St-Laurent station

St-Laurent is a station on the Confederation Line of Ottawa's O-Train, located at St. Laurent Boulevard and the Queensway.[2]

St-Laurent
O-Train station
LocationOttawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°25′14″N 75°38′17″W
Owned byOC Transpo
Platforms2 (LRT), 4 (BRT)
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedNovember 17, 1987 (BRT station)
September 14, 2019 (LRT station)[1]
Rebuilt2015–2019
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Tremblay Line 1 Cyrville
toward Blair

Location

The station is integrated to its surroundings, with direct indoor pedestrian access to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre. It serves as a major hub for local east end bus routes and has a ticket sales and information office. 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 metres west of the station.

History

A Confederation Line train exiting the St-Laurent station tunnel in January 2018.

Originally built as a Transitway station, its construction 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.

On June 28, 2015, the main Transitway platforms closed for Confederation Line construction. The station reopened on September 14, 2019, when Confederation Line service began.

Layout

Original transitway station

The rail station has two side platforms and is the only underground station on the Confederation Line outside the downtown section between Lyon and Rideau stations. Ticket barriers are located on the platform level, preventing crossover between the platforms within the fare-paid zone.

Above the platform level, a concourse level provides access to the shopping centre. At ground level, a local bus terminus has been retained from the original Transitway station.

The station's artwork consists of an untitled series of large murals by Andrew Morrow, depicting moments in Canadian history.[3]

Service

The following routes serve St-Laurent station as of October 6 2019:[4]

Key
O-Train
 98   39  Rapid routes
 40   11  Frequent routes
 55   173  Local routes
 298  Connexion routes
 406  300s: Shopper routes
400s: Event routes
600s: School routes
Stop Routes
East O-Train
West O-Train
A East  24   40   47   302 
B Rail Replacement  R1 
C Rail Replacement  R1   N39 
D West  7   14   18   19   20   27 

References

  1. Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "St. Laurent" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. Dec 2015. Retrieved March 2016. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. "St-Laurent | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 24, 2019.

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