Bowesville station

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Bowesville
Ottawa - Line 2 Trillium Line - with border.svg
O-Train station
Bowesville Station.jpg
Bowesville station, under construction (2024).
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 2,000
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking shelter
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code3067
History
OpeningJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
Preceding station O-Train icon.svg OC Transpo Following station
Leitrim
toward Bayview
Line 2 Limebank
Terminus

Bowesville is a train station on the Trillium Line in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a part of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and was opened to the public on January 6, 2025. The station consists of two side platforms and is located southeast of the intersection of Bowesville and Earl Armstrong roads. [1] The station serves primarily as a connection point with the southern communities of Ottawa, including Greely, Manotick, and Metcalfe. Bowesville initially opened with 800 parking spaces in its Park and Ride lot, and will later be expanded to 2,000 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. This station has no planned regular bus service. 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.

Service

The following routes service Bowesville station: [2]

StopRoutes
North O-Train O-Train Line 2.svg
South O-Train O-Train Line 2.svg
A
B
C

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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. 1 2 "Bowesville | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.