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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
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
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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.

When originally opened in 1983, the transitway in the area consisted of a through station in a below-grade 'trench' parallel to Scott Street. Each platform had an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides were connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also has platforms for local buses.

On June 24, 2016, the transitway station was closed for conversion to light rail, and will reopen in 2018 as the western terminus of the first phase of the Confederation Line. During this time, all buses from the west will use the ground-level platforms, which will be designed to facilitate interchange with the light rail.[1] There are provisions to permit the Confederation Line to extend further west along the transitway in the next stage.

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.[2][3]

Service

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture Station:
Rapid Routes: 61 62 63 87 91 94 95 97 98
Frequent Routes: 16 80 86
Local Routes: 50 56 64 66 81 105 159 164
Connexion Routes: 252 256 261 262 263 264 265 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 277 282 283
Special Event Routes: 403

  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Chianello, Joanne (June 24, 2016). "Tunney's Pasture station to close Friday evening". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ The Ottawa Citizen (11 May 2003). "City/Region". Ottawa Citizen. p. A9. Suspected arsons investigated
  3. ^ "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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