Bayview station (Ottawa)

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Bayview station is an O-Train light rail station on Line 1 and Line 2 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Coordinates45°24′34″N 75°43′19″W
Platforms
Tracks4
ParkingNo
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Bayview
Bayview station entrance to Line 1 eastbound
General information
Coordinates45°24′34″N 75°43′19″W
Platforms
Tracks4
Construction
ParkingNo
Cycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened
  • October 15, 2001 (Line 2)
  • September 14, 2019 (Line 1)
Rebuilt2020–2025 (Line 2)
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Tunney's Pasture
Terminus
Line 1 Pimisi
toward Blair
Terminus Line 2 Corso Italia
toward Limebank
Location
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History

Bayview station opened on October 15, 2001, as the northern terminus of the O-Train (now known as O-Train Line 2). An infill station on the Transitway between Tunney's Pasture and LeBreton (now Pimisi), with a pair of elevated bus platforms at the western end of Albert Street, opened the same day.[1] Paved asphalt footpaths connected the two stops on opposite sides of the Transitway and the train platform.[citation needed]

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.[2][3]

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]

Platforms and pedestrian bridge at Bayview, built during Stage 2 construction

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.[citation needed]

During the Stage 2 south expansion, the original Line 2 platform was extended to accommodate the longer trains that would be used on the line, and a second platform was added for operational flexibility. A pedestrian bridge was also constructed from east to west over the Line 2 platforms, intended to connect with the future development at 900 Albert.[citation needed]

Location

The station, named for the nearby Bayview Road (now Bayview Station Road), is on Albert St. close to Tom Brown Arena (sport facility),[5] and the neighbourhoods of Hintonburg, Little Italy, and Mechanicsville.[6] It is intended as a catalyst for large redevelopment including condos, hotels and the city's future tallest office and residential tower at 900 Albert.[7][8] In 2016 a 1940s warehouse in the area was converted into an "innovation hub".[9][10]

Layout

The Line 1 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 Line 2 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.[11] As part of the Stage 2 Trillium Line expansion, the existing Line 2 platform was extended to accommodate longer trains. A second track and platform was also built to the east of the existing tracks.[12]

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 Line 1 platform level.[11]

Service

The following routes serve Bayview as of March 29, 2025. Bus stops at Bayview are located outside of the O-Train fare-paid zone.[13]

O-Train
 E1  Shuttle Express
 R1   R2   R4  O-Train replacement bus routes
 N75  Night routes
 40   12  Frequent routes
 99   162  Local routes
 275  Connexion routes
 303  Shopper routes
 405  Event routes
 646  School routes
 STO  Société de transport de l'Outaouais routes
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Stop Routes
O-Train (east)
O-Train (west)
O-Train (south)
A (Albert St. West)  R1   R2   12   13   N57   N61   N63   N75 
B (Albert St. East)  R1   12   13   N57   N61   N63   N75 
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