Iris station

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Iris
Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line - with border.svg
Ottawa Transitway station
Iris station mosbo6.jpg
Relocated bus station during Stage 2 construction.
General information
Coordinates 45°21′21″N75°46′11″W / 45.35583°N 75.76972°W / 45.35583; -75.76972
Owned by OC Transpo
Services
Preceding station O-Train icon.svg OC Transpo Following station
Baseline
toward Limebank
Route 74 Queensway
Baseline
toward Cambrian
Route 75
Future services
Preceding station O-Train icon.svg OC Transpo Following station
Algonquin
Terminus
Line 1
Opens 2027
Lincoln Fields
toward Trim

Iris station is one of the few grade-level stations on the Southwest Ottawa Transitway. It is located on Iris Street, a collector road in western Ottawa. [1] [2]

Contents

It is both one of the smallest Transitway stations and one of the least used, likely because it is only 400 m (1/4 mi) south of Queensway station, [1] has no trip generators apart from residential commuters in the area, and does not have any major routes connecting at the station. Only two suburban feeder routes (routes 50 and 58) enter the Transitway at this station. [2]

Original bus shelter in 2007 prior to Stage 2 construction. OCTranspo IrisStationNB.jpg
Original bus shelter in 2007 prior to Stage 2 construction.

Iris station is being converted to a light rail station as a part of Stage 2 of the Confederation Line. As a result of this, numerous significant changes and realignments are being made in the vicinity, including the installation of a new bridge on Iris Street and the relocation of the Pinecrest Creek. [3] In June 2022, the segment of Transitway between Iris station and Baseline station closed permanently, with buses currently detoured along Woodroffe Avenue and re-entering the Transitway at this station. [4]

Service

The following routes serve Iris station as of January 2025:

TypeRoutes
North O-Train O-Train Line 1.svg Under construction (opening in 2027)
South O-Train O-Train Line 1.svg Under construction (opening in 2027)
Rapid routes 74  75 
Local routes 50  58  73  82  186 
Shopper's Routes 305 

Notes

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References

  1. 1 2 "OC Transpo - Queensway & Iris Area Map" (PDF). OC Transpo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "OC Transpo - Iris Station Map" (PDF). OC Transpo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Wheeler, Charles; Swail, Chris (May 2, 2017). "Transit Detours, Iris Station, and Pinecrest Creek Relocation" (PDF). City of Ottawa.
  4. "Two sections of the Transitway permanently closing to buses this weekend". Ottawa. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-10-23.