Corso Italia station

Corso Italia
Corso Italia from Somerset Street
General information
Coordinates	45°24′15″N75°42′52″W / 45.40417°N 75.71444°W / 45.40417; -75.71444
Owned by	OC Transpo
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Trenched
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle shelter
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Bayview Terminus Line 2 Dow's Lake toward Limebank
Location

Corso Italia station is a station on O-Train Line 2 in Ottawa, Ontario. It services Ottawa's Little Italy neighbourhood. It was constructed as part of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and opened on January 6, 2025, along with the rest of the reopened Line 2, which closed on May 3, 2020, for the extension of the line. The station has two side platforms and is located north of Gladstone Avenue, near Preston Street. ^[1]

An OC Transpo Stadler FLIRT arrives at the Corso Italia O-Train station

History

Corso Italia station was originally planned to be part of the initial Trillium Line which opened in 2001, but was cut for budgetary reasons before being added in the Stage 2 South expansion. ^[2] A passing loop was added in 2013 to increase train frequency and line capacity. ^[3] The station was known as Gladstone station during development.

Service

The following service is planned for Corso Italia station upon implementation of New Ways to Bus in April 2025. ^[4]

Corso Italia station future service
O-Train (North)
O-Train (South)
A (Gladstone Ave.)	14
B (Gladstone Ave.)	14
C (Preston St.)	8
D (Preston St.)	8

References

1. "Trillium Line South Extension". ottawa.ca. November 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
2. "Light Rail Pilot Project: Recommended Service Concept and Cost Analysis" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
3. Hua, John (September 3, 2013). "Ottawa's O-Train back on track". CTVNews.ca. Bell Media. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
4. "New Ways to Bus | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.