Plamondon station is a

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station in the borough of

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, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the

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neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It opened on June 29, 1982 and replaced

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as the Orange Line's western terminus until the extension to Du Collège station was completed in 1984.

Overview

The station is a normal

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station with an entrance at either end. The northern entrance is integrated into a

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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

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(1804–1895) or singer Rodolphe Plamondon"Joseph-Marcel-Rodolphe Plamondon"
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (1875–1940).

Connecting bus routes

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 *

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References

External links

Plamondon Station - official web page

Plamondon metro station geo locationMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com

2011 STM System Map

{{MTL Metro Orange Orange Line (Montreal Metro) Railway stations in Canada opened in 1982 1982 establishments in Quebec Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce