Préfontaine station

Préfontaine
Location 3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°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 by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
  STM buses
Construction
Depth 12.2 metres (40 feet), 43rd deepest
Architect Henri Brillon
History
Opened 6 June 1976
Traffic
Passengers 1,348,300 entrances in 2011, 59th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Angrignon
Green Line

Préfontaine station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] 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.

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 Service Times Map Schedule
25 Angus From 6:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M.- From 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Map Schedule
29 Rachel All-day, Weekends before 12:00AM Map Schedule
85 Hochelaga All-day Map Schedule
362 Hochelaga/Notre-Dame Overnight Map Schedule

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. ↑ Prefontaine Station
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