Tremblay is an O-Train station on the Confederation Line in Ottawa, Ontario which serves the Ottawa train station, connecting to Via Rail Corridor inter-city rail services and a daily Ontario Northland bus service to Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie.[2] The station opened on September 14, 2019 to replace the former Transitway bus rapid transit station known as Train Station (which closed on June 28, 2015).

Tremblay
O-Train station
Station entrance
General information
Coordinates45°25′00″N 75°39′12″W / 45.41667°N 75.65333°W / 45.41667; -75.65333
Owned byOC Transpo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Ottawa station
Bus interchange Ontario Northland
Bicycle facilities Confederation Pathway
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking
Stairway with bike ramps (runnels)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code3024
WebsiteTremblay
History
Opened17 November 1987 (As BRT station)
14 September 2019 (As LRT station)[1]
Rebuilt2015–2019
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesTrain station
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Hurdman Line 1 St-Laurent
toward Blair
Location
Tremblay station is located in Ottawa
Tremblay station
Tremblay station
Location in Ottawa
Tremblay station is located in Ontario
Tremblay station
Tremblay station
Location in Ontario
Tremblay station is located in Canada
Tremblay station
Tremblay station
Location in Canada
Map

Location edit

 
Ottawa Station and Tremblay Station Area Map

Tremblay station is located south of Tremblay Road and directly west of Via Rail Ottawa station. The Ottawa train station entrance is less than a 5 minute walk from the Confederation Line LRT train platforms on Level 1. While the stations are close to each other, the two buildings are not linked and transferring passengers are required to walk outside between them.[3]

North of the station is the Max Keeping Pedestrian Bridge, which crosses Highway 417, allowing access to RCGT Park[4] (a minor-league baseball stadium) as well as the Courtyard by Marriott Ottawa East[5] and Hampton Inn by Hilton Ottawa[6] west of the stadium parking lot. These two hotels are the closest to the station, and are linked to each other by the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre.[7] All of these are accessible within a 12-15 minute walk. Tremblay is the one of only stations that do not always have bus connections in all time periods.

Layout edit

 
Tremblay station platform

Tremblay is a side platform station located at grade in a cutting. The station's single entrance building, located at the same level and opposite the railway station entrance, contains the ticket barrier and exits onto a plaza.

The station's artwork is entitled National Garden, an installation by Jyhling Lee. A series of canopies on the plaza outside the station entrance features silhouettes of flowering plants seemingly cut out of the reflective material of the canopy ceilings and folded down to produce a suspended garden. [8]

Service edit

    O-Train
 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 Tremblay as of October 6, 2019:[9]

Stop Routes
West O-Train  
East O-Train  
A #1369 Tremblay Rd. East  N39   R1 
B #1371 Tremblay Rd. West  N39   R1 

References edit

  1. ^ Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ontario Northland Schedule 670 & 680 Sault Ste. Marie - Sudbury - North Bay - Ottawa" (PDF). ontarionorthland.ca. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Tremblay | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ottawa Stadium (RCGT Park)". ottawa.ca. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Courtyard Ottawa East". Marriott International. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Hampton Inn by Hilton - Ottawa, Canada Hotels". Hilton. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Ottawa Conference and Event Centre". ottawaconferenceandeventcentre.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Tremblay | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 23, 2019.

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