Préfontaine

Plan your trips around elevator accessibility across the network:

• Orange line: possible connection with the Blue line at Jean-Talon and Snowdon métro stations, and with the Green line at Berri-UQAM and Lionel-Groulx métro stations.
• Green line: possible connection with the Orange line at Berri-UQAM and Lionel-Groulx métro stations.
• Blue line: possible connection with the Orange line at Jean-Talon and Snowdon métro stations.
• Yellow line: no connection possible.
• Berri-UQAM station: only the Orange and Green lines are accessible by elevator.

Visit the Elevator access to the métro page to find all accessible stations

You can check the status of elevator service at any time by going to elevator service updates.

When travelling, you can ask to be accompanied by an STM employee to cross the gap between the platform and the metro car.

Two stops are available at this station and the signs are easily identifiable since they are green, the color of the métro line they serve.

• Eastbound towards Honoré-Beaugrand: at the 52967 stop located on the south side of Hochelaga, at the corner of Moreau.
• Westbound towards Angrignon: at stop 53966, located on the north side of Hochelaga, at the corner of Moreau.

This shuttle is not free, the regular fare applies. 

It is also possible to check these stops on the neighbourhood map displayed at the entrances of our stations.

Number of bicycle stands available outside the station: 35.  First come, first served.

Before taking our public transit system with your bike, please read the Bicycles section for more info.

Architect: Henri Brillon (Bureau de transport métropolitain).

Opened: June 1976.

Origin of name: rue Préfontaine, commemorating lawyer Raymond-Fournier Préfontaine (1850-1905), mayor of Montréal from 1898 to 1902.

Did you know? Originally, the name of this station was supposed to be Moreau.

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