Considering that Gare Centrale is Montréal's main downtown train station, they should do something…read moreto make it less depressing like improved lighting and spotlights on the wonderful period Charles Comfort murals that pay homage to the history of rail transportation in Canada! While there is Les Halles with many places to eat, etc., the dark, cavernous feel overall appears that they were inspired by New York's 1968 (not today's) Penn Station! Hey, VIA Rail Canada or whoever runs this place, don't you want people to take trains?!

Our tour group was staying at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel and walked down to the train…read morestation to await our train to Quebec City. There were plenty of dining options around and in the nearby food courts and underground passages. It was near Christmas and some costumed dancers were entertaining the passengers and giving out candy. We appreciated some of the classic-looking decor and what looked like a display with lyrics of the Canadian National Anthem. Overall, a good travel experience for us.

The Lucien-L'Allier metro station is a Montreal station in the borough of Ville-Marie. It is…read moreoperated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. The station, planned under the name "Aqueduc", is a normal side platform station, with a mezzanine on its eastern end; this is connected to the exit by an extremely deep open shaft. Passengers have to descend the greatest distance (three sets of escalators) to reach the platforms of any station in Montreal (only Charlevoix and Berri-UQAM have deeper platforms, but those stations also have additional platforms that are shallower.) This station is named for Lucien L'Allier Street, whose name was changed from rue de l'Aqueduc in order to commemorate Lucien L'Allier, chief engineer for the initial network of the Metro, as well as for the construction of Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island for Expo 67. He had died while the station was under construction. A plaque in the station commemorates him. I have used this station many times and be ready for an uphill walk towards Rene Levesque !!!!

Guy-Concordia station is a Montreal Metro station located in the borough of Ville-Marie in…read moreMontreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It also serves the Green Line. The station was opened on October 14, 1966. It has consistently been one of the network's busiest stations. Hubby and I wanted to take a tour to Underground City. We purchased Opus Card for two rides but was only able to redeem one ride. Hubby spoke to the ticket booth agent who explained how it works. He also gave him a free pass to get on the train. We only had to utilize our card and pay when we were returning back to our hotel. We had such a grand time riding the train and experiencing Montreal. It was quite interesting trying to make sense of what and where we were going. Albeit this is a predominantly French speaking area we were able to make our way around just fine.

The Guy-Concordia station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie. It is operated…read moreby the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It has consistently been one of the network's busiest stations, ranking 5th from 2000 to 2001, 4th from 2002 to 2007, 3rd since 2008, and 2nd since 2021. The eastern access contains shops and services, and an underground city connection to five Concordia University buildings: EV, MB, GM, LB and H buildings. There are several shops and services on the mezzanine (where the ticket booth and the turnstiles are located) of the Guy-exit side of the station, including a Tim Hortons, a Chinese restaurant (Monsieur Gao), a "Belle Pizza", an Asian pastry shop (Cocobun), a hair salon, a cyber cafe, shoe store and another small cafe. The station platforms feature the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the amount of time left until the next train arrives. This was the third station after Berri-UQAM and McGill to have the screens installed. As the building above the Guy entrance was constructed at the same time as the underlying Metro station, Guy-Concordia also became the first station to have several stories of commercial spaces above it. The station was originally called Guy after the street where it is located: Guy Street, which, in turn, takes its name from Étienne Guy who represented Montreal in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and was the owned of the land through which the street runs. On January 1, 1988, it was renamed Guy-Concordia to reflect the fact that it serves the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University. As you step out of the station, many businesses, restaurants, shops, shopping centers abound. These serve the college kids but the locals and tourists alike. Busy area with lots of options for shopping.

We took a connection into Metro Snowdon on our way to St. Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal from Old…read moreMontreal. The Snowdon Station was quite modern, clean, and quiet. A very nice experience. We then easily transferred from the Orange line (Snowdon) to the Blue line and made it to Côte-Des-Neiges, the closest station to the Oratory.

This is a busy metro station since it is the preferred stop for many people that go to Chinatown,…read morethe Old town of Montreal or any of the events going on at the Convention Center. There are several fast food restaurants right outside one of the exits of this metro station that serve, not only the metro users but many of the people that are doing business or are visiting the convention center.

We found this station to be very easily accessible to our hotel in old Montreal. The station is a…read morepart of the Palau's des congrès de Montréal and has lots of shops that open up by 10 AM. The metro station is actually very clean, quiet, yet quite busy and active in the morning. I wish we had started taking the Metro earlier in our trip as we would've made this the go-to form of transportation as it was quite cheap compared to what you would pay in America. Instead of getting a one-day or three-day unlimited pass, we decided to get direct one time route passes at $3.25 Canadian per pass. The trains get you to your destinations fast and the whole experience is great. The trains are quite modern, new, and clean. We found that the stations were very quiet and the ridership very courteous, polite and friendly (versus what you experience in America).

Every time I go to Montreal, I park the car and I walk or take the metro everywhere…read more The metro offers many options like single ticket, ticket for evenings, ticket for weekends, ticket for a whole week, for three days, for a month, etc. This allows for customers to be able to maximize the savings based on their expected needs. Excellent fare system and excellent trains....they are clean, on time and they run very frequently. A great way to explore the city.

didn't get any help with a booth stc employee. I asked him about my expiry on my card …read more I spoke to him in English and he spoke back to my in French . he had this look like he doesn't care to help you. big attitude

Ok so I basically lived here for a while as a teenager commuting every day from the West Island in…read moreto downtown. The train station here (as opposed to the metro) is so lovely and nostalgic and super affordable and useful and efficient and green and great. There's not a lot of warm indoor space to wait if you're waiting for the train, you mostly sit in these covered boxes that are open in the front to the wind and weather, or you line the stairs and get blown over by the crazy wind tunnel that happens when you open the doors. Getting off the train and onto the metro is smooth and then you can sit on these tiny strange uncomfortable seats in perfect 60s colours and head off on the orange line. This is also the stop to jump on the 105 bus that'll take you all the way through NDG along Sherbrooke street, which is a fun ride full of delicious food and great local businesses so if you're looking for a weird, low key MTL adventure, you could do worse!!

Vendome is a very convenient commuter station. It connects the metro(subway) the commuter train all…read moreunder one roof. It also has a practical connection to the brand new, and state of the art Royal Victoria hospital. Parking, and indications are not as convenient or clear.

The Bonaventure metro station is at the center of everything. It connects to the Bell Center, all…read morethe underground city, the Old Montreal area, the trains (and future REM), the south shore buses, other metro stations, and most cities major buildings. The good: The fact that it connects to everything is a MAJOR upside. Lots of space on main floor. Constant security officers. Maps and directions everywhere. The bad: Can get busy and crowded sometimes. Has a lot of homeless people hanging/sleeping there. You can easily get lost and go out the wrong exit. I love Bonaventure. When you know where to get out, and where to go, it is a time saver.

It's a just below street level mall; if you look at the architecture around you, you can only…read moreimagine what it must've been like to live there 150 years ago. Majestic columns, fountains, and amazing stonework. There are assorted stores and places to get something to eat. There's also a Foreign exchange and several banks. It's like an underground city but, with air conditioning. There are areas where you can sit and people watch or just relax for a little while .

I use this metro station when I go to one of my favorite bakeries in downtown as well as when I…read morewant to go to the Square Victoria park, just to chill or read. There are a lot of entrances so you can pick whereabouts you want to be close to...office towers, parks, restaurants, etc. Here you can find an attendant to help you with your ticket purchase or you can use any of the automated machines.

This is the most important metro station in Montreal. It is here where all three main lines…read moreconnect (Green, Orange and Yellow). It is located just outside the Gay Village and not far from the Quartier de Spectacles and the Old town. There are a few stores right outside the entry gates for those wanting to get a snack, some hot prepared food or some pastries.

Berri-UQAM station is the biggest and most busiest metro station. It connects with all the other…read morelines. There are several exits that lead to UQAM (University), library, bus terminus or streets. I strongly suggest to wash your hands and your phone after walking through there. There could be times that the escalator doesn't work which could be tough for people who can't walk up or down the stairs. It's usually clean in terms of not much litter on the ground. There are janitors always around. As well, this station doesn't smell unless it's the elevators to the ground exit. It could smell like marijuana or urine. A plus is it one of the stations that starts the earliest and go sober the latest. It's great of you don't want to take a taxi or Uber . You will see homeless people inside asking for money but they aren't disruptive. They also may be sleeping, drinking or smoking.