Tunney's Pasture station

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Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line - with border.svg
O-Train station
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Tunney's Pasture station
General information
Coordinates 45°24′14″N75°44′06″W / 45.40389°N 75.73500°W / 45.40389; -75.73500 Coordinates: 45°24′14″N75°44′06″W / 45.40389°N 75.73500°W / 45.40389; -75.73500
Owned by OC Transpo
Platforms2 (train)
2 (bus)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeTrench (LRT station)
Other information
Station code3011
History
Opened1983 (Transitway)
2019 (O-Train)
Rebuilt2015–2019
Services
Preceding station O-Train icon.png OC Transpo Following station
Terminus Line 1 Bayview
toward Blair
Westboro Route 57 Terminus
Westboro
toward Stittsville
Route 61
Route 62
Westboro
toward Innovation
Route 63
Westboro
toward Riverview
Route 74
Westboro
toward Cambrian
Route 75
Future services
Preceding station O-Train icon.png OC Transpo Following station
Westboro
toward Algonquin
Line 1
Opens 2026
Bayview
toward Trim
Westboro
toward Moodie
Line 3
Opens 2026

Tunney's Pasture is the western O-Train light rail terminal train station in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Location

It is located at the Tunney's Pasture government office complex, on Scott Street at Holland Avenue.

History

When originally opened in 1983, the transitway in the area consisted of a through station in a below-grade 'trench' parallel to Scott Street. Each platform had an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides were connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also has platforms for local buses.

On 10 May 2003, an arson at the station inflicted damage estimated at $400,000 to $500,000 CAD. The fire left portions of the station out of service for months. [1] [2]

On June 24, 2016, the transitway station was closed for conversion to light rail, and reopened in 2019 as the western terminus of the first phase of the Confederation Line. There are provisions to permit the Confederation Line to extend further west along the transitway in the next stage.

Layout

The station is a side platform station built below grade in a cutting. At street level, a broad concourse with two ticket barriers gives access to Scott Street and Tunney's Pasture Driveway. It also provides access within the fare-paid zone to the transitway terminal loop, allowing transfer between the bus and train without having to show a ticket or transfer.

As a terminus station, both platforms are used as arrival and departure platforms. Because of the station's side platform rather than island platform layout, displays on the concourse level are necessary to indicate which platform will next have a train departing.

The station features the artwork Gradient Space by Derek Root, a set of coloured mosaics lining the platform walls accompanied by a stained-glass skylight. [3]

Service

The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture station as of October 6, 2019: [4]

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:
StopRoutes
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A Peak West 164  251  252  256  257  258  261  262  263  264  265  266  267  268 
B Transitway West 57  61  62  63  64  66  67 
C Rail Replacement R1  N57  N61  N75 
D Local South/West 11  16  50  51  80  81  86  87  89  153 
E Local East 11  14  16  53  54  56  61  63  66  75 
F Transitway South 73  74  75  82 
G Peak South 270  271  272  273  277  278  282  283  284 
H Scott St. Westnone

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References

  1. The Ottawa Citizen (11 May 2003). "City/Region". Ottawa Citizen. p. A9. Suspected arsons investigated
  2. "Tunney's Pasture station firebombing update". Ottawa Transit Bulletin. Ottawa Transit Riders Association. July 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  3. "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. "Tunney's Pasture | OC Transpo" . Retrieved October 10, 2019.