[REUPLOAD] The World's Longest Underground Network (RÉSO Montréal) | Australian Reacts | AussieTash

[@user-vs7qq8wb8t]

Groceries stores, regular shopping malls (and I mean like 6 different full malls minimum), art gallieries, museums, work offices, connecting a bus depot, a train depot (inter-city trains), metro (underground public transit), several above ground malls with simply a few underground spots, a few parking garages connected, 2 universities and 1 college. I'm not certain the deepest it goes, but at least 3-4 levels underground, and several have sky scrapers on top.

[@DellaRuiz-i8f]

I grew up in Montreal, now living in Ottawa. Never heard the term RESO. When using the system it's broken into sections. Multiple metro stations, via rail train station to travel to other provinces in Canada and the states..., multiple malls. It all depends where you are going, and what you plan to do will determine what access point you enter or leave. It might save you time to go through underground instead of street lights, public transit...Majority of locals aren't trying to walk through the whole thing. Some of the malls (for shopping) are place Montreal trust, the Eaton's Center, place des art, complex Desjardins, place ville Marie... You will be walking and not even realize your in a different shopping mall. It 's busy all year round. Most of the stuff I've never seen. Never really used it as an experience on it's own. I used it solely as a means to get somewhere (outside of shopping, movies, restaurants, train station local and away..). Love your channel by the way

[@Lakeshore14]

Montreal has it all. Beautiful and historic city. Thanks for this. 👏🇨🇦

[@MrAllan9]

Planning for the future of turmoil also

[@BennySax]

Once you get in the metro system, you can pretty much go to any number of venues, including hospitals, hotels, several shopping areas, grab a show, catch a movie,, go to one of several universities without having to step outside.

[@dragiboy2379]

And restaurants Miam miam

[@aussietashreacts]

This is a REUPLOAD of a previously released video. The original had to be removed due to a music copyright issue that arose. This is a FIXED version of the same video. Thank you for understanding and I am really sorry about all the previous video's comments and support that has been removed. A new video will still be released at the same time, as usual. This is just a re-upload so it is available for others to enjoy at any time.

[@charlyW34]

Hi Tash. Not all of the system is technically underground. A large section of the complex is created by existing above ground buildings that have been fully upgraded and restored, then closed in from the external elements via glass enclosures and skylights. This concept exists in other Canadian cities (Edmonton for example), but not to the incredible extent of RESO.

[@carlopaolucci6570]

Life goes on as usual in winter outdoors as well. Snow and cold do not stop Montrealers. Love my city.

[@FleursEtSabre]

When I go to work by bus, I have 2 to 5 minutes outside waiting the bus, 30 seconds to inside the metro, then I'm inside for the day. Often I don't take my coat. Temp is often slightly below 0 in winter, not that cold, and summer is too hot

[@rejeanbourque1522]

RÉSO=RÉSEAU= NETWORK.

[@KLSMTL]

One of the reasons to the underground is that Montreal has a building HEIGHT LIMIT nothing can be higher then the Mont Royal , the mountain at the center of the city

[@ZontarDow]

Almost nothing in downtown comes close to the height limit

[@dragiboy2379]

Yeah some roads collapsed downtown because of that

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

The trains and metro are quite different actually… we do have major train lines, mostly linking the port and other major cities for freight. But the metro is only inside (underground) and unlike many others, it runs on big balloon tires which makes it very quiet and smooth for commuters 😊

[@johnvermette9466]

Sorry for asking this, but is your last name Brien by any chance?

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

@@johnvermette9466 sorry, no :)

[@pwod83]

And there are still tones of people in the street on a decent winter day.

[@fantasticmio]

Canada has a bunch of neat places to see that are made a bit crazier because of the film industry. When my parents came to visit us in Alberta, we took them up into the Rockies, and after showing them a few beautiful lakes and views and such, we got paused on the random back road through the mountains because they were filming a beer commercial.

[@fedodosto3162]

I have a friend who's appartement building is connected to the métro. If she wanted she could never go out again in her life. She has everything she needs underground.

[@madelinebock6469]

Montreal is a favorite stop for travelling art expos from museums around the world. If you live within a block of a metro, you can scurry down the street without your coat if its not too cold.

[@susanshojilevesque3817]

I don't know if anyone else has commented on the fact that a 4-storey shopping mall underground is a bit misleading. Usually, there's the street level, perhaps 1 or 2 levels underground and another 1 or 2 levels actually are above ground, but yes, if you are fortunate enough to live with access to the Metro (subway), you can avoid the deep freeze of the winter or sweltering heat and humidity of the summer. 'Réso' in French (reseau) means network.

[@moedube2942]

RESEAU means "Network". If you want to experience the cold especially during a snowstorm, be my guest. Montreal is an island and the cold weather there is a damp cold. It gets through your clothes unless you wear proper outerwear. Good luck!! Brrrrr!

[@109109109109109]

We have to go out from the metro to our home. I love to see you discover my hometown. Ma Belle Ville.

[@fantasticmio]

* too cold out, so goes in the underground network. Goes ice skating.*

[@johnvermette9466]

I just had to point out the fact, that there's a good portion of the RÉSO, that is also located at street level! The reflective pool of the Montreal's World Trade Center is actually at the street level.

[@lucieudem]

In fact it's loads of underground tunnels that linked hotel, universities, shopping malls, convention center (that are at street level) plus of course the subway :) The actual underground part is rarely more than 2 floors deep.. The beautiful Court Mont Royal with crystal chandeliers used to be an elegant hotel. The path with the fountain and Berlin's wall is at street level, the entrance is simply linked to RESO. Or maybe I am blasé as I am a Montrealer lol

[@xxMelaniexx]

This is the best and biggest example of this system but alot of Canadian cities have under tunnels and covered bridges to connect downtown buildings. Ranging from too cold, too hot or too wet gives us an easier way to exist lol

[@fantasticmio]

Toronto has the PATH, which looks similar. Calgary went a different way and has the Plus 15 - same general concept, but it's connecting the second floor of many buildings downtown.

[@aussietashreacts]

Toronto Path video is coming :)

[@mkraulis]

The RESO is also good for getting out of the heat and humidity in the summer. Lots of air conditioned areas. That reflecting water fountain is maybe only 1 story down.

[@avaaasimar4730]

Exactly, there was a summer where I couldn't really stay at home much and the underground city was such a crutch. I still went outside because it's just that pretty up on the surface, but I always kept the nearest entrance to the underground city in the back of my mind if i needed to get some cool air (spent a Lot of time looking at the different outfit designs at the barbie expo lmao)

[@David_C_83]

Leaving my like again, love people reacting to my city, and the RESO is only a glimpse of everything there is to see around here :)

[@ponfed]

It's a really, really convenient way to move around the city center without getting frostbite. Also do *some* shopping, but a lot of it is malls. *But* the really intersting places are the little side tunnels at stations like Sherbrooke or Peel that have a bunch of independent kiosk and small coffee places. Also, it's all connected to the Metro(subway) so you can go all over the city core outside downtown.

[@izznub]

As others have commented, underground city is a bit misleading and should probably be called interior city instead. That's also why it's branded as "RÉSO" (network). The vast majority of it is shopping malls, offices and sometimes condo/apartment towers, with their undergrounds connected together and to the metro, via tunnels. So usually there's one or two floors underground, and a bunch more overground. But it's totally possible to live in a building connected to RÉSO and also work in an office connected to it, without the need to go outside. It's just that inside is not always underground, so one can still see the sky light by living or working in there. Example, one can live on the 9th floor of an apartment building connected to the RÉSO, take the elevator and walk to the metro while staying inside, take transit to the office also connected to RÉSO, walk inside to another elevator then get to the 6th floor for work. And at lunch one can just go down in one of the food courts then commute back home at the end of the day, without the need to get out. But again, it will not all be underground, but rather all inside.

[@robynb6314]

There is another underground city in Toronto. Its downtown in the financial district. But Toronto doesn't get as cold as Montreal

[@kevinnantel926]

Its not part of the "Reso" but inf fact even on the north and south shore of the island they have tower who are conect to the metro so even not on the island you can live without go out if you want. (But some in the video wasent underground but ground floor in some tower . Complexe desjardins,montreal trust and name like that are towers)

[@MrBonners]

The igloo mall wasn't working out so we built this.

[@johnvermette9466]

I don't understand How there could have been a music copyright claim, since Discover Montreal usually ONLY use copyright free musical tracks!? Either way, I've used the RÉSO system a lot in the 37 years I lived in Montreal! It is so convenient and so well maped! Although it's true that you could easily get "lost" in it, it is fairly easy to find your way! It is a very convenient way to get to almost anywhere in downtown Montreal you want to go, without having to go outside... Especially during winter time, when the temperature can easily go down in the -30 degrees celsius (sometimes even without windchill) 🥶 But even in the summertime, it is always filled with people going to work, or shopping! And there's always a lot of tourists exploring it and being amazes at its architecture! Thank you for reacting to yet another amazing Discover Montreal video! Edit: the lowest point of the RÉSO is almost 150 meters underground, and links to so many things!

[@aussietashreacts]

all good mate, we sorted it out, thanks for watching

[@pwod83]

Its not 5 stories, it's 1 and in some parts 2 stories down. I used to use it all the time.

[@BRUTALB0RIS]

I have a friend who live in Longueuil on the south shore of the St-Lawrence river, in condo complex. The complex is bound to the metro station by outdoor heated pedestrians bridges. he works in downtown Montreal doesnt have car and never wear is winter coat or boots using only tunnels, metro to go to work, grocery and every other stuff.

[@rogerbelanger6712]

Underground city ( CALLED RESO ) you have access to schools, appartments, gouv offices, hotels even a skating ring and naturally shopping and cinemas.

[@janicemackie611]

The mall with 100 restaurants is only 1 mall…the underground city has many malls with loads more restaurants.

[@guymarcgagne7630]

I recall a buddy, he was a lawyer, during a get together one evening, we established that he had not set foot on a street, the odd sidewalk on his way to a taxi to the airport, for business and pleasure, in just over three (3) years! Mind you, that was over 30 years ago, this scenario would be far more widespread today. He left his condo, elevator & escaltor to the Métro, off to his office downtown, same on rrturn trip or, on his outings: restaurants, theater, movies , whatever he fancied! It is just as useful in summer when we get 30 + C.with 85 % humidity!😰

[@rogerbelanger6712]

RESO means NETWORK.

[@michaeldolan7509]

The Montreal Trust 5 floors are NOT all underground, 2 maybe 3, the rest are open at street level

[@frasermcconkey8684]

Nice to see you again.

[@JT.Pilgrim]

Quebec City has a small version of this too.

[@liseleblanc100]

where ?

[@JT.Pilgrim]

I have no idea why i would have said Quebec lol but its been a year since i watched the video and posted so I could have been referring to something else without time stamping it. Who knows 🤣 🤷‍♂️

[@barbarae-b507]

We have this same thing in Toronto. It’s also big but, I am not sure if it is as large as Montreal.

[@rahjar]

I use reso whenever I need to go any distance too long for a short walk, but too short for a subway trip(the subway stations downtown anchor the network) and reso is named for réseau, french for network

[@carlop.7182]

of course it's really big--convenient in winter (heated) & summer (air-cond), to go from one place to another. and it still grows bigger as more huge towers are built. But don't get lost in all these tunnels. very easy to lose yourself on a wrong turn. And it connects many things: shops, restaurants, office towers, schools, luxury appartments, metro, trains and buses. Yes I have to go through it several times a week, only to get from the metro train to the surface. But I know where to go, so I never get lost. RÉSO os the commercial name, it comes from the frenbch word réseau (network). Of course, everything is in 2 languages in Montreal. Most people speak english, but all signs are usually written in french. so visitors have to get used to it. In doubt, ask anyone for translation--I do it with tourists from USA all the time.

[@darrenmacdonald1499]

Edmonton has a similar set up. You can go into the Eaton's Centre which is four or five stories above ground and a few more stories below ground. It covers a large city block and you can either go to a lower level and a tunnel takes you to the next block or you can go to the second or third floor and take an enclosed, elevated walk way to another block. It connects malls and hotels with LRT (light rail transit) stations . I used to live a few blocks east of downtown and worked a few blocks south of downtown. When the weather was bad, I would get to the nearest entrance and I could walk most of the way to work without having to deal with the elements.

[@michaeldowson6988]

That world trade centre with statue & fountain isn't underground, it's a one block long section of street connected with skylights and linked to the rest of the Réso by escalator.

[@markray3273]

yes i enjoy it i live in montreal

[@kenmolinaro]

The Montreal underground is 20 miles of paths. However, Toronto has one as well nearly as big, at 18.75 miles of paths connecting 70 different buildings in the downtown. I used walk it all the time to get from Union Station to Ryerson University when I was a student. To give you an idea of how far I walked underground, the alternative was to go 4 stops on the subway.

[@jschap712]

What I read on the RESO website is that while Montreal's is larger overall, it is a bit disjointed (so not all sections are connected to all other sections), whereas Toronto's is more continuous making it the largest continuous underground complex.

[@DouglasDruigA]

Canada, yes not so boring after all.

[@user-lw6gi8je2e]

The Centre de commerce mondial where is the piece of the Berlin wall is not underground....

[@cameroncurrie7208]

You can go shopping and have lunch without going outside it was built for comfort. It's not that cold it's hard to remove the snow so it help getting around.

[@simplyskrypt3914]

im not gonna lie Now i know where im fleeing to if theres a nuclear war XD Them montreal bunkers looking hella cozy 😂

[@texadian3392]

All the buildings of my alma mater, Carleton University in Ottawa, are connected by heated underground tunnels. Every student organization, club, sports team, each floor in all the student residences, etc. are given their own section of wall space in the tunnels to paint murals on, so much of it is very colourful. It can actually be a bit of a problem sometimes though, because students who live on-campus will go months at a time through the winter without ever stepping foot outside! However, I think they now require those who live in res to spend a certain amount of time outside at least once per month now...but that definitely wasn't a thing when I lived on campus! Because I had lived my entire life in Texas, my first winter was really rough ( my teeth started chattering on a regular basis around late-September, not to mention that I owned absolutely zero cold-weather clothing) and I think I went at least 4 months that first year without breathing fresh air.

[@mattoly343]

Ottawa is boring unless you are a politician or a Middle or high-school kid.

[@texadian3392]

@@mattoly343 Or if you...ya know...take advantage of the dozens of different annual festivals, all the national museums/historic sites, the fairly remarkable amount of "green space" available to both visitors and residents, plus the lack of any truly meaningful "rush hour." I'm sorry, but if you complain that a city of approximately one million people is boring, then you're probably 20 years old (or less) and don't really know 'life' yet (just a guess).

[@glen6945]

well dear the one in toronto is even larger----and winipeg has a underground also -so does vancover

[@alainrouleau]

Just saying as a Montrealer... I'm always amused how people around the world think that tunnels underground are somehow special? OMG, and there's stores too, LOL Seriously, do you guys not have a subway/metro in your own city that is connected to shopping malls, underground tunnels, etc. It's really, really, not that special.

[@frasermcconkey8684]

try 2 weeks in -50 out west during the winter.

[@mattoly343]

the worse is like -44, 45c WITH wind factor.

[@SchnuffiJames]

I thought you did this one.

[@aussietashreacts]

It is a reupload, the last one was claimed so i had to edited out all music, i did post it, sorry for confusion

[@SchnuffiJames]

@@aussietashreacts Didn't know glad you uploaded it again

[@109109109109109]

Montréal is in Québec. And Québec is not Canada. ;)