Préfontaine station
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| Location | 3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street Montreal, Quebec H1W 1G3 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 12.2 metres (40 feet), 43rd deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Henri Brillon | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 June 1976 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2][3] | 1,821,370  26.04% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 51 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Préfontaine station (French pronunciation: [pʁefɔ̃tɛn]) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] 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
[edit]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.
In 2019, work began to install elevators at the station.[5] On November 8, 2021, the station became accessible with the opening of three elevators, becoming the 18th accessible station in Montreal.[5]
Origin of the name
[edit]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
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 25 Angus
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| 29 Rachel
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| 85 Hochelaga
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 362 Hochelaga/Notre-Dame
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Nearby points of interest
[edit]- Centre hospitalier J-Henri-Charbonneau
- Centre commercial Maisonneuve
- Héma-Québec
- Parc et aréna Raymond-Préfontaine
- Teccart Institute
- Technopôle Angus
- Ligne Verte Tattoo
References
[edit]- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "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.
External links
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- Préfontaine Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map
