Plamondon (Montreal Metro)
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| Plamondon | |
|---|---|
| Borough | {{{borough}}} |
| City | {{{city}}} |
| Inaugurated | 29 June 1982 |
| Line | Orange Line |
| Architect | Patrice Gauthier |
| Platform Depth | 23.8 metres |
| Rank | 8th deepest |
| Traffic | 3,674,985 entrances in 2002 |
| Rank | 25th busiest |
| Interstation Distance |
988.47 metres to Namur 451.10 metres to Côte-Sainte-Catherine |
| Address of Entrances |
4811, Plamondon Avenue 4250, Victoria Avenue |
| Nearby Main Intersections |
Victoria Avenue / Plamondon Avenue Victoria Avenue / Van Horne Avenue [1] |
Plamondon is a station on Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges section of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [2].
It was inaugurated on June 29, 1982; it served as the western terminus of the Orange Line, replacing Côte-Sainte-Catherine station, until the extension to Du Collège was completed in 1984.
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[edit] Overview
The station is a normal side platform station with an entrance at either end. The northern entrance is integrated into a social housing project.
The station was designed by Patrice Gauthier.
[edit] Origin of the name
This station is named for av. Plamondon, so named by Montreal city council in 1911 without a stated reason. It may be named for Quebec painter Antoine Plamondon (1804–1895) or singer Rodolphe Plamondon [1] (1875–1940).
[edit] Connecting bus routes
[edit] Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
| Regular STM routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 124 | Victoria | Map | Schedule |
| 160 | Barclay | Map | Schedule |
| 161 | Van Horne | Map | Schedule |
| STM night routes | |||
| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 368 | Mont-Royal | Map | Schedule |
| 370 | Rosemont | Map | Schedule |
[edit] Nearby points of interest
- Académie Shadd
- Collège rabbinique du Canada
- Parc Nelson-Mandela
- Centre commercial Van Horne
- Loisirs Sportifs Cote-Des-Neiges
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Plamondon Station - official web page
- Plamondon metro station geo location
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- 2008 STM System Map
- Metro Map
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Coordinates: 45°29′44.73″N 73°38′26.88″W / 45.4957583°N 73.6408°W