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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 Accessible by elevator
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
ConnectionsList of STM bus routes STM bus
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
toward Honoré-Beaugrand

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

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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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Société de transport de Montréal
No. Route Connects to Service times / notes
List of STM bus routes  25  Angus
Weekdays only
List of STM bus routes  29  Rachel
Daily
List of STM bus routes  85  Hochelaga
Daily
List of STM bus routes  362 ☾   Hochelaga / Notre-Dame
Night service

Nearby points of interest

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Southbound bus stop on the west side of rue Hochelaga
  • Centre hospitalier J-Henri-Charbonneau
  • Centre commercial Maisonneuve
  • Héma-Québec
  • Parc et aréna Raymond-Préfontaine
  • Teccart Institute
  • Technopôle Angus

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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