Blair
O-Train station
General information
LocationOttawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°25′52″N 75°36′30″W / 45.43111°N 75.60833°W / 45.43111; -75.60833
Owned byOC Transpo
PlatformsCentre platform (LRT)
Side platform x 2 (BRT)
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened1989 (BRT station)
September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14) (LRT station)
Rebuilt2015–2019
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Cyrville Line 1 Terminus
Terminus Route 39 Montréal
toward Millennium
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Cyrville Line 1
Opens 2025
Montréal
toward Trim
Main station building viewing from bus terminal
Side view of Blair station

Blair is a station on Ottawa's transitway and O-Train located at Blair Road and Regional Road 174.[1] It is a major transfer point for commuters within urban Gloucester and Orléans.

Location

This station is adjacent to the Gloucester Centre shopping complex, and nearby the Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa mega-movie theatre, a small bank, and other major retail stores. Shoppers City East located across Blair Road contains also several other major stores such as Canadian Tire. Headquarters of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service along with many secondary schools are also located within a close proximity of the station. A long pedestrian overpass for the Queensway provides access to office complexes, a small park and ride parking lot, and the Pineview residential area.

Transitway

Prior to the construction of the Confederation Line, this was the last station in the grade separated eastern leg of the transitway; after this point, buses used exclusive shoulder lanes on the Queensway beyond this point towards Orleans.

The main Transitway platforms closed down prior to Confederation Line construction as of 28 June 2015.[2] The platforms reopened on September 14, 2019, when Confederation Line service began.

Confederation Line

Blair station is the eastern terminus of the Confederation Line of the O-Train. It is an elevated island platform station, with both platform faces being used by terminating and departing trains.

The overpass of the previous Transitway station, located above the platforms at the concourse level of the station, was retained as part of the new O-Train station.

The station offers transfer to Transitway buses within the fare-paid zone—i.e. without needing to present proof of payment to transfer between buses and the station. The bus terminal is located on the ground level of the station. There are many heated shelters along the terminal with bus times for routes which serve each platform.

The station's artwork, entitled Lightscape, is by cj fleury and Catherine Widgery. It is a series of suspended installations featuring brightly coloured elements that catch the light.[3]

Service

The following routes serve Blair station as of October 25, 2023:[4]. Route 15 is temporarily designated as a frequent route due to more frequency and service from Route 12 being truncated west of St. Laurent Boulevard for construction on Montreal. When Route 12 service is restored west of St. Laurent Boulevard, Route 15 will revert to being a peak period only Local Limited Service route potentially restoring mid-day service between Parliament Station and the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau.

All routes that end at Blair, will drop off commuters on the O-Train side of the station.

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:
Stop Routes
West O-Train
A West, Peak East  24   25   39   222   224   225   228   302   624 
B East  25   28   38   237 
C Rail Replacement  R1   15 
D East  21   30   31   32   33   34   35   39   630   631 
E Peak East  221   231   232   233   234   235   236 
G none
H  26   28   35   302   451   619   624   628   630   631 
I Local  12   15   23   24   26   N39   42   302 

References

  1. "Blair". Station Layout. OC Transpo. October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. "OC Transpo - On Track 2018 - Transitway Closure". OC Transpo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. "Blair | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 25, 2023.

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