Préfontaine station

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Préfontaine
PrefontaineStationMetro.jpg
Location3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street
Montreal, Quebec H1W 1G3
Canada
Coordinates45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W / 45.54167; -73.55444Coordinates: 45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W / 45.54167; -73.55444
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth12.2 metres (40 feet), 43rd deepest
Disabled accessYes
ArchitectHenri Brillon
History
Opened6 June 1976
Passengers
2020[1][2]921,890 Decrease 55.2%
Rank52 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro.svg Montreal Metro Following station
Frontenac
toward Angrignon
 Green Line Joliette
toward Honoré-Beaugrand

Préfontaine station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station.

Overview[]

Designed by Henri Brillon, it is a normal side platform station, built partly in tunnel with a large open cut containing an entrance, the mezzanine and admitting natural light. A secondary entrance is located to the north of rue Hochelaga. On November 8, 2021, new elevators have opened to the public, thus making the station accessible for disabled users.[4]

Origin of the name[]

The station is so named because it lies under the west side of parc Raymond-Préfontaine, close to rue Préfontaine. These were named for Raymond Préfontaine (1850–1905), mayor of the former city of Hochelaga, and subsequently mayor of Montreal (1898–1902).

Connecting bus routes[]

Southbound bus stop on the west side of rue Hochelaga
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
Autobusmontréal.svg 25 Angus
Autobusmontréal.svg 29 Rachel
Autobusmontréal.svg 85 Hochelaga
STM Autobus Nuit.svg 362 Hochelaga/Notre-Dame

Nearby points of interest[]

  • Centre hospitalier J-Henri-Charbonneau
  • Centre commercial Maisonneuve
  • Héma-Québec
  • Parc et aréna Raymond-Préfontaine
  • Teccart Institute
  • Technopôle Angus

References[]

  1. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2021-04-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2020 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2021.075.
  2. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  3. ^ Prefontaine Station
  4. ^ "Universal Accessibility priorities : Commissioning of elevators at Préfontaine station and revamped Universal Accessibility website section". Société de transport de Montréal. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

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