Lyon station

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Lyon
Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line - with border.svg
O-Train station
Lyon Station, November 2022.jpg
Lyon Station, platform level
General information
Location Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 45°25′10″N75°42′16″W / 45.41944°N 75.70444°W / 45.41944; -75.70444 Coordinates: 45°25′10″N75°42′16″W / 45.41944°N 75.70444°W / 45.41944; -75.70444
Owned by OC Transpo
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 2019 [1]
Services
Preceding station O-Train icon.png OC Transpo Following station
Pimisi Line 1 Parliament
toward Blair

Lyon is an underground light rail station on the Confederation Line of the O-Train in Ottawa located in the western portion of Ottawa's downtown, specifically at Lyon Street and Queen Street, the latter being the street the line runs under within Ottawa's downtown core.

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Location

Street entrance Lyon station entrance.jpg
Street entrance

This O-Train station opened on September 14, 2019. It is located at the Lyon Street North and Queen Street intersection, between Bay Street and Kent Street, which formerly served as Transitway bus stops on Albert Street and Slater Street. This stop is projected to have high usage, with access to Sparks Street, the Supreme Court, and the National Archives of Canada. [2]

Layout

The station is an underground side platform station; the platforms are located 17.5 metres underground. [2] A concourse above platform level has ticket barriers on either end, giving access to the Lyon Street (east) and Place de Ville (west) accesses. [3]

An entrance is integrated into the Place de Ville complex, giving indoor access to a mid-rise office building, three office towers and two major hotels.

The station features two artworks: With Words as their Actions by PLANT Architect, led by Lisa Rapoport, a metal sculpture at concourse level, and This Image Relies on Positive Thinking by Geoff McFetridge, a series of murals of human figures located in the accesses. [3]

History

From July 16 to September 14, 2017, the underground light and music show Kontinuum was held in the not-yet-opened station as part of the Canada 150 celebrations.

Service

Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Ottawa - Line 2 Trillium Line.svg O-Train
 R1  R2 O-Train replacement bus routes
 98  39 Rapid routes
 N75 Night routes
 40  11 Frequent routes
 55  162 Local routes
 284 Connexion routes
 405 300s: Shopper routes
400s: Event routes
600s: School routes
Additional info:

The following routes serve Lyon station as of October 6 2019: [4]

StopRoutes
East O-Train Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg
West O-Train Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg
A Lyon St. South R1  10  15  16  N57  N61  N75 
B Queen St. East R1  16  N57  N61  N75 
C Lyon St. North 15 

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References

  1. Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Overview | Lyon | The Build | Ottawa Confederation Line". www.ligneconfederationline.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. 1 2 "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. "Lyon | OC Transpo" . Retrieved October 10, 2019.