint-Denis]] {{access icon}}
* 1621 Rue Berri (no letter assigned)

== Station layout ==
{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" width="50" valign="top" |'''G'''
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" width="80" valign="top" |Street Level
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |Entrance/exit<br />{{small|(Elevators at boul. de Maisonneuve, at intersection of rue Berri and rue Sainte-Catherine, and at rue Saint-Denis)}}
|-
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |'''B1'''
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |Upper mezzanine
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray"|Faregates, ticket machines, station agent, <br />Elevators to Green and Orange Line platforms<br />{{small|(Note: Yellow Line platforms are not accessible)}}
|-
| rowspan="4" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray" width="50" valign="top" |'''B2'''<br />Orange Line platforms
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center" |{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}} {{access icon}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |'''Eastbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |← {{rint|Montreal|Metro|2}} [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]] to {{stn|Montmorency||Montreal Metro}} {{small|({{stn|Sherbrooke}})}}
|-
|'''Westbound'''
|{{0|→}} {{rint|Montreal|Metro|2}} [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]] to {{stn|Côte-Vertu}} {{small|({{stn|Champ-de-Mars||Montreal Metro}})}} →
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center" |{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}} {{access icon}}
|-
| rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" width="50" valign="top" |'''B3'''<br />Green Line platforms
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center" |{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}} {{access icon}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |'''Westbound '''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |← {{rint|Montreal|Metro|1}} [[Green Line (Montreal Metro)|Green Line]] to [[Angrignon station|Angrignon]] {{small|([[Saint-Laurent station|Saint-Laurent]])}}
|-
|'''Eastbound'''
|{{0|→}} {{rint|Montreal|Metro|1}} [[Green Line (Montreal Metro)|Green Line]] to {{stn|Honoré-Beaugrand}} {{small|({{stn|Beaudry}})}} →
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center" |{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}} {{access icon}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |'''B4'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |Transfer mezzanine
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |Interchange corridor between Green Line and Yellow Line platforms
|-
| rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |'''B5'''<br />Yellow Line platforms
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center" |{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |'''Terminus'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |← {{rint|Montreal|Metro|4}} [[Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)|Yellow Line]] terminus platform
|-
|'''Eastbound'''
|{{0|→}} {{rint|Montreal|Metro|4}} [[Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)|Yellow Line]] to {{stn|Longueuil}} {{small|({{stn|Jean-Drapeau}})}} →
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center" |{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|}

== Architecture and art ==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}
[[File:Berri-UQAM Metro station2.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright=0.9|The ''Hommage aux fondateurs de la ville de Montréal'' mural]]
The station has a total of four independent exits: three integrated into buildings (the Berri, Saint-Denis, and [[Place Dupuis]] exits) and one free-standing kiosk (the Sainte-Catherine exit). The station also contains several [[Underground city, Montreal|underground city]] connections, listed below. 

The 1967 station was designed by Longpré et Marchand, with a 1999 free-standing kiosk entrance designed by architect Gaétan Pelletier.

=== Artwork ===
The work of five artists is exhibited in this station. The largest work is a stained-glass mural by [[Pierre Gaboriau]] and [[Osterrath|Pierre Osterrath]] entitled ''Hommage aux fondateurs de la ville de Montréal'' (homage to the founders of the city of Montreal). A gift of the Union régionale de Montréal des [[caisses populaires Desjardins]] and installed in 1969, it depicts [[Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière]], [[Jeanne Mance]], and [[Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve|Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve]]. It is located over the eastern portal of the Green Line tunnel.

Three paintings by {{Ill|Robert LaPalme|lt=Robert LaPalme|fr}} are located over the main staircase leading to the Yellow Line terminus. Originally located at the entrance to [[Expo 67]], they represent three themes of the Expo: science, recreation, and culture.[[File:Emilie Gamelin.JPG|thumb|right|upright=0.5|''[[Émilie Gamelin|Mère Émilie Gamelin]]'' by [[Raoul Hunter]]]]A plaque by LaPalme and [[Georges Lauda]], commemorating the inauguration of the Metro, is located at the centre of the mezzanine. It is enclosed in a black circular bench, a popular meeting site, referred to as ''la rondelle'' (the hockey puck) or ''la pilule'' (the pill) or "le banc des fous" (the crazy bench).
In the newer Sainte-Catherine entrance pavilion, a statue of Mother [[Émilie Gamelin]] by [[Raoul Hunter]], commemorating [[Place Émilie-Gamelin]] (also called Berri Square) in which the entrance is located. The statue is owned by the City of Montreal.

The most recent art piece put in place inside the station is the Wall of Peace on the concourse level of the Yellow Line. It consists of coloured metal plates bearing the word "peace" in multiple languages.

==Origin of the name==
Berri–UQAM is named for both Berri Street, so called since 1663, and for the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]]. The university has taken to using UQAM as its abbreviation, which it displays as UQÀM (with a [[grave accent]] over the ''A'' as its logo; the station retains the UQAM form).{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Until 1988, the station was named '''Berri–De Montigny''';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berri-UQAM |url=https://www.stm.info/en/info/networks/metro/berri-uqam |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en |quote=The name of the station was Berri-De Montigny from 1966 to 1987.}}</ref> rue de Montigny is the former name of boulevard de Maisonneuve in this area. Small stubs of de Montigny street still survive in Downtown Montreal between [[Saint Laurent Boulevard]] and [[Saint Urbain Street]] and in the [[Montréal-Est]] suburb.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

== Connections ==
The station is served by several STM bus routes. [[Gare d'autocars de Montréal]], Montreal's main intercity bus terminal, is located close to the station.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

=== Société de transport de Montréal ===
{| align=center class="wikitable"
! style="background: #{{rcr|Exo|STM}}; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="1"|[[Société de transport de Montréal|{{color|#FFFFFF|Société de transport de Montréal}}]]
|-
! Route
|-
| {{rint|montreal|bus}} 30 St-Denis/St-Hubert
|-
| {{rint|montreal|bus}} 50 Old Port/Old Montreal
|-
| {{rint|montreal|bus|night}} 361 Saint-Denis
|-
| {{rint|montreal|bus|express}} 427 Express Saint-Joseph
|-
| {{rint|montreal|bus|shuttle}} 747 {{air icon}} YUL Airport/Downtown
|}

==Nearby points of interest==

===Connected via the underground city ===
*[[Université du Québec à Montréal]]
* [[Gare d'autocars de Montréal]]
*[[Grande Bibliothèque]]

===Other===
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
*[[Quartier Latin (Montreal)|Quartier Latin]]
*[[Cégep du Vieux Montréal]]
*[[Hôpital Saint-Luc du CHUM]]
{{Col-break}}
*[[Cinémathèque québécoise]]
*[[National Film Board of Canada]]
*[[Place Émilie-Gamelin]] ("Berri Square")
{{Col-break}}
*[[Théâtre Saint-Denis]]
*Cinéma du Quartier-Latin
*[[Service Canada]]
* [[Métropolis (concert hall)|Métropolis]]
{{Col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Berri-UQAM (Montreal Metro)}}
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m11.htm Société de transport de Montréal] - official web page of the station
* [http://mtlmap.com/index.php?mapcategory=metro&locationid=11 Berri-UQAM metro station geo location]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/berri/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111215172111/http://www.stm.info/english/info/reseau2011.pdf 2011 STM System Map]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120324194736/http://www.stm.info/english/info/centre-ville2011.pdf 2011 Downtown System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]

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