Bowesville station

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Bowesville
Ottawa - Line 2 Trillium Line - with border.svg
Bowesville Station.jpg
Bowesville O-Train station, during the late stages of the O-Train South expansion.
General information
Coordinates 45°17′33.8″N75°37′56.7″W / 45.292722°N 75.632417°W / 45.292722; -75.632417
Owned by OC Transpo
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Parking800 spaces, later 2000
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking shelter
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2024
Future services
Preceding station O-Train icon.png OC Transpo Following station
Limebank
Terminus
Line 2
Reopens 2024
Leitrim
toward Bayview

Bowesville is an under construction station on the Trillium Line in Ottawa, Ontario. It is being constructed as part of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and is scheduled for completion in 2024. The station will consist of two side platforms and is located southeast of the intersection of Bowesville and Earl Armstrong roads. [1] The station will serve primarily as a connection point with the southern communities of Ottawa, including Greely, Manotick, and Metcalfe. Bowesville will initially open with 800 parking spaces in its Park and Ride lot, and will later expanded to 2000 spaces. [2] The station also includes a bus loop within a fare paid zone, as well as a building for staff facilities in the middle. No bus connections to Bowesville are currently planned, however. There is a covered bike shelter with capacity for 20 bikes by the main entrance to the station.

Bus platform in the bus loop at Bowesville, facing West towards the station entrance. Staff facilities building is shown on the right. Bowesville bus loop.jpg
Bus platform in the bus loop at Bowesville, facing West towards the station entrance. Staff facilities building is shown on the right.

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References

  1. "Trillium Line South Extension". ottawa.ca. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. "Bowesville | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.