It served as the western terminus of the Orange Line for 14 years until the extension to Place-Saint-Henri station opened in 1980.

When 1000 de La Gauchetière was built almost directly above the station, additional accesses were added to the office tower and to the Downtown Terminus (metropolitan bus terminal for Réseau de transport de Longueuil and South Shore buses) within it, as well as a street entrance on the western side of the building on Cathédrale Street and improved access to Central Station and Place Bonaventure.

Elevators were added between the mezzanine and the platforms in November 2009, which mader the station more accessible to people with reduced mobility.

However, no step-free access to the surface was possible until 2019, when elevators were added connecting the mezzanine level to Terminus Centre-Ville and to the lobby of 1000 De La Gauchetière.

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