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Tunney's Pasture station

Coordinates: 45°24′14″N 75°44′06″W / 45.40389°N 75.73500°W / 45.40389; -75.73500
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Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa Transitway station
Tunney's Pasture with transitway in the foreground
General information
Coordinates45°24′14″N 75°44′06″W / 45.40389°N 75.73500°W / 45.40389; -75.73500
Owned byOC Transpo
Services
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Tunney's Pasture is a station 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.

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]

Service

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture Station:
6 16 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 77 86B 86C 87 91 92 93 94 95 96 96C 97 98 105 150 151 159 164 176 182 261 262 263 283 403

AM ONLY
96D

Notes

  • Route 16 has supplementary trips that start/end at Tunney's Pasture. The trips extended to/from downtown don't enter the station, but are available at the intersection of Scott Street and Holland Avenue.
  • Routes 87 and 98 don't serve Tunney's Pasture Station in the late evenings Monday-Friday or outside of business hours on the weekend.
  • Route 97 has some trips that start/end at Tunney's Pasture on weekdays during the day, usually to/from the Ottawa Airport.
  • Route 98 starts/ends at Lebreton Station on weekdays outside of peak periods.
  • Eastbound view, from upper level, showing transitway below and a building in the Tunney's Pasture government complex.
    Eastbound view, from upper level, showing transitway below and a building in the Tunney's Pasture government complex.
  • Another eastbound view, showing the transitway and platforms.
    Another eastbound view, showing the transitway and platforms.
  • Inside the station, the north elevator and stairways provides access to the westbound transitway platform.
    Inside the station, the north elevator and stairways provides access to the westbound transitway platform.
  • View of station entrance from the corner of Scott Street and Holland Avenue.
    View of station entrance from the corner of Scott Street and Holland Avenue.
  • Scene of transitway level facing eastbound.
    Scene of transitway level facing eastbound.
  • Transitway facing eastbound from platform level.
    Transitway facing eastbound from platform level.

References

  1. ^ The Ottawa Citizen (11 May 2003). "City/Region". Ottawa Citizen. p. A9. Suspected arsons investigated
  2. ^ "Tunney's Pasture station firebombing update". Ottawa Transit Bulletin. Ottawa Transit Riders Association. July 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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