St-Laurent station (Ottawa)
Transit station in Ottawa, Canada
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St-Laurent station is a station on Line 1 of Ottawa's O-Train, and on the system's bus network and is located at St. Laurent Boulevard and the Queensway.[2]
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| Location | Ottawa, Ontario Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°25′14″N 75°38′17″W | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | OC Transpo | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (LRT), 4 (BRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  FlixBus Megabus Rider Express | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 17, 1987 (BRT station) September 14, 2019 (LRT station)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015–2019 | |||||||||||||||
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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
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.
The station has had problems with water leakage and exposed expansion joints since the 2000s.[3] The upper level bus station underwent rehabilitation work in the 2020s, while repairs to the underground portion are scheduled to begin in 2028.[4]
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.[5]
Service
OC Transpo
The following routes serve St-Laurent station as of August 28th, 2025:[6][7]
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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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Additional info:
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| Stop | Routes |
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| East O-Train | |
| West O-Train | |
| A South | 40 41 47 105 624 633 302 |
| B Rail Replacement | R1 |
| C Rail Replacement | R1 SHUTTLE/NAVETTE 19 N39 624 |
| D Local | 7 14 18 19 20 24 |
Intercity service
Following the closure of Ottawa Central Station in 2021, some intercity bus operators use St-Laurent station as a terminus, although others use Ottawa station.
