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Préfontaine station

Coordinates: 45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W / 45.54167; -73.55444
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Préfontaine
General information
Location3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street
Montreal, Quebec H1W 1G3
Canada
Coordinates45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W / 45.54167; -73.55444
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth12.2 metres (40 feet), 43rd deepest
AccessibleYes
ArchitectHenri Brillon
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[1]
History
Opened6 June 1976
Passengers
2023[2][3]1,821,370 Increase 26.04%
Rank51 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Frontenac
toward Angrignon
Green Line Joliette

Préfontaine station 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

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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

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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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Southbound bus stop on the west side of rue Hochelaga
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
25 Angus
29 Rachel
85 Hochelaga
362 Hochelaga/Notre-Dame

Nearby points of interest

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  • Centre hospitalier J-Henri-Charbonneau
  • Centre commercial Maisonneuve
  • Héma-Québec
  • Parc et aréna Raymond-Préfontaine
  • Teccart Institute
  • Technopôle Angus
  • Ligne Verte Tattoo

References

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  1. ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Prefontaine Station
  5. ^ 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.
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