Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke is a station at the southern terminus of the Yellow Line

Line 4 Yellow (Montreal Metro)

The Yellow line is one of the metro's four routes operating in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was popular when it opened for service because it connected Montreal's city centre with the Expo 67 exhibition and La Ronde on Île-Sainte-Hélène. Line 4 has three stations, and travels under the St....

 of the Montreal Metro

Montreal Metro

The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....

 rapid transit system

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal

Société de transport de Montréal

The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

 (STM). It is located in the city of Longueuil

Longueuil, Quebec

Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Overview

It is a normal side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

 station, with a ticket hall installed directly at platform level on the departure platform. This makes it the only station in the network that requires purchasing another fare to switch platforms. A commercial building has been built above the station. Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke is directly connected to Terminus Longueuil and several neighbouring buildings through skywalks.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.

Origin of name

The station was originally called Longueuil, after the city where it is located. It was renamed Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke on September 26, 2003, to reflect the fact that the Université de Sherbrooke

Université de Sherbrooke

The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...

 has a campus nearby. (Each Montreal-area university has its name in the nearest metro station.) Nevertheless, most Montrealers still use the station's original name when referring to this station.

Connecting bus routes

Bus services within Longueuil, adjacent municipalities and throughout Quebec

Nearby main intersections

The station is located at the junction of two major roads ( Route 132

Quebec route 132

Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee , west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula...

 and Route 134

Quebec route 134

Route 134 is a highway in the province of Quebec, running from Candiac on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River to Montreal, crossing the river on Jacques Cartier Bridge. On the South Shore, Route 134 is named Taschereau Boulevard , after the prominent Quebec family that included former...

) and one freeway ( Autoroute 20

Quebec Autoroute 20

Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...

), near the Jacques Cartier Bridge

Jacques Cartier Bridge

The Jacques Cartier Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada...

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Nearby points of interest

• Université de Sherbrooke
  Université de Sherbrooke
  The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
  
  , Longueuil campus
• Champlain College Saint-Lambert
  Champlain College Saint-Lambert
  Champlain College Saint-Lambert is the Champlain Regional College campus serving the Greater Montreal Area. The campus is located in the city of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada on Montreal's south shore...
  
  
• Place Longueuil
  Place Longueuil
  Place Longueuil is a shopping mall located in Longueuil, Quebec. It is the largest shopping mall in the city of Longueuil and is located near the Longueuil Metro station. The parking lot contains 1,780 spaces. The major tenants are IGA Extra and Zellers....
  
  

External links

• Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station information from the STM
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia
• Metro Map