Tunney's Pasture Station (OC Transpo)

Tunney's Pasture Station (OC Transpo)

Tunney's Pasture Station is a stop on the transitway in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located at the Tunney's Pasture government office complex, on Scott Street at Holland Avenue.

The transitway in the area is in a below-grade 'trench' parallel to Scott Street. Each platform has an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides are connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also has platforms for local buses.

Major criminal incident

10 May 2003: An arson at the station inflicted damage estimated at $400 000 to $500 000 CAD. The fire left portions of the station out of service for months. [cite news | title=City/Region | publisher=Ottawa Citizen | date=11 May 2003 | author=The Ottawa Citizen | page=A9 | quote=Suspected arsons investigated ] [cite news | url=http://otra.sandelman.ca/otb/2003-July.html | publisher=Ottawa Transit Riders Association | work=Ottawa Transit Bulletin | title=Tunney's Pasture station firebombing update | date=July 2003 ]

ervice

The station is 2 minutes away from Lebreton Station, and 8 minutes away from Lincoln Fields Station.

The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture Station:
61516 1850 55 5759 60 61 62 63 64 65 666768 69 70 71 73 76 778286 8794 95 96 97 98102 105151156 172176178 182261 262 263 283403603 693

AM ONLY
20 21 22 2324252930 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 394345221 231 232

Note: Route 16 is also available at the corner of Holland and Scott.

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References

External links

* [http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/station_layout_pdf/TUP.pdf OC Transpo station page]
* [http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/area_map.asp?station_id=TUP OC Transpo area map with location of main buildings of Tunney's Pasture]


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