Préfontaine (Metro Montreal)
Préfontaine is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve at the intersection of Rue Hochelaga and Rue Préfontaine. Trains on the green line 1 run here . In 2006, 1,171,355 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 58th place out of a total of 68 stations on Metro Montreal .
Building
The station designed by Henri Brillon was built in the form of a tunnel station , with a longer section in the open structure in the middle. In this area, the all-round glazed entrance pavilion lets daylight shine down onto the distribution level and the platforms. Concrete elements are attached to the walls, which are painted in the colors of the rainbow, giving the station a modern and practical impression. Metal light fittings hang from the ceiling, which, like the skylights above, are painted red and orange.
The platform level with two side platforms is at a depth of 12.2 meters . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 1003.95 meters to Frontenac and 383.43 meters to Joliette . There are connections to two bus lines and a night bus line of the Société de transport de Montréal .
history
The station was opened on June 6, 1976, together with the Frontenac – Honoré-Beaugrand section of the green line. Name giver is the Rue Préfontaine; this is named after the politician Raymond Préfontaine (1850-1905), mayor of the formerly independent city of Hochelaga and from 1898 to 1902 also mayor of Montreal. During the planning phase, the station name Moreau was planned, named after a street running parallel to Rue Préfontaine.
Web links
- STM website about the Préfontaine station (French)
- Detailed information on the Préfontaine station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Préfontaine station - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 6, 2012 (French).
- ^ Station Préfontaine - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 6, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on April 6, 2012 (English).
| Previous station |
Metro Montreal ( List of Stations ) |
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Frontenac ← Angrignon |
Line 1 (green) |
Joliette Honoré-Beaugrand → |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 32 ′ 30.5 " N , 73 ° 33 ′ 16.3" W.