Westboro station

Last updated
Westboro
Ottawa Transitway station
Westboro Station 2022 mosbo6.jpg
Westboro's temporary bus station during O-Train Stage 2 construction
General information
Coordinates 45°23′47.5″N75°45′08″W / 45.396528°N 75.75222°W / 45.396528; -75.75222
Owned by OC Transpo
Construction
Structure typeTrench (LRT station)
Services
Preceding station O-Train icon.svg OC Transpo Following station
Dominion Route 57 Tunney's Pasture
Terminus
Dominion
toward Stittsville
Route 61
Route 62
Dominion
toward Innovation
Route 63
Dominion
toward Limebank
Route 74
Dominion
toward Cambrian
Route 75
Future services
Preceding station O-Train icon.svg OC Transpo Following station
Kìchì Sìbì
toward Algonquin
Line 1
Opens 2027
Tunney's Pasture
toward Trim
Kìchì Sìbì
toward Moodie
Line 3
Opens 2027

Westboro currently serves as a bus station in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located in the Westboro neighbourhood, on Scott Street between Athlone and Tweedsmuir avenues.

Contents

It was formerly a Transitway station, in a below-grade 'trench' paralleling 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 had platforms for local buses. In June 2022, this stretch of Transitway was permanently closed to facilitate O-Train Stage 2 construction. The bus stops were relocated to curbside along Scott Street, and the original station was closed. [1]

History

January 2019 accident

On 11 January 2019, an accident occurred at Westboro station. Double decker bus 8155, an Alexander-Dennis Enviro500 bus purchased by OC Transpo in 2017, was driven into the lower platform at the station while running as route 269 Bridlewood. It ejected several passengers from the top floor of the bus, killing three people (including one on the platform). [2] The Transitway was closed between Tunney's Pasture and Lincoln Fields as a result of the accident.

Original Westboro station on Transitway Westboro trstwy.jpg
Original Westboro station on Transitway

Service

The following routes serve Westboro station as of April 9, 2024: [3]

StopRoutes
West O-Train O-Train Line 1.svg O-Train Line 3.svg Under construction (opening in 2027)
East O-Train O-Train Line 1.svg O-Train Line 3.svg Under construction (opening in 2027)
A 57  61  62  63  74  75  87  50  64  16  66  67  73  82  153  164  252  256  257  258  261  262  263  264  265  267  268  282  404 
B 57  61  62  63  74  75  87  50  64  66  67  73  82  153  164  258  282 
O-Train Line 1.svg O-Train Line 2.svg O-Train
 E1 Shuttle Express
 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:
  • Line 1: Confederation Line
  • Line 2: Trillium Line
  • Line 4: Airport Link
     
  • Routes 5 to 99: Custom routing that connects to Line 1 and/or 2
  • Routes 100 to 199: Custom routing that does not connect to Line 1 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 602 to 698: School Routes
     
  • Route R1: replaces Line 1 when out of service
  • Route R2: replaces Line 2 when out of service
  • Routes N39 to N97: night service (replaces Line 1)
  • White backgrounds: service may be limited
     
  • Last two digits represent service area:

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References

  1. "Two sections of the Transitway permanently closing to buses this weekend". Ottawa. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. "3 dead in bus crash at Ottawa transit station". CBC News Ottawa. January 12, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. "Westboro". OC Transpo. Retrieved April 4, 2023.