Préfontaine

Ligne 1 - Verte Elevators available

Operating hours

Line 1 - Green

Towards Angrignon Towards Honoré-Beaugrand
First Last First Last
Weekdays 05h40 00h48 05h54 01h03
Saturday 05h40 01h18 05h54 01h33
Sunday 05h40 00h48 05h54 01h03

After the last métro, you can use the night bus service.

Frequency of departures

Line 1 - Green

Peak
From 7am to 9am and from 4pm to 6pm
Non-peak
Morning, day and evening (non-peak)
Week Every 2 to 5 minutes Every 3 to 10 minutes
Week-end Every 6 to 12 minutes

Estimated occupancy

Entrances

  • Accès A Hochelaga (sud) - 3100, rue Hochelaga, H1W 3W7 - Elevator access
  • Accès B Hochelaga (nord) - 3105, rue Hochelaga, H1W 1G3

Neighbourhood map (PDF)

Around this station

Elevator access to the métro

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.

How do I get to the special shuttle in case of a métro service interruption?

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.

  • Pictogram special shuttle Green line Eastbound towards Honoré-Beaugrand: at the 52967 stop located on the south side of Hochelaga, at the corner of Moreau.
  • Pictogram special shuttle Green line 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.

  Special bus service

Find out more about the station

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.

Bike parking

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.

Discover the STM and its history

Mobile network available at this station.

Bus transfers

Local 25 Angus North South
Local 29 Rachel West East
Local 67 Saint-Michel North
Local 85 Hochelaga West East
Local 185 Sherbrooke East West
All-night 362 Hochelaga / Notre-Dame West East
All-night 364 Sherbrooke / Joseph-Renaud East West
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