Lees

Lees Station is located between the Lees Avenue overpass and Highway 417. The University of Ottawa's Lees campus is also situated directly across the street from the station. The station provides an important link between the University of Ottawa's two campuses, by serving as a shuttle for students between both Lees Station and uOttawa station. Several large high-density apartment complexes are also located within minutes of the station.

This station contains only one entrance off Lees Avenue. Lees Station offers the opportunity to view train movements and activity, either from within the station or from the outside as the approaches from Hurdman and uOttawa Stations are easily visible. In addition, a multi-use pathway runs along the side of the station and connects uOttawa to Hurdman and beyond, giving yet another way to observe the trains in action at different points. 

The station's artwork is also easily visible inside and outside of the station, with several features mounted on the walls of the pathway.

The layout of the station is that of side platforms, covered by glass canopies, which feature layered patterns on the glass. A small plaza area is located outside the station entrance, complete with benches and seating. Overall, an unassuming station that surprises with how well it integrates into its community and neighbourhood.

UNIQUE FEATURES

One of the most unique features of Lees is its location and vantage points granted as a result. Being able to see train movements and activity in several different ways, from along the multi-use pathway, to the station itself, to the Lees Avenue overpass, and the nearby Hurdman bridge that crosses the Rideau River, Lees Station has an extensive variety of observation points all located within minutes of the station entrance, sure to satisfy the most demanding O-Train enthusiast.

The station's artwork is also very well integrated into the station. For example, the layered patterns on the glass panels that enclose the platform area blend in with the natural vegetation and green that surrounds the station.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Title: Transparent Passage

Artist: Amy Thompson (Ottawa, ON)

Transparent Passage consists of layered patterns on glass and sculptural elements of a bird in flight. These line the westbound multi-use pathway and are within view of the eastbound platform.

We begin this narrative with the Rideau River, its current carving and winding its way through the landscape. Animals created paths alongside the river, then groups of humans followed, hunting and gathering, then building and industrializing. Invisible trails are marked in the sky by birds, while history is quietly recorded through more tangible signs, such as the oxidization of metal and the rings expanding within the trunk of a tree. These traces form a compendium, but instead of following a linear narrative, a more natural, dynamic tale of the area is told, where the layers of history and meaning both overlap and are built one on top of another.

By using symbols from various time periods pertinent to the area, along with a natural colour palette that represents the passing of time, Transparent Passage captures both the tangible and intangible layers of history and gives a simultaneous sense of our place within this journey.

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STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: September 14, 2019
  • Line: Confederation Line
  • Previous Station: Hurdman (705 metres)
  • Following Station: uOttawa (900 metres)

STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 108,000
  • Weekday Average: 4,300
  • Weekend Average: 2,000

Balanced boardings are the average number of entries and exits at O-Train stations. 

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Hurdman

Hurdman Station is one of the three major transfer stations along the Confederation Line, located near Riverside Drive and Industrial Avenue. Making the important connection with the southeast Transitway, this station features an expansive bus loop, designed to accommodate the high level of bus traffic and passengers arriving and departing the station. There are also several high-density apartments and condo buildings within proximity.

A multi-use pathway runs alongside the station and reaches as far as uOttawa Station and out towards Tremblay and beyond in the east. From this pathway, it is possible to see train movements to and from the station. This is of particular interest as Hurdman Station's Confederation Line guideway and platforms are elevated from ground level, allowing the opportunity to view the trains from a different perspective and viewpoint not easily seen elsewhere along the alignment.

The station offers one entrance, located in the main station building, offering easy access to the station, the nearby residential towers and the multi-use pathway. After passing through the fare gates, the entirety of the station is within the fare-paid zone, meaning transfers to and from buses do not require tapping a Presto card. The bus platforms run the length of the station, with a bus lay-up area located just across. Hurdman Station also features a kiss & ride drop-off zone, allowing cars and taxis an easy way to approach the station to drop off or pick up passengers.

Hurdman Station also contains an expansive plaza at the rear of the station building, with benches and seating, with the nearby natural vegetation and green space as a background. 

This station is one of four stations to feature a retail outlet, with Happy Goat Coffee shop taking up residence on the lower concourse.

UNIQUE FEATURES

The elevated nature of the station is one of its most unique and defining features. From the train platforms, you can see off into the distance and down to the bus loop below. The platforms are very open with plenty of glass enclosing them, offering an abundance of natural light and scenery to help pass the short time between trains.

While Hurdman is one of three main transfer stations to the bus network, it is the only one that is in its final and permanent configuration, as both Blair and Tunney's Pasture are temporary arrangements until the Stage 2 extensions open.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Title: Coordinated Movement

Artist: Jill Anholt (Vancouver, BC)

This unique painted metal structure is suspended from the station walls, mimicking the flight patterns of birds.

Coordinated Movement is inspired by the location of the Hurdman Station which sits at the edge of the Ottawa River, marking a threshold between the natural world and the man-made one. This unique site marks both a node along the Atlantic Flyway, one of North America's most significant stops for migrating waterfowl, as well as one of Ottawa's most important hubs for multimodal transportation.

The work investigates the relationship between bird migration and human commuting through an exploration of the choreography of dynamic movement systems. Referencing maps, aerial photographs, diagrams of transportation infrastructure, avian flying routes and flock formations, Coordinated Movement explores the relationship between the ephemeral and the physical, the natural and the infrastructural, whilst questioning the inter-relationship between individuals and species.

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STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: September 14, 2019
  • Line: Confederation Line
  • Previous Station: Tremblay (945 metres)
  • Following Station: Lees (705 metres)

STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 398,000
  • Weekday Average: 16,700
  • Weekend Average: 5,200

Balanced boardings are the average number of entries and exits at O-Train stations. It is important to note that the figures above for Hurdman Station will also capture customers who are using the station to access bus service.

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Tremblay

Tremblay Station is located directly next to the VIA Rail Ottawa station. In addition to providing access to the VIA Rail station, it also serves Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park (Baseball Stadium), the Hampton Inn and Marriot Courtyard hotels via the Max Keeping pedestrian bridge that crosses over Highway 417, as well as to other nearby destinations.
Tremblay Station offers one entrance, and a side platform layout. The entrance is oriented towards the VIA Rail station and features an overhead canopy to help shield passengers from the natural elements. This canopy is the main art installation and features mirrored stainless steel cutouts of the different provincial and territorial flowers that hang and sway with the wind, which also allow sunlight to pass through from above. It is definitely worth seeing in person as the effect and uniqueness cannot be replicated in the photo. Surrounding this area is a public plaza, complete with benches and seating.

From the large open concourse, stairs and dual elevator banks provide access to the platform level below. The first half of the platform is contained within the station building, while the far end extends beyond and is surrounded by glass curtain walls, providing views of the surrounding natural vegetation and green spaces, especially along the far end of the westbound platform.

Overall, Tremblay Station is a station with a relatively simple design that offers large open and airy spaces, great viewpoints of the track and beyond, and calming scenery outside the station walls. With stunning artwork outside along the pathway to the entrance and an abundance of natural light inside, Tremblay is a standout example of the design and execution of making a public transit facility a welcoming place.

UNIQUE FEATURES

The stunning artwork at this station is among the best along the Confederation Line. The intricacy and detail achieved demonstrate plenty of imagination in its design. It truly must be seen in person to be appreciated. The open spaces, airy feeling and soaring rooflines of the station combine perfectly to create an inviting environment to catch the train. As this station is one of the first places people arriving in Ottawa by VIA Rail will visit, it is a perfect setting, both visually and in design to fulfill this important role of welcoming visitors and tourists in addition to residents returning home.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Title: National Garden
Artist: Jyhling Lee (Toronto, ON)

National Garden is an imaginary landscape composed of the official flowers from each Canadian province, territory and the City of Ottawa. Situated alongside the VIA Rail Station, the sculptural plaza canopy recognizes the faraway destinations that can be reached by train and acknowledges the distant places that travellers may have come from. The flowers are mementos from abroad. National Garden celebrates both the romance of travel and recognizes, through the depiction of vernacular flowers, the unique and delicate qualities of Canadian culture and the physical landscape.

Mirrored finish stainless steel panels will be integrated onto the underside of the glass canopy over the pedestrian walkway towards the station from the VIA Rail Station. The panels will have cut-outs with fold-over pieces depicting various silhouettes of provincial and territorial flowers, and Ottawa's municipal flower.

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STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: September 14, 2019
  • Line: Confederation Line
  • Previous Station: St-Laurent (1300 metres)
  • Following Station: Hurdman (945 metres)

STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 24,000
  • Weekday Average: 900
  • Weekend Average: 600

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St-Laurent

St-Laurent Station is located underground adjacent to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre. This station, much like it was in the past as a bus Transitway station, is a multi-level station, with the train platforms and concourse located underground, and the bus loop situated above.

This station primarily serves the St. Laurent Shopping Centre as well as serves as an important hub for commuters reaching businesses on St. Laurent Boulevard and as well as the many residential areas nearby. It is interesting to note that St-Laurent station is OC Transpo's original and first underground transit station.

As mentioned above, the train is located underground, with access provided by the above-ground station building, as well as through the indoor connection to the shopping mall. Additional access is provided by a pedestrian pathway that starts just behind the eastbound track's far end and exits at Tremblay Road, granting easy access to residents of Eastway Gardens to the station.

Large expansive and immersive murals decorate and add colour and ambience to the station's platform level. In such an open and vast space, these murals definitely add much-needed colour and warmth to the station.

The station's layout is that of side platforms. Interestingly, the two platforms are not connected directly and require passing through the fare gates to switch from one platform to the other. An overhead walkway (still located in the underground station cavern, and a hold-over from its former vocation as a bus Transitway station) allows access between both platform entrances.

St-Laurent Station is overall a good station but does suffer from some design limitations as the bus loop located above needed to be maintained open and functional during construction and conversion from bus to rail transit. As a complete rethinking and redesign would have surely affected the bus operations above, engineers and designers did their best to improve the station. The biggest drawbacks are the narrow accesses to the stairs and escalators from the concourse walkway level, the 2 small elevators that reach the bus platform, and the massive ceiling that comes off a bit as unfinished. These points can be easily looked past, but it does remain unfortunate that they exist.

UNIQUE FEATURES

St-Laurent Station is unique in that it is currently the only station outside of the downtown core to be located underground, much as it was in the past as a bus Transitway station. As mentioned earlier, it is the original and first underground transit station on OC Transpo's network, originally built in 1987.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Title: Untitled

Artist: Andrew Morrow (Chelsea, QC)

Three large, immersive murals painted by the artist depict re-imagined Canadian histories. Two of the murals are located on the westbound platform, while the third is a corner-split mural on the eastbound platform.

Andrew Morrow is a contemporary Canadian painter whose work is characterized by a restless desire to both inhabit and extend historical, narrative painting. Working from personal, actual, and invented histories, Morrow's paintings engage broad historical themes such as war, eroticism, beauty, the apocalypse, and death, complicating these through a resistance to narrative closure and spatial coherence.

In his murals for the St-Laurent Station, Morrow combines large-scale digital printing technology with physical painting to produce three site-specific and archival murals. Drawing on formal conventions from Western history painting and early Canadian photographic and narrative history, the murals reflect an uncertain, fragmented negotiation of both Canadian history and history painting itself. Populated by figures at work and at rest, these dreamlike paintings present a complex and shifting Canadian landscape, where the gravity of addressing a painted National history is balanced by individual moments of beauty and connection.

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STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: September 14, 2019
  • Line: Confederation Line
  • Previous Station: Cyrville (850 metres)
  • Following Station: Tremblay (1300 metres)

STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 221,000
  • Weekday Average: 8,700
  • Weekend Average: 4,400

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Cyrville

Cyrville Station is located underneath Cyrville Road, just north of Highway 417. Cyrville Station is well positioned to encourage growth and development in this region over the coming years with more residential developments as well as commercial and office space planned.

The station layout features a centre platform, allowing easy access to both directions of travel on the Confederation Line. There are two entrances, located on both sides of Cyrville Road. The main entrance is located on the eastern side of Cyrville Road and features fare gates and an entrance concourse. The second entrance, situated directly across the street, is much smaller and as a result only contains stairs and an elevator, with the fare gates located below at platform level.

A multi-use pathway is located along the station length, with convenient access stairs to the left of the main station entrance.

The sheer size of the station can be observed from Cyrville Road as you can easily see the entire station's platforms unimpeded. The platform is wide and open, flanked by natural vegetation and green on both sides. The station's art piece is called "Stand of Birch", and is 13 stainless steel birch trees, placed at the far northern end of the station platform. All these elements combine to create a rare space of calmness in the city and the transit network.

Cyrville Station is at first glance a simple station but look a little deeper and you will find it stands out in form, design and landscape.

UNIQUE FEATURES

Cyrville Station is one of several perfect places to observe train movements from within the station and above from Cyrville Road. The two sides of the platform are easily seen and viewed. With plenty of sweeping lines in the architecture, and the many vantage points available, there is no end of possibilities for train spotting and photography.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Title: Stand of Birch

Artist: Don Maynard (Kingston, ON)

Thirteen slender stainless steel birch trees, measuring 7.3 metres tall, are located on the north end of the Cyrville Station platform surrounded by prairie grasses.

"For thousands of years, indigenous peoples have used the bark from birch trees to build their canoes. They travelled on the Gatineau, Rideau and Ottawa rivers to trade, hunt and meet with family and friends. Things have not changed much.

Stand of Birch is a grouping of 13 slender birch trees at the end of a long winding river of grasses; in the canopy, branches intertwine and connect. Stand of Birch references the coming-together of the people of Ottawa as they travel across the city – linked together by its 13 Light Rail Transit stations."

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STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: September 14, 2019
  • Line: Confederation Line
  • Previous Station: Blair (1615 metres)
  • Following Station: St-Laurent (850 metres)

STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 18,000
  • Weekday Average: 700
  • Weekend Average: 300

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Blair

Blair Station is the current eastern terminus for the Confederation Line, until 2024 when the line is extended to Place d'Orleans and Trim road. Blair Station is also one of three main bus transfer stations on the Confederation Line, this station specifically serving those with itineraries continuing east to Orleans.

Popular destinations for Blair Station include the Gloucester Centre, Cineplex Theatres, several office complexes, as well as the headquarters for CSIS and CSE located within walking distance.

Blair Station has several entrances. The first is via the entrance near the Gloucester Centre, which gives access to local bus platforms as well as the overhead walkway. The overhead walkway runs from near the Gloucester Centre to across the 174 Highway (Queensway), to Telesat Court, and has an entrance to the train station and the bus routes towards Orleans. A third entrance is from the fare paid zone bus platform, leading directly underneath and up to the train platforms.

This station has a centre platform layout, allowing easy access to both platforms, as trains alternate between Platform 1 and Platform 2, simplifying access somewhat as opposed to what is found at the other terminus station of Tunney's Pasture.

This station was converted from the bus rapid transit to rail and as a result is a mix and combination of the original station and the new, one of two examples of this on the Confederation Line (the other being St-Laurent). The massive bus loop and platforms handle the arriving and departing passengers via bus transit, transferring them through the fare paid zone into the station with direct access to the O-Train platforms. The end result is quite stunning and impressive. A sweeping roof line with skylight frames the station. The station's artwork "Lightscape" reflects and shimmers in the sunlight, and move and sways with the wind and passage of trains. With views of the platform from the overhead walkway and entrance, departing passengers can easily see the trains and the departures.

Blair Station will be one of four stations to feature a retail outlet, with Happy Goat Coffee shop opening on the lower concourse entrance in early 2020.

UNIQUE FEATURES

The sweeping roof and glass flags artwork combine to create a stunning visual experience in the station. While Blair Station makes use of a lot of previous elements that were retained for the new station, it does so extremely well. For example, the old enclosed walkway over the bus transitway was reused and opened up as the overhead entrance to the train station platforms.

Another unique feature is that the train platforms can be accessed from underneath via the fare paid zone bus loop, or from above via the overhead walkway and entrance.

During the night, the station lights up like a lantern, thanks in part to its glass work and open areas.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Title: Lightscape

Artists: cj fleury and Catherine Widgery (Ottawa, ON and Montreal, QC)

Lightscape consists of thirty suspended screens; airy, binary code-like pieces that use thousands of small dichroic glass 'flags' to announce the stairwells and tracks and move in response to the air currents of the trains as they come and go.

Inspired by the sunrise, a metaphor for awakening imagination, Lightscape is informed by the proximity to Ottawa's national centres for research, science, security and observation.

Artists cj fleury and Catherine Widgery married elements of space research, mathematical order, colour and light with the movement of wind, trains and people. Thirty code-like screens, using thousands of dichroic glass rectangles, announce the stairwells and tracks. Blair Station becomes a breathing organism, where the shimmering screens respond to rushes of air from incoming trains and weather.

Ethereal, ephemeral, structured, these luminous veils of glimmering bits are animated representations of the activity and energy of this station and this city: blooms of code, evolving ideas, flows of shifting light, reflections and patterns. Readable on many levels, the art expresses a commingling of precision and chance, science and art, natural, digital, and imaginary realms.

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STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: September 14, 2019
  • Line: Confederation Line
  • Following Station: Cyrville (1615 metres)
STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)
  • Balanced Boardings: 479,000
  • Weekday Average: 20,100
  • Weekend Average: 6,300
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Snapshot of Rideau Station - June 28, 2019

Rideau Station entrance at the corner of Rideau and William Streets.
The construction fencing is finally down and so we are now able to get up close to see this station entrance.
The entrance doors.
Interior view of the entrance. The elevators are immediately in front of the doors, and the escalators and stairs are to the left once you enter.
The twin elevators to the underground concourse
Escalators and stairs.
That go down to an intermediate level where more escalators and stairs are found.
Entrance integrated with CF Rideau Centre, at corner of Sussex and Rideau. The window glass coverings also recently removed.
Looking inside, the stairs to the left and the escalators to the right.
Below, the escalators and stairs join up with the mall's interior escalators and access.
Interior Rideau Station entrance from the mall.
Escalators and stairs.
These link up with the other escalators and stairs from the Sussex and Rideau entrance pictured further above.
And finally the accessible entrance from within CF Rideau Centre, located next to EBX and across from Tim Hortons.
The Places of Interest wayfinding panel, showing popular destinations that are nearby the station.
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* Snapshot of Parliament, Lyon, Pimisi, Bayview and Tunney's Pasture - June 13, 2019

Parliament Station 

The Parliament Station accessible entrance (elevators only), located at the corner of Queen and O'Connor.
Public Transit Regulations and Rules.
The entrance as seen from across the street.
O-Train lollistop marker.
Integrated entrance at corner of O'Connor and Queen. The ongoing work is related to renovations of the Heritage Building, 155 Queen, and not the station.
Station marker outside the Sunlife Financial Centre
Looking into the station building, you can see the escalator and stairs heading down towards the mezzanine. The far doors connect to the SLFC.
Looking down into the station.
The entrance integrated into the SLFC atrium.

Lyon Station

Integrated entrance to Lyon Station from the Podium Building.
Interior entrance from the underground concourse of Place de Ville.
The entrance is in the form of a ramp that makes you walk around...
And through another set of doors to reach the station.
The station entrance at the corner of Lyon and Queen. The surrounding area has been cleared for new developments, specifically the Claridge Moon project, which will see towers rise over the station.
Looking into the station entrance building from the main doors.
And the escalators and stairs.
Another angle , this time showing the top of the escalator and the elevators.

Pimisi Station 

Main entrance of the station.
The station entrance with fare gates and fare vending machines.
And immediately to the right, stairs and elevator to access the multi-use pathway located below.
Fare gates and the eastbound platform below in the distance.
Eastbound on the left, and Westbound on the right. Easily accessible from the centre platform of the station. Notice the incredible artwork mounted from the ceiling at platform level.
The secondary entrance located across the street.
The secondary entrance, with fare gates and fare vending machines.
The Pimisi Owl, no doubt to scare of troublesome birds.
Fare gates at this entrance.
The bus shelters of Pimisi Station. Bright, clean and spacious.
The station platform for the eastbound line.
Train arriving, heading towards Blair Station in the east.
View from the opposite side, showing the multi-use pathway, and the station plaza area.
Public art, "Pimisi", which means Eel in Algonquin.

Bayview Station

Station entrance from Albert Street, giving access directly to the Eastbound platform.
Stairs down towards the multi-use pathway network.
Confederation Line (Line 1) above and Trillium Line (Line 2) below.
Access to the multi-use pathway, as well as the lower entrance to Bayview Station, with direct access to the Trillium Line.
Trillium Line platform, with the lower entrance mentioned earlier in the rear.
The yellow track end buffer of the Trillium Line.
Blue public art in the plaza that also doubles as seating.
Lower entrance to Bayview from the multi-use pathway, with the Trillium Line platform directly beyond.

Tunney's Pasture 

Main entrance to Tunney's Pasture Station.
Looking inside beyond the fare gates. The future retail location will be along the glass wall to the left, between the stairs.
Another shot of the future retail location (the bench along the glass wall will no doubt be removed at that time).
Stairs down to the platforms.
The station is completed. Note that the exposed walls are for the installation of the station's public artworks. From what I understand, the installation didn't proceed sooner due to weather and temperature requirements.
Bike racks located outside the station.
Secondary entrance.
With more fare gates and fare vending machines.
Looking into the station and platforms.
You can see the Next Train destination signs on both sides of the track.
LRV 1105 departing for Blair Station. Trains will arrive and alternate from one platform to another, during the time that Tunney's is a terminus.
The tracks leaving Tunney's Pasture and heading towards Bayview. Notice the grey TPSS (Traction Power SubStation) to the left, providing the necessary line voltage of 1500v to the overhead catenary wire to power the trains.
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Snapshot of Lyon Station - June 13, 2019

Lyon Station

Integrated entrance to Lyon Station from the Podium Building.
Interior entrance from the underground concourse of Place de Ville.
The entrance is in the form of a ramp that makes you walk around...
And through another set of doors to reach the station.
The station entrance at the corner of Lyon and Queen. The surrounding area has been cleared for new developments, specifically the Claridge Moon project, which will see towers rise over the station.
Looking into the station entrance building from the main doors.
And the escalators and stairs.
Another angle , this time showing the top of the escalator and the elevators.
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Snapshot of Bayview Station - June 13, 2019

Bayview Station

Station entrance from Albert Street, giving access directly to the Eastbound platform.
Stairs down towards the multi-use pathway network.
Confederation Line (Line 1) above and Trillium Line (Line 2) below.
Access to the multi-use pathway, as well as the lower entrance to Bayview Station, with direct access to the Trillium Line.
Trillium Line platform, with the lower entrance mentioned earlier in the rear.
The yellow track end buffer of the Trillium Line.
Blue public art in the plaza that also doubles as seating.
Lower entrance to Bayview from the multi-use pathway, with the Trillium Line platform directly beyond.
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Snapshot of Tunney's Pasture Station - June 13, 2019

Tunney's Pasture 

Main entrance to Tunney's Pasture Station.
Looking inside beyond the fare gates. The future retail location will be along the glass wall to the left, between the stairs.
Another shot of the future retail location (the bench along the glass wall will no doubt be removed at that time).
Stairs down to the platforms.
The station is completed. Note that the exposed walls are for the installation of the station's public artworks. From what I understand, the installation didn't proceed sooner due to weather and temperature requirements.
Bike racks located outside the station.
Secondary entrance.
With more fare gates and fare vending machines.
Looking into the station and platforms.
You can see the Next Train destination signs on both sides of the track.
LRV 1105 departing for Blair Station. Trains will arrive and alternate from one platform to another, during the time that Tunney's is a terminus.
The tracks leaving Tunney's Pasture and heading towards Bayview. Notice the grey TPSS (Traction Power SubStation) to the left, providing the necessary line voltage of 1500v to the overhead catenary wire to power the trains.
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Snapshot of Pimisi Station - June 13, 2019

Pimisi Station 

Main entrance of the station.
The station entrance with fare gates and fare vending machines.
And immediately to the right, stairs and elevator to access the multi-use pathway located below.
Fare gates and the eastbound platform below in the distance.
Eastbound on the left, and Westbound on the right. Easily accessible from the centre platform of the station. Notice the incredible artwork mounted from the ceiling at platform level.
The secondary entrance located across the street.
The secondary entrance, with fare gates and fare vending machines.
The Pimisi Owl, no doubt to scare of troublesome birds.
Fare gates at this entrance.
The bus shelters of Pimisi Station. Bright, clean and spacious.
The station platform for the eastbound line.
Train arriving, heading towards Blair Station in the east.
View from the opposite side, showing the multi-use pathway, and the station plaza area.
Public art, "Pimisi", which means Eel in Algonquin.
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Snapshot of Parliament Station - June 13, 2019

Parliament Station

The Parliament Station accessible entrance (elevators only), located at the corner of Queen and O'Connor.
Public Transit Regulations and Rules.
The entrance as seen from across the street.
O-Train lollistop marker.
Integrated entrance at corner of O'Connor and Queen. The ongoing work is related to renovations of the Heritage Building, 155 Queen, and not the station.
Station marker outside the Sunlife Financial Centre
Looking into the station building, you can see the escalator and stairs heading down towards the mezzanine. The far doors connect to the SLFC.
Looking down into the station.
The entrance integrated into the SLFC atrium.
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* Snapshot of Lees, uOttawa and Rideau - June 9, 2019

Lees Station 

The crossing over the Rideau River, between Hurdman in the distance and Lees.
The multi-use pathway is located just to the side of the tracks on the bridge.
Lees Station entrance and fare vending machines.
Fare gates and elevators to the platforms.
Looking in through the glass, you can see the stairs and the lower platform level.
The platforms and next train signs.
Looking towards the station from Lees Avenue overpass.
The multi-use pathway is to the right of the station, and continues to uOttawa.
Looking in the direction of Hurdman.
The platforms.
The multi-use pathway runs along side the station.
The public art of the station takes form in the glass panel wall of the fare paid zone on the platforms. The art can be enjoyed from both sides.
Looking in towards the platforms.

uOttawa Station 

uOttawa Station, with the westbound platform direct entrance above, and the main entrances below in the multi-use pathway tunnel.
The entrance shown is the westbound platform direct entrance. To go eastbound (or also westbound), the entrance below in the tunnel is to be used.
Looking eastward. The bike racks with overhead canopy.
The multi-use pathway, and the main entrance of the station, inside and to the left.
Fare vending machines and the station main entrance.
Fare gates.
The multi-use pathway and access to the Rideau Canal.

Rideau Station 

Rideau Station lollistop marker, near the corner of Sussex and Rideau.
Rideau Station entrance to the left, CF Rideau Centre to the right.
The interior Rideau Centre entrance to the station, located between Shoppers Drug Mart and Farm Boy.
Interior mall accessible entrance (elevators) to Rideau Station, located next to EBX and across from Tim Hortons.
The Rideau Station secondary entrance, located below Scotiabank on William Street on the edge of the Byward Market.
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Snapshot of Lees Station - June 9, 2019

Lees Station 

The crossing over the Rideau River, between Hurdman in the distance and Lees.
The multi-use pathway is located just to the side of the tracks on the bridge.
Lees Station entrance and fare vending machines.
Fare gates and elevators to the platforms.
Looking in through the glass, you can see the stairs and the lower platform level.
The platforms and next train signs.
Looking towards the station from Lees Avenue overpass.
The multi-use pathway is to the right of the station, and continues to uOttawa.
Looking in the direction of Hurdman.
The platforms.
The multi-use pathway runs along side the station.
The public art of the station takes form in the glass panel wall of the fare paid zone on the platforms. The art can be enjoyed from both sides.
Looking in towards the platforms.
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Snapshot of uOttawa Station - June 9, 2019

uOttawa Station 

uOttawa Station, with the westbound platform direct entrance above, and the main entrances below in the multi-use pathway tunnel.
The entrance shown is the westbound platform direct entrance. To go eastbound (or also westbound), the entrance below in the tunnel is to be used.
Looking eastward. The bike racks with overhead canopy.
The multi-use pathway, and the main entrance of the station, inside and to the left.
Fare vending machines and the station main entrance.
Fare gates.
The multi-use pathway and access to the Rideau Canal.
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Snapshot of Rideau Station - June 9, 2019

Rideau Station 

Rideau Station lollistop marker, near the corner of Sussex and Rideau.
Rideau Station entrance to the left, CF Rideau Centre to the right.
The interior Rideau Centre entrance to the station, located between Shoppers Drug Mart and Farm Boy.
Interior mall accessible entrance (elevators) to Rideau Station, located next to EBX and across from Tim Hortons.
The Rideau Station secondary entrance, located below Scotiabank on William Street on the edge of the Byward Market.
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Belfast Yard

Belfast Yard is the maintenance and storage facility for the trains used on the Confederation Line. It is located just across from the Trainyards Shopping Plaza along Belfast Road and can be accessed by tracks connecting to the Confederation Line in between Tremblay and St. Laurent Stations. This facility is where the Alstom Citadis Spirit trains were assembled, as well as all related maintenance and repairs. Belfast Yard also contains a backup control centre for O-Train Line 1 operations, in the event that the main OC Transpo TOCC is non-fonctional.
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Confederation Line - Simulated Run from Blair to Tunney's Pasture

O-Train Fans takes a ride on the Confederation Line, courtesy of OC Transpo's operator training simulator. On this less than 24 minute trip, we travel from Blair Station in the East to Tunney's Pasture in the West.

The Alstom Citadis Spirit LRV can reach impressive speeds in many areas, often hitting 77 kilometres per hour. The completely segregated guideway and downtown tunnel make this smooth and quick ride possible. 

Enjoy the ride (and music) in this unique take on the Confederation Line experience.

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