Streets 54 76% Neighbourhoods/Cities 4 6% Buildings/Institutions 9 13% Parks and Squares 5 7% Totals greater than total number of stations due to double names (Guy-Concordia, Berri-UQAM, Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke).

Their namesakes break down as follows:

Of 68 stations, only four have been named for women: a queen and three saints!

For more information on a station's name, please see the History section for that station's page.

Only a few stations' names have ever been changed substantially. These include Guy-Concordia (formerly Guy), Berri-UQAM (formerly Berri-de-Montigny), Jean-Drapeau (formerly Île-Sainte-Hélène), and Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke (formerly Longueuil). Several stations' names were changed were changed in the planning phase, including Édouard-Montpetit (originally Vincent-d'Indy) and Lucien-L'Allier (originally Aqueduc).

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W HO DESIGNED THE METRO STATIONS ? The metro stations were all designed by different architects, in order to provide an architecturally diverse metro network. Montreal, along with Moscow and Stockholm, pioneered this concept which was taken up by many later metro systems. The policy was put in place by the City of Montreal's urban planning director, Claude Robillard.

To find out about a particular station, please see that station's page's Architecture section.

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W HICH STATION IS BUSIEST ? Measured by how many people enter the system through its turnstiles, the busiest station is Berri-UQAM, with 12 053 754 trips beginning there in 2006 (transfers are excluded). Next in line are McGill, Henri-Bourassa, Guy-Concordia, and Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke.

Total Usage, 2006 Ber ri-U QAM

McGill

Longueuil–U.-de-Sherbrooke

Henri-Bourassa

Guy-Concordia

Bonaventure

Côte-Vertu

Atwater

Peel

Place-des-Arts

Vendôme

Jean- Talon

Honoré-Beaugrand

Place-d'Armes

Pie-IX

Angrignon

Mont-Royal Saint-Michel Lionel- Groulx

Laurier

Crémazie

Square-Victoria

Sherbrooke

Sauvé Plamondon

Côte-des-Neiges

Beaubien

Radisson

Snow don

Viau

Jarry

Villa-Maria

Joliette

Du Collège

Université-de-Montréal

Rosemont

Papineau

Langelier

Parc

De L'Église

Cadillac

Frontenac

Place-St-Henri

Fabre

Namur

Jolicoeur

Côte-Sainte-Catherine

Champ-de-Mars Charlevoix

Verdun

Saint-Laurent

De Castelnau

LaSalle

Lucien-L'Allier

Édouard-Montpetit

Jean-Drapeau

Outremont

Préfontaine

Monk

D'Iberville

Beaudry

Assomption

Acadie

Georges-Vanier De La Savane

Figures from 2006. Source: STM.

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W HAT ARE THE LONGEST AND SHORTEST DISTANCES BETWEEN STATIONS ? The longest tunnel distance between two stations is 2,5 km between Berri-UQAM and Jean-Drapeau. The longest distance under land is 2,1 km between Cartier and De La Concorde. On the Island of Montreal, the longest distance is 1,45 km between Place Saint-Henri and Vendôme. The shortest distances are: Peel—McGill (297 m); Saint-Laurent—Berri-UQAM (337 m); and McGill—Place-des-Arts (345 m).

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W HICH STATION IS THE DEEPEST ? The deepest station in the network is Charlevoix. It has stacked platforms, of which the lower (Honoré-Beaugrand) platform is 29,6 metres below ground level. However, its upper platform is 24,4 metres below ground level; both of Lucien-L'Allier's platforms are deeper than this, at 27,1 metres (as are the yellow line platforms at Berri-UQAM, at 27,4 metres).

The shallowest platforms are Angrignon and Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke, at 4,3 metres. (The landscaping at Angrignon is artificially sunken, so that the lawn comes down to platform level.)

Station Depth 64 Angrignon 4,3m 64 Longueuil–U.-de-Sherbrooke 4,3m 60 Jean-Drapeau 4,6m 60 Jolicoeur 4,6m 60 Place-d'Armes 4,6m 60 Viau 4,6m 59 Champ-de-Mars 5,2m 58 Université-de-Montréal 5,4m 57 Vendôme 6,1m 56 Atwater 7,6m 55 Saint-Laurent 9,1m 54 Honoré-Beaugrand 9,4m 53 LaSalle 9,8m 52 Pie-IX 10,1m — Jean-Talon (orange line) 10,4m 51 Sherbrooke 10,4m — Berri-UQAM (orange line) 10,7m 48 Laurier 10,7m 48 McGill 10,7m 48 Peel 10,7m 46 Place-des-Arts 11,6m 46 Rosemont 11,6m 45 De Castelnau 11,7m 42 Cadillac 12,2m 42 Jarry 12,2m 42 Préfontaine 12,2m 41 Beaubien 12,5m — Lionel-Gro ulx (upper) 12,5m 40 Fabre 13,0m 39 Mont-Royal 13,4m 38 Outremont 13,8m 37 Langelier 14,0m 36 Joliette 14,3m 35 Parc 15,1m 34 D'Iberville 15,6m 33 Saint-Michel 15,8m 32 Sauvé 15,9m 31 Square-Victoria 16,2m 30 Acadie 16,5m 29 Lionel-Gro ulx (lower) 16,5m 28 Édouard-Montpetit 16,6m — Berri-UQAM (green line) 16,8m 27 Crémazie 16,8m 26 Du Collège 17,1m 25 Radisson 17,4m 24 Côte-des-Neiges 17,6m 20 Côte-Sainte-Catherine 17,7m 20 Côte-Vertu 17,7m 20 Georges-Vanier 17,7m 20 Place-Saint-Henri 17,7m 18 Henri-Bourassa 18,3m 18 Monk 18,3m — Jean-Talon (Snowdon platform) 18,6m 16 Assomption 19,2m 16 Guy-Concordia 19,2m 15 De La Savane 19,4m — Snowdon (upper) 19,5m — De L'Église (H-Beaugrand platform) 19,8m 14 Villa-Maria 19,8m 13 Papineau 21,6m 12 Verdun 21,9m 11 Bonaventure 22,6m 10 Frontenac 23,2m 8 Jean-Talon (Saint-Michel platform) 23,8m 8 Plamondon 23,8m 7 Namur 24,1m — Charlevoix (Angrignon platform) 24,4m 6 Snowdon (lower) 24,6m 5 De L'Église (Angrignon platform) 25,6m 4 Beaudry 25,9m 3 Lucien-L'Allier 27,1m 2 Berri-UQAM (yellow line) 27,4m 1 Charlevoix (Honoré-Beaugrand platform) 29,6m Source: Benoît Clairoux, Le métro de Montréal: 35 ans déjà.Montreal: Hurtubise HMH, 2001

The deepest point in the network is on the yellow line, which reaches depths of 38 metres.

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W HAT ARTWORKS ARE FOUND IN THE METRO ? Many different artworks by important Montreal artists are found in the metro, one of the best-decorated in the world. They include stained-glass windows, murals, frescos, sculptures, and other media. A few stations notable for their artwork include Berri-UQAM, McGill, Place-des-Arts, Henri-Bourassa, Namur; a great many of the rest of the stations also have artworks. Artists who worked on the Montreal metro include such leading lights as Jean-Paul Mousseau and Marcelle Ferron, members of the important Quebecois art movement Les Automatistes.

Information on and photos of the artwork in each station can be found in oru section on art in the metro, and on the stations' architecture pages on this website.

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W HY IS IT SO HOT IN THE METRO IN WINTER ? W HY IS IT WINDY IN THE METRO ? Some Montrealers complain of the heat in the metro in winter. Actually, the metro is not artificially heated, except for ticket booths, some staff areas, and certain kiosks. Heat in the system is produced by the trains' movements, the body heat of passengers, and heat from adjoining buildings. Therefore, it is impossible to turn down the heat. Since the metro system is entirely enclosed, it is difficult for the heat to dissipate and for cold air to enter. Passengers probably also feel hotter in the winter because they are wearing warm clothes.

Likewise, the wind that occasionally makes it difficult to open station doors is produced by the air currents resulting from train movements. This situation was improved by the installation of pivoting doors at metro entrances during Réno-Métro 1999-2000.