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Encyclopedia > Blair Station

Blair Station is a station on Ottawa's Transitway busway located at Blair Road and the Queensway (Route 174) and is the eastern terminal for Route 99 (although it will be extended to Orleans) and crosstown route 2. This station is adjacent to the Gloucester Centre shopping complex. A long pedestrian overpass provides access to office complexes and residential areas south of the Queensway. It is also a major transfer point for commuters within urban Gloucester. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the public transit sevices operated by OC Transpo have two rapid transit systems: the Transitway, a bus rapid transit network, and the O-Train, a diesel-powered light rail line. ... Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a relatively new umbrella term for urban mass transportation services utilizing buses to perform premium services on existing roadways or dedicated rights-of-way. ... For the neighbourhood in Ottawa, see Queensway (neighbourhood) The Queensway, looking eastward from the Riverside Drive/Vanier Parkway interchange. ...


This is the last station in the grade separated eastern leg of the Transitway; buses use exclusive shoulder lanes on the Queensway beyond this point towards Orleans. There are no plans to move the Transitway onto its own right-of-way beyond this point.


External link

  • OC Transpo station page


Preceding station OC Transpo Lines Following station
Cyrville   Transitway Route 95   Place d'Orleans with 2 intermediate stops


 
 

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