Tunney's Pasture Station (OC Transpo)
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Tunney's Pasture Station is a stop on the transitway in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located at the Tunney's Pasture government office complex, on Scott Street at Holland Avenue.
The transitway in the area is in a below-grade 'trench' parallel to Scott Street. Each platform has an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides are connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also has platforms for local buses.
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[edit] Major criminal incident
10 May 2003: An arson at the station inflicted damage estimated at $400 000 to $500 000 CAD. The fire left portions of the station out of service for months.[1][2]
[edit] Service
The station is 2 minutes away from Lebreton Station, and 8 minutes away from Lincoln Fields Station.
The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture Station:
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150 151 159 176 261 262 263 283 403 603 693
AM ONLY
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[edit] Gallery
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Eastbound view, from upper level, showing transitway below and a building in the Tunney's Pasture government complex.
[edit] References
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen (11 May 2003). "City/Region". Ottawa Citizen. p. A9. "Suspected arsons investigated"
- ^ "Tunney's Pasture station firebombing update". Ottawa Transit Bulletin (Ottawa Transit Riders Association). July 2003. http://otra.sandelman.ca/otb/2003-July.html.
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