Pimisi station

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Pimisi
Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line - with border.svg
O-Train station
Pimisi - 22.jpg
General information
LocationBooth Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 45°24′50″N75°42′48″W / 45.41389°N 75.71333°W / 45.41389; -75.71333
Owned by OC Transpo
Platforms2 (O-Train), 2 (bus)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderpass
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1983 (Transitway)
September 14, 2019 (O-Train) [1]
Rebuilt2015–2019
Previous namesLeBreton
Services
Preceding station O-Train icon.svg OC Transpo Following station
Bayview Line 1 Lyon
toward Blair

Pimisi station is a light rail station on Line 1 as part of the O-Train network.

Contents

Location

The stop is located under Booth Street in LeBreton Flats. [2] and opened on September 14, 2019. [3] It serves the redeveloped flats area, including the New Central Library, Chinatown, and Little Italy.

History

The Transitway station was originally named LeBreton. By proposal of the local Algonquin leaders it was renamed "Pimisi" (Algonquin: eel) when it was rebuilt to accommodate the O-Train. [4]

Layout

The station features an island platform located at grade. Unusually, the platform level is an intermediate level. Above it, two entrance buildings with entrance barriers are located on either side of Booth Street. Below the platform, a concourse with its own ticket barrier gives access to the green space and plaza north of the station and to Albert Street.

The station features several artworks by Algonquin artists. Nadia Myre's work Eel Spirit, Basket, and Fence [5] is a trilogy consisting of two sculptures (the eel and basket) located in the plaza north of the station, and a series of forest designs on the glass platform walls. The sculpture Algonquin Moose by Simon Brascoupé is also located in the plaza, while another work by him, Algonquin Birch Bark Biting Designs, is located on the glass wall of the entrance on the west side of Booth Street. Finally, Màmawi: Together [6] is a work featuring 100 wooden paddles painted by four Algonquin artists mentored by Brascoupé—Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, Doreen Stevens, Sherry-Ann Rodgers, and Sylvia Tennisco—as well as Algonquin community members who participated in workshops led by these artists. [7] It is suspended above the platform.

Platform level Pimisi station platform.jpg
Platform level

Service

The following routes serve Pimisi station as of October 6, 2019: [8]

O-Train Line 1.svg O-Train Line 2.svg O-Train Line 4.svg O-Train
 E1 Shuttle Express
 R1  R2  R4 O-Train replacement bus routes
 N75 Night routes
 40  11 Frequent routes
 99  162 Local routes
 275 Connexion routes
 303 Shopper routes
 405 Event routes
 646 School routes
Additional info:
StopRoutes
East O-Train O-Train Line 1.svg
West O-Train O-Train Line 1.svg
A Booth St. North 8  13 
B Booth St. South 8  13 
C Albert St. West R1  12  N57  N61  N63  N75 
D Albert St. East R1  12  N57  N61  N63  N75 

References

  1. Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Expanding O-Train Service". OC Transpo. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. "Overview | Pimisi | The Build | Ottawa Confederation Line". www.ligneconfederationline.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  4. "'Pimisi' label for LeBreton transit station gets approval". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013.
  5. "aabaakwad Speakers". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  6. Brascoupé, Simon. "About | Màmawi : Together" . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  7. "Confederation Line's Pimisi Station Painted Paddle Project" (PDF). Algonquins of Ontario. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  8. "Pimisi | OC Transpo" . Retrieved October 10, 2019.