Terminus Centre-Ville (TCV; ) is an ARTM bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is multimodal with the Bonaventure Metro station and Lucien-L'Allier Metro station on the Orange Line, and the Central Station in the city's downtown core. The terminus has 21 gates in three platforms: North, Centre and South.

History

Buses lines from the South Shore would start and end at De La Gauchetière Street in front of Place Bonaventure since at least 1974. Studies in the 1980’s recommended a more permanent terminus in the same area, while the Montreal Urban Community preferred that buses from Champlain Bridge stop at LaSalle metro station. Finally, in November 1985, the Société de transport de la rive-sud de Montréal (SRTSM) inaugurated an open-air bus terminal using an old parking lot, on the same block where today’s terminus stands.

In March 1989 the terminus was moved down temporarily to the block between St-Antoine and Viger, Busby and University streets, to allow construction of 1000 De La Gauchetière and the new terminus beneath it. The current terminus was inaugurated on May 12, 1992, with STRSM and CIT bus lines all moved by June.

Certain bus stops were moved to neighbouring streets in August 2009 due to lack of capacity within the terminus. In 2014, as projects for rebuilding the Turcot Interchange and Champlain Bridge loomed, government agencies identified the need to increase bus capacity downtown. To accommodate more buses than what the Terminus Centre-Ville could handle, the Agence métropolitain de transport opened a temporary outdoor bus terminal with 6 platforms one block south-east of TCV, Terminus Mansfield, on November 18, 2016.

After the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) started service on July 31, 2023, a non-compete clause meant most Réseau de transport de Longueuil and Exo bus services to the South Shore were rerouted to Panama and Brossard stations. Terminus Mansfield was closed and remaining bus lines were moved back into TCV. Today, only a few bus lines still serve the facility.

In , the City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu announced that its intercity routes would be redirected to Panama or Brossard stations upon the opening of the second phase of REM network at the end of 2025, citing cost savings and reduced travel times compared to a downtown Montreal terminus. Concerns regarding the REM’s reliability in winter conditions led to the postponement of the change until .

Station layout

The terminus splits its gates, or doors, () into three platforms ():

North, with 12 gates (1 to 12), closed since August 2025 South, with 6 gates (13 to 18) Centre, with 3 gates (19 to 21)

Markings on the floor help passengers line up to the correct gate.

South and Centre platforms are connected, with escalators, elevators and large waiting areas in the Centre platform. The Centre platform has escalators and elevators up to the ground floor of 1000 De La Gauchetière and down to Bonaventure metro station; the North platform had escalators and elevators up to the ground floor and is connected to the Underground City passages between Bonaventure station and Place Bonaventure.

Passengers enter the terminus from either Bonaventure station and the ground floor of 1000 De La Gauchetière. Buses enter through a large bay door on Mansfield Street and exit through de la Cathédrale Street, and two-way indoor lanes around the South and Centre platforms for buses to access the gates. Banksmen help bus drivers avoid collisions while pulling out of South and North gates; buses pull up alongside gates in the Centre platform.

Passengers are not allowed to enter through the bay doors or cross the bus lanes. Automatic doors at the gates prevent passengers from leaving the platforms without a bus present.

Connecting bus routes

No. Route Connects to Service times / notes Platform and gate Auteuil / mntée Saint-Hubert / Maisonneuve Weekdays, early morning only (before REM service) Centre 19 Victoria / Wellington via the Victoria Bridge Weekdays, peak only Centre 19Samuel-de-Champlain / de Montarville / TCVWeekdays, peak only Centre 20 Samuel-De Champlain / de Montarville / TCV Two AM departures towards Montreal only No. Route Connects to Services times / notes Platform and gate Châteauguay - Montreal (Centre-ville) Terminus Châteauguay Weekdays, peak only Centre 21 Haut-Saint-Laurent Terminus ChâteauguayWeekdays, peak only goes to TCV, other services stop at Angrignon Centre 21

References

External links STM bus schedules and routes