Lyon is an underground light rail station on the Confederation Line of the O-Train in Ottawa located in the western portion of Ottawa's downtown, specifically at Lyon Street and Queen Street, the latter being the street the line runs under within Ottawa's downtown core.

Lyon
O-Train station
Lyon Station, platform level
General information
LocationLyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°25′10″N 75°42′16″W / 45.41944°N 75.70444°W / 45.41944; -75.70444
Owned byOC Transpo
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Pimisi Line 1 Parliament
toward Blair

Location

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Street entrance

This O-Train station opened on September 14, 2019. It is located at the Lyon Street North and Queen Street intersection, between Bay Street and Kent Street, which formerly served as Transitway bus stops on Albert Street and Slater Street. This stop is projected to have high usage, with access to Sparks Street, the Supreme Court, and the National Archives of Canada.[2]

Layout

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The station is an underground side platform station; the platforms are located 17.5 metres underground.[2] A concourse above platform level has ticket barriers on either end, giving access to the Lyon Street (east) and Place de Ville (west) accesses. [3]

An entrance is integrated into the Place de Ville complex, giving indoor access to a mid-rise office building, three office towers and two major hotels.

The station features two artworks: With Words as their Actions by PLANT Architect, led by Lisa Rapoport, a metal sculpture at concourse level, and This Image Relies on Positive Thinking by Geoff McFetridge, a series of murals of human figures located in the accesses.[3]

History

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From July 16 to September 14, 2017, the underground light and music show Kontinuum was held in the not-yet-opened station as part of the Canada 150 celebrations.

Service

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    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:

The following routes serve Lyon station as of October 6 2019:[4]

Stop Routes
East O-Train  
West O-Train  
A Lyon St. South  R1   10   15   16   N57   N61   N75 
B Queen St. East  R1   16   N57   N61   N75 
C Lyon St. North  15 

References

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  1. ^ Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Overview | Lyon | The Build | Ottawa Confederation Line". www.ligneconfederationline.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. ^ a b "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Lyon | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 10, 2019.