Dominion Station (OC Transpo)

Dominion Transitway Station
Station statistics
Coordinates	45°23′32″N 75°45′38″W / 45.39222°N 75.76056°W / 45.39222; -75.76056Coordinates: 45°23′32″N 75°45′38″W / 45.39222°N 75.76056°W / 45.39222; -75.76056
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Owned by	OC Transpo
Services
Preceding station   OC Transpo   Following station Lincoln Fields toward Kanata North Route 93 Westboro toward Lebreton Lincoln Fields toward Woodroffe Route 94 Westboro toward Millennium Lincoln Fields toward Barrhaven Centre Route 95 Westboro toward Trim Lincoln Fields toward Stittsville Route 96 Westboro toward Blair Lincoln Fields toward Bells Corners Route 97 Westboro toward Airport

Dominion Station is a stop on the transitway in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located north of the western edge of Westboro village, where the below-grade transitway segment joins the Ottawa River Parkway. The station is named after nearby Dominion Avenue.

Opened on 29 November 1999^[1] as an intermediate station between the long-established Lincoln Fields and Westboro stations, Dominion Station consists of two bus shelters and a grade level crosswalk rather than a true station with platforms. It has no connections to local routes but is actually very close (225m) to the commercial strip on Richmond Road in Westboro village and Westboro Beach.

It serves a primarily residential neighbourhood which previously had only the local Route 2 bus service on Richmond Road for regular transit service. The Académie de Formation Linguistique building at 495 Richmond Road (the former Denis Coolican Building, originally operated by the City of Ottawa) is also served by this station.^[2]

This stop is also used frequently by cyclists as there are two bike pathways – one on each side of the parkway – which is part of a large network of cycling paths in the city.

Service

See also: OC Transpo Routes

During the summer months, the westbound stop is closed from (9:00AM to 1:00PM) on Sundays due to the Alcatel Sunday Bike events in which the Parkway is closed westbound while cyclists are using the roadway. Buses travel on Richmond, Woodroffe and Carling instead. Eastbound service is not affected by the detour.

The following routes serve Dominion Station:
60 61 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 76 77 87 93 94 95 96 97 261 262 263 283 403 693

AM ONLY
20 21 22 23 24 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 43 231 232

Gallery

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  Eastbound stop, facing westbound

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  Intersection facing westbound where transitway merges into the Ottawa River Parkway

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  Eastbound stop, facing eastbound, showing transitway going into a trench towards Westboro Station

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  Westbound stop with shelter

References

1. ^ "Ottawa Public Transit Milestones". OC Transpo. http://www.octranspo.com/about_index.asp?lang=E&page=AHIST_MILESTONES. Retrieved 2008-09-06. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "495 Richmond Road" (pdf). Académie de Formation Linguistique. http://www.aflcanada.ca/anglais/AFL%20Info%20brochure.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 

External links

• OC Transpo station page
• OC Transpo area map