Préfontaine station

Préfontaine
Préfontaine
General information
Location	3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street, Montreal; Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	12.2 metres (40 feet), 43rd deepest
Architect	Henri Brillon
History
Opened	6 June 1976
Passengers
2023	1,821,370 26.04%
Rank	51 of 68
Services

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.

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

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
25 Angus
29 Rachel
85 Hochelaga
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

^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
^ Prefontaine Station

External links

Préfontaine Station - official site
Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
2011 STM System Map
Metro Map

[1] Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.

[2] Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.

[3] Prefontaine Station

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