St-Laurent station

For the Montreal Metro station, see Saint-Laurent station.

St-Laurent
O-Train station
General information
Location	Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	45°25′14″N75°38′17″W / 45.42056°N 75.63806°W / 45.42056; -75.63806
Owned by	OC Transpo
Platforms	2 (LRT), 4 (BRT)
Tracks	2
Connections	Megabus Rider Express Autobus Maheux
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	November 17, 1987 (BRT station) September 14, 2019 (LRT station) [1]
Rebuilt	2015–2019
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Tremblay toward Tunney's Pasture Line 1 Cyrville toward Blair
Location

St-Laurent station is a station on Line 1 of Ottawa's O-Train, and on the system's bus network and is located at St. Laurent Boulevard and the Queensway. ^[2]

Location

The station is integrated to its surroundings, with direct indoor pedestrian access to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre. It serves as a major hub for local east end bus routes and has a ticket sales and information office. In addition to serving the shopping centre, it serves numerous commercial and industrial areas in the area and is a major transfer point for east-end commuters, making it one of the busiest stations. An office building occupied in part by ING is also 200 metres west of the station.

History

Original transitway station

Originally built as a Transitway station, its construction required the complete reconstruction of the St. Laurent Boulevard / Highway 417 interchange and the construction of a tunnel to allow the transitway to cross underneath the Queensway. Its construction was linked to the last major expansion of the shopping centre in 1987.

On June 28, 2015, the main Transitway platforms closed for Confederation Line construction. The station reopened on September 14, 2019, when Confederation Line service began.

Layout

The rail station has two side platforms and is the only underground station on the Confederation Line outside the downtown section between Lyon and Rideau stations. Ticket barriers are located on the platform level, preventing crossover between the platforms within the fare-paid zone.

Above the platform level, a concourse level provides access to the shopping centre. At ground level, a local bus terminus has been retained from the original Transitway station with minor adjustments and renovations.

The station's artwork consists of an untitled series of large murals by Andrew Morrow, depicting moments in Canadian history. ^[3]

Service

A Confederation Line train exiting the St-Laurent station tunnel in January 2018.

OC Transpo

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve St-Laurent station as of January 6, 2025: ^{[4] [5]}

Key v t e
	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: Line 1: Confederation Line Line 2: Trillium Line Line 4: Airport Link   Routes 5 to 199: Custom routing that that connects to Line 1 and/or 2 Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak-period only routes that connect to the O-Train) Routes 301 to 305: Shopper Routes (limited rural service) Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events Routes 600 to 699: School Routes   Route R1: replaces Line 1 when it is out of service Route R2: replaces Line 2 when it is out of service Route R4: replaces Line 4 when it is out of service Routes N39 to N98: night service (replaces Line 1 and N98 replaces Line 4) White backgrounds: limited serivce   Last two digits represent service area: 00s and 10s – Central 20s – Gloucester 30s – Orléans 40s – Ottawa East 50s – Ottawa West 60s – Kanata, Stittsville 70s – Barrhaven 80s – Nepean 90s – South Keys

Stop	Routes
East O-Train
West O-Train
A East	40  41  47  624  633  302
B Rail Replacement	R1
C Rail Replacement	R1  SHUTTLE/NAVETTE  19  N25  (future)  N39  624
D West	7  14  18  19  20  24

Notes

• Route N25 will replace route N39 overnight along its current route once the extensions of Lines 1 and 3 are complete.

Intercity service

Following the closure of Ottawa Central Station in 2021, some intercity bus operators use St-Laurent station as a terminus, although most use Ottawa station.

Intercity coaches
Bus Company	Destinations
Autobus Maheux [6]	Gatineau, Montreal
Megabus [7]	Kingston, Scarborough, Toronto
Rider Express [8]	Toronto, Kingston

References

1. Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
2. "St. Laurent" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. December 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
3. "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
4. "St-Laurent | OC Transpo" . Retrieved October 24, 2019.
5. "Bus Stops | megabus". ca.megabus.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
6. "Horaire autocars Maheux" (PDF). Autobus Maheux. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
7. "Megabus coming to Ottawa following Greyhound shutdown". CTV News . 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
8. "Toronto/Ottawa". Rider Express. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links

Media related to St-Laurent station at Wikimedia Commons