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Longueuil station, officially Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station, is a Longueuil—Université-de-Sherbrooke Metro Station
/ref> It is connected to a campus of Université de Sherbrooke.
It is a normal side platform station, with a ticket hall installed directly at platform level on the departure platform. As a result, a new fare must be purchased to switch platforms. A commercial building has been built above the station. Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke is directly connected to
For bus services within Longueuil, adjacent municipalities and throughout Quebec see connecting bus routes at the terminus.
Route 132 and 
Autoroute 20), near the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station information from the STMMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
— photos, information, and trivia
STM 2011 System Map
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Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro (french: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, ...
station in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the southern terminus of the Yellow Line./ref> It is connected to a campus of Université de Sherbrooke.
Overview
It is a normal side platform station, with a ticket hall installed directly at platform level on the departure platform. As a result, a new fare must be purchased to switch platforms. A commercial building has been built above the station. Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke is directly connected to Terminus Longueuil
Terminus Longueuil is a Réseau de transport métropolitain bus terminus, part of the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke Metro complex, in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Montreal.
The bu ...
, and is also connected to several neighbouring buildings through skywalks.
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 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
For bus services within Longueuil, adjacent municipalities and throughout Quebec see connecting bus routes at the terminus.
Nearby main intersections
The station is located at the junction of two major roads ( Route 132 and Route 134
The following highways are numbered 134:
Australia
Anglesea Road
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 134
* Ontario Highway 134 (former)
* Prince Edward Island Route 134
* Quebec Route 134
Costa Rica
* National Route 134 (Costa Rica), Nationa ...
) and one freeway ( Autoroute 20), near the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
Nearby points of interest
* Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil campus *Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Champlain College Saint-Lambert ( French: ''Collège Champlain Saint-Lambert)'' is an English-language college in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada that is part of Quebec's CEGEP public education system. It is a campus of Champlain Regional College, ...
* Place Longueuil
See also
* Université de SherbrookeReferences
External links
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station information from the STM
— photos, information, and trivia
STM 2011 System Map
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