ARCHITECT Victor Prus  OPENING DATE 13 February 1967

This is possibly the most elegant station of the original network. The space is clad in warm brown brick, with wide, arch-shaped decorative recesses carved into the concrete walls. Deep vaults rise into the ceiling above the mezzanine walkways. The large, square lamps hung from the ceiling with integrated directional signage are an award-winning feature, though the triangular tops are a recent addition.

In fact, this station was originally planned almost entirely as an underground city link, with access to Place Bonaventure and the former Gare Windsor via two long tunnels, as well as to Place du Canada. The only external entrance was on rue de La Gauchetière in front of Gare Windsor, one of the only open entrances in the metro (with Square-Victoria and Place-Saint-Henri).

Access to the station was expanded with the construction of the 1000 de La Gauchetière office building directly above it. The building contains the AMT Terminus Centre-Ville for buses serving the South Shore, whose two sets of platforms are accessible either sides of the eastern end of the mezzanine. Of these, the northern access includes an additional underground city link to Place Bonaventure, Gare Centrale, and the tower itself. In addition, the tower has a second exterior access to the station on its western side, on Rue de la Cathédrale.

In late 2009 this station became the third of the original network to have elevators installed. However, the station is not yet fully accessible, as the elevators run only from the mezzanine to the platforms. Connections to the AMT bus terminal and surface have yet to be installed. Also, because of the layout of the mezzanine, passengers requiring the elevators must be sure to choose the correct turnstile for their platform, as the elevators do not serve the bridges connecting the platforms.