Bayview station (Ottawa)

Bayview is an O-Train interchange station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, connecting the Confederation Line (Line 1) and Trillium Line (Line 2).

This article is about the O-Train interchange station in Ottawa. For the Toronto subway station, see Bayview station (Toronto).
Bayview
Bayview station entrance to Line 1 eastbound
Coordinates45°24′34″N 75°43′19″W
PlatformsSide platforms (Line 1)
Single platform (Line 2)
Tracks3 (+1 under construction)
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 15, 2001
RebuiltSeptember 14, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Tunney's Pasture
Terminus
 Line 1 Pimisi
toward Blair
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Terminus Line 2
Reopens 2022
 Corso Italia
toward Limebank

History

The station opened on October 15, 2001. It was built as an infill station between Tunney's Pasture and LeBreton (now Pimisi), with a pair of elevated bus platforms at the western end of Albert Street. Beneath it was the first O-Train station, the northern terminus of the Trillium Line, located on a stub-end track branching off from the railway line.[2] Paved asphalt footpaths connected the two stops on opposite sides of the Transitway and the train platform.

On January 17, 2016, the transitway platforms closed for conversion to light rail, with all buses diverting via Albert Street. The station reopened on September 14, 2019 as an intermediate stop on the first phase of the Confederation Line, making Bayview an important rapid transit transfer point.[3][1]

On September 16, 2017, the eastbound bus stop of Bayview Station was moved 300m west to facilitate the construction of the Trinity Development at 900 Albert Street.[4]

During the reconstruction of the station, the original Line 2 O-Train station was closed and a new platform was constructed to the north, underneath the Line 1 station.

Location

The station, named for the nearby Bayview Road (now Bayview Station Road), is close to Tom Brown Arena. It is intended as a catalyst for large redevelopment including condos, hotels and the city's tallest office tower at 801 Albert. Plans also exist for converting a 1940s warehouse into a film studio and build an attached 15 storey "innovation hub".

Layout

The Confederation Line station is an elevated side platform station. A ticket barrier at platform level on the south (eastbound) platform provides access to Albert Street. Under the station, a concourse connects the two platforms with the single Trillium Line platform, and also contains a ticket barrier giving access to a footpath connecting the built-up area south of the station with the greenspace to its north.[5] As part of the Stage 2 Trillium Line expansion, the existing Line 2 platform will be extended to accommodate longer trains. A second track and platform will also be built to the east of the existing tracks.[6]

The station features two artworks: Cascades by Pierre Poussin, a set of two large sculptures located in the greenspace surrounding the station, and As the Crow Flies by Adrian Göllner, a linear sculpture running atop the barrier between the two tracks on the Confederation Line platform level.[5]

Service
See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve Bayview as of May 2020. Bus stops at Bayview are located outside of the O-Train fare-paid zone.[7]

Key
O-Train
 98   39  Rapid routes
 40   11  Frequent routes
 55   173  Local routes
 298  Connexion routes
 406  300s: Shopper routes
400s: Event routes
600s: School routes
Stop Routes
O-Train (west)
O-Train (east)
O-Train (south) Under construction; opening in 2022
A (Albert St. West)  2   16   N57   61   N61   63   66   75   N75   R1 
B (Albert St. East)       16   N57   61   N61   63   66   75   N75   R1 
  • Bayview station in August 2005
  • Bayview lower level in March 2020
  • Bayview upper level in May 2020
  • Cascades by Pierre Poussin near the Trillium Line entrance

References
  1. Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Transitway Background 1983-2008". OC Transpo. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008.
  3. Pearson, Matthew (January 15, 2016). "Transitway transformation continues with first west-end closure". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network, Inc. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910100033/http://www.octranspo.com/
  5. "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. "Trillium Line South Extension". ottawa.ca. November 19, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. "Bayview | OC Transpo". Retrieved March 21, 2020.

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