Plamondon station
Montreal Metro station
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Plamondon station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Snowdon neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It opened on June 29, 1982 and replaced Côte-Sainte-Catherine station as the Orange Line's western terminus until the extension to Du Collège station was completed in 1984.
 Plamondon | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4811, av. Plamondon & 6250, av. Victoria Montreal, Quebec H3W 3G4 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°29′44″N 73°38′26″W | ||||||||||
| Operator | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  STM bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Depth | 23.8 metres (78 feet 1 inch), 8th deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Architect | Patrice Gauthier | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 June 1982 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2024[2][3] | 3,875,342  8.45% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 23 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Overview
The station is a normal side platform station with an entrance at either end. The northern entrance is integrated into a social housing project at the corner of Avenue Plamondon and Victoria Avenue. The southern entrance is located on the corner of Van Horne avenue and Victoria avenue near a commercial center and an elementary school. The station decor is divided in two to reflect the two entrances, with blue panels to the north and reddish-pink to the south.
The station was designed by Patrice Gauthier.
Origin of the name
This station is named for av. Plamondon, so named by Montreal city council in 1911 without a stated reason. It may be named for Quebec painter Antoine Plamondon (1804–1895) or singer Rodolphe Plamondon[5] (1875–1940).
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| 124 |
Victoria | Daily | |
 160 |
Barclay | Daily | |
| 161 |
Van Horne | Daily | |
 368 ☾ |
Avenue-Du-Mont-Royal | Night service | |
| 370 ☾ |
Rosemont | Night service | |
Nearby points of interest
- Marché Victoria
- Congregation Shomrim Laboker
- Collège rabbinique du Canada
- Parc Nelson-Mandela
- Centre commercial Van Horne
- Loisirs Sportifs Côte-Des-Neiges
- Parc Van Horne
- Plaza Côte-des-Neiges