Préfontaine station
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Préfontaine station ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<ref>Prefontaine Station</ref> 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.
In 2019, work began to install elevators at the station.<ref name=":0" /> On November 8, 2021, the station became accessible with the opening of three elevators, becoming the 18th accessible station in Montreal.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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
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| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| Template:Rint | Angus | Template:Plainlist | Weekdays only |
| Template:Rint | Rachel | Template:Plainlist | Daily |
| Template:Rint | Hochelaga | Template:Plainlist | Daily |
| Template:Rint | Hochelaga / Notre-Dame | Template:Plainlist | Night service |
Nearby points of interest
- Centre hospitalier J-Henri-Charbonneau
- Centre commercial Maisonneuve
- Héma-Québec
- Parc et aréna Raymond-Préfontaine
- Teccart Institute
- Technopôle Angus
References
External links
- Préfontaine Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map
- REDIRECT Template:Montreal Metro navbox