McGill

Plan your trips around elevator accessibility across the network:

• Orange line: possible connection with the Blue line at Jean-Talon and Snowdon métro stations, and with the Green line at Berri-UQAM and Lionel-Groulx métro stations.
• Green line: possible connection with the Orange line at Berri-UQAM and Lionel-Groulx métro stations.
• Blue line: possible connection with the Orange line at Jean-Talon and Snowdon métro stations.
• Yellow line: no connection possible.
• Berri-UQAM station: only the Orange and Green lines are accessible by elevator.

Visit the Elevator access to the métro page to find all accessible stations

You can check the status of elevator service at any time by going to elevator service updates.

When travelling, you can ask to be accompanied by an STM employee to cross the gap between the platform and the metro car.

If Orange line is also disrupted, three stops are available at this station and the signs are easily identifiable since they are at the color of the métro line they serve.

• Eastbound towards Honoré-Beaugrand: Bus stop 52498, located southwest side of Sainte-Catherine, at the corner of Robert-Bourassa.
• Westbound towards Angrignon: Bus stop 52433, located on northeast side of De Maisonneuve, at the corner of Robert-Bourassa.
• Southbound towards Jean-Drapeau: Bus stop 52451, located on northwest side of Union, at the corner of De Maisonneuve.

This shuttle is not free, the regular fare applies. 

It is also possible to check these stops on the neighbourhood map displayed at the entrances of our stations.

• Weekdays : noon to 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday : noon to 7:00 p.m.

IMPORTANT : The opening hours of the fare booths in the station will be ajusted and extended if an event leads to an increase in ridership.

Equipment on site to meet your needs

	Buy your fare or a new OPUS card (regular fare) at the automatic fare vending machine.
	Use the telephone identified by this symbol to speak with an employee at the main entrance.
	Use the telephone identified by this symbol only for safety concerns or in the event of an incident.

• Centre Eaton de Montréal
• Maison des Coopérants
• Place Montreal Trust
• Place London Life
• Promenade de la Cathédrale
• Le Centre 2020 University
• La Baie
• Maison Simons
• McGill University

Architects: Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier & Caron.

Opened: October 1966.

Origin of name: avenue McGill College, that leads directly to the university that was established in 1821 according to the wishes of James McGill (1744-1813), a successful merchant trading in furs.

Did you know? This station once housed a branch of the Montréal Public Libraries network.

Artworks: mural by Les Industries perdues, mural by Murray MacDonald, murals by Maurice Savoie and glassworks by Nicolas Sollogoub.

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