St. Laurent station

St-Laurent
Ottawa Transitway station
Location Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 45°25′14″N 75°38′17″W / 45.42056°N 75.63806°W / 45.42056; -75.63806Coordinates: 45°25′14″N 75°38′17″W / 45.42056°N 75.63806°W / 45.42056; -75.63806
Owned by OC Transpo
History
Closed 28 June 2015 (Lower/Transitway level only)
Rebuilt May 2018
Services
Preceding station   OC Transpo   Following station
toward Baseline
Route 91
Westbound
toward Trim
toward Stittsville
Route 92Terminus
toward Riverview
Route 94
Eastbound
toward Millennium
toward Riverview
Route 94
Westbound
Route 95
Eastbound
toward Trim
Route 95
Westbound
toward Stittsville
Route 96Terminus
toward Bayshore
Route 101Terminus
toward Bayshore
Route 103
Westbound
toward Carleton
Route 104
toward Lebreton
Route 106Terminus

St-Laurent is a station on Ottawa's transitway located at St. Laurent Boulevard and the Queensway.[1] The station is the most integrated to its surroundings, with direct indoor pedestrian access to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre. It serves as a major hub between transitway and local east end routes and has a ticket sales and information office.

The station has two distinct platform areas. One platform area below grade serves main transitway route 95, express routes and other routes using the transitway. In addition, intercity bus services also stop here on request. A second platform at grade serves numerous local routes. The two platforms are connected primarily via escalators, which are rare in transitway stations, in addition to the standard staircases and elevators.

This station was the most complex and most expensive to build as it required the complete reconstruction of the St. Laurent Boulevard/Highway 417 interchange and the construction of a tunnel to allow the transitway to cross underneath the Queensway. Its construction was linked to the last major expansion of the shopping centre in 1987.

In addition to serving the shopping centre, it serves numerous commercial and industrial areas in the area and is a major transfer point for east-end commuters, making it one of the busiest stations. An office building occupied in part by ING is also 200 m west of the station.

The station is to be converted to Light Rail Transit (LRT) until 2018, as part of Ottawa's Confederation Line project. Due to the significant investment to originally build this transit station in 1987, it will likely be the easiest to convert to light rail transit.

Effective 28 June 2015, the main Transitway platforms are closed for Confederation Line construction. As well, the Transitway between Hurdman Station and Blair Station is closed until 2018 so routes eother end at Blair Station or Hurdman Station or travel via Ottawa Road 174 toward downtown. As well, new route 91 and all express routes eastbound do not serve St. Laurent Station toward Orleans.[2]

Service

The following routes serve St-Laurent Station:[1]

5 7 14 18 92 94 95 96 96C 96D am 101 104 106 114 124 129 192 199 202 221 231 232 401 451 633

WESTBOUND ONLY:
20am 21am 22am 24am 27am 30am 31am 34am 35am 37am 38am 91 103

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "St. Laurent" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. Dec 2015. Retrieved March 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "OC Transpo - On Track 2018 - Transitway Closure". OC Transpo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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