Prefontaine (Montreal Metro)

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.

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 named for rue Préfontaine and the parc Raymond-Préfontaine. Raymond Préfontaine (1850–1905) was mayor of the former city of Hochelaga, and subsequently mayor of Montreal (1898–1902).

Connecting bus routes

<table align=center border=1 class="wikitable"><tr><th align=center>Route<th align=center>Service Times<th align=center>Map<th align=center>Schedule<tr bgcolor="blue"><td colspan=4><font color=white size=4>Société de transport de Montréal <tr><td align=left> 29 Rachel <td align=left>All-day<td align=left><td align=left><tr><td align=left> 85 Hochelaga<td align=left>All-day<td align=left><td align=left><tr><td align=left> 362......
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