It opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station.

Designed by Henri Brillon, it is a normal side platform station, built partly in tunnel with a large open cut containing an entrance, the mezzanine and admitting natural light.

A secondary entrance is located to the north of rue Hochelaga.

In 2019, work began to install elevators at the station.

[5] The station is so named because it lies under the west side of parc Raymond-Préfontaine, close to rue Préfontaine.