Préfontaine station

Préfontaine
Préfontaine
General information
Location	3100 and 3105, Hochelaga Street; Montreal, Quebec H1W 1G3; Canada
Coordinates	45°32′30″N 73°33′16″W / 45.54167°N 73.55444°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	12.2 metres (40 feet), 43rd deepest
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Henri Brillon
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A
History
Opened	6 June 1976
Passengers
2023	1,821,370 26.04%
Rank	51 of 68
Services

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

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

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).