St-Laurent station

For the Montreal Metro station, see Saint-Laurent station.
St-Laurent
O-Train station
General information
LocationOttawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°25′14″N 75°38′17″W / 45.42056°N 75.63806°W / 45.42056; -75.63806
Owned byOC Transpo
Platforms2 (LRT), 4 (BRT)
Tracks2
ConnectionsMegabus (North America) Megabus
Bus interchange Rider Express
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
OpenedNovember 17, 1987 (BRT station)
September 14, 2019 (LRT station)[1]
Rebuilt2015–2019
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Tremblay
toward Tunney's Pasture
 Line 1 Cyrville
toward Blair
Location
Map

St-Laurent is a station on the Confederation Line 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 May 20, 2021:[4][5] Route 12 is temporarily truncated west of St. Laurent Boulevard due to the Montreal Road revitalization project.

Key
O-Train
 E1  Shuttle Express
 R1   R2   R3   R4  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: O-Train Confederation Line
  • Route 2: Trillium Line (currently a bus route)
     
  • Routes 5 to 99: Custom routing that connects to Line 1 and/or Route 2
  • Routes 100 to 199: Custom routing that does not connect to Line 1 and/or Route 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: alternative name for current Route 2
  • Routes N39 to N97: night service (replaces Line 1)
  • White backgrounds: service may be limited
     
  • Last two digits represent service area:
Stop Routes
East O-Train
West O-Train
A East  24   40   47   302 
B Rail Replacement  R1 
C Rail Replacement and Route 12 Westbound  R1   12   N39 
D West  7   12   14   18   19   20   27 
E Megabus West Toronto

Megabus

Starting May 20, 2021, Megabus is operating an intercity bus routes between Ottawa's St-Laurent station, Kingston, Scarborough, and Toronto four days a week, between Thursday and Sunday.[6] This is after Greyhound Canada ceased operations from Ottawa Central Station in October 2020 and shut down all bus service permanently on May 13, 2021.[6]

Rider Express

Rider Express offers a Toronto-Kingston-Ottawa service departing from St-Laurent station.[7]

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. ^ a b "Megabus coming to Ottawa following Greyhound shutdown". CTV News. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ "Toronto/Ottawa". Rider Express. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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