Connections STM buses Opened 6 June 1976 Province Québec | Architect Henri Brillon Depth 12 m | |
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Location 3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street, Montreal
Quebec, Canada Operated by Société de transport de Montréal Passengers 1,348,300 entrances in 2011, 59th of 68 Address Montréal, QC H1W 3W7, Canada Similar Joliette, Frontenac, Viau, Langelier, Cadillac | ||
Préfontaine is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.
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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.
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).