Plamondon (Montreal Metro)
Plamondon is a station on the Montreal Metro Orange Line, located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It was inaugurated on June 29, 1982; it served as the western terminus of the Orange Line, taking over from Côte-Sainte-Catherine station, until the extension to Du Collège was completed in 1984. The station is a normal side-platform station with an entrance at either end. The northern entrance is integrated into a social housing project. 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 (1875–1940).
Connecting Bus Routes
Regular Routes - 124 Victoria
- 160 Barclay
- 161 Van Horne
Night Routes - 368 Mont-Royal
- 370 Rosemont
Address of entrances - Plamondon entrance: 4811, av. Plamondon, at av. Victoria
- Van Horne entrance: 6250, av. Victoria, at av. Van Horne
Nearby Points of Interest - Académie Shadd
- Collège rabbinique du Canada
- Parc Nelson-Mandela
- Centre commercial Van Horne
External Links - Société de transport de Montréal
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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