Plamondon station
Template:Short description Template:Infobox station Plamondon station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<ref>Plamondon Metro Station</ref> It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Snowdon neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It opened on June 29, 1982 and replaced Côte-Sainte-Catherine station as the Orange Line's western terminus until the extension to Du Collège station was completed in 1984.
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 at the corner of Avenue Plamondon and Victoria Avenue. The southern entrance is located on the corner of Van Horne avenue and Victoria avenue near a commercial center and an elementary school. The station decor is divided in two to reflect the two entrances, with blue panels to the north and reddish-pink to the south.
The station was designed by Patrice Gauthier.
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<ref>"Joseph-Marcel-Rodolphe Plamondon". The Canadian Encyclopedia</ref> (1875–1940).
Connecting bus routes
| style="background: #Template:Rcr; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;"colspan="4"|[[Société de transport de Montréal|Template:Ifsubst style="color:#FFFFFF">Société de transport de Montréal]] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| Template:Rint | Victoria | Template:Plainlist | Daily |
| Template:Rint | Barclay | Template:Plainlist | Daily |
| Template:Rint | Van Horne | Template:Plainlist | Daily |
| Template:Rint | Avenue-Du-Mont-Royal | Template:Plainlist | Night service |
| Template:Rint | Rosemont | Template:Plainlist | Night service |
Nearby points of interest
- Marché Victoria
- Congregation Shomrim Laboker
- Collège rabbinique du Canada
- Parc Nelson-Mandela
- Centre commercial Van Horne
- Loisirs Sportifs Côte-Des-Neiges
- Parc Van Horne
- Plaza Côte-des-Neiges
References
External links
- Plamondon Station - official web page
- Plamondon metro station geo location
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map
- REDIRECT Template:Montreal Metro navbox