Mooney's Bay

Mooney's Bay Station (originally named Confederation Station) is one of the 5 original O-Train stations in Ottawa. Opened on October 15, 2001 with the initial network, this station is located in the Confederation Heights area of Ottawa.

This station primarily serves government offices, Canada Post's headquarters, Brookfield High School, among other destinations a short walking distance away, such as Hog's Back Park and Vincent Massey Park.

Mooney's Bay Station is accessible just below street level by paved ramps off of Heron Road by the Airport Parkway.

The station's layout is among the simplest on the O-Train network. From street level, a simple path with stairs and ramp provide access to the ticket and fare kiosk, which exit to a short path connecting to the platform. 

This station was modified in 2017 to accomodate the fare gates and kiosk installations. A new pathway to access the station was created, that bypassed the existing recreational pathway that runs adjacent to the station.

As there is only one platform to board trains in either direction, attention must be paid to the train's destination sign or the direction of travel of the arriving train, Bayview for trains heading left and Greenboro for trains heading right.

There isn't any art on display at this station however due to its position and location, it is mostly surrounded by lots of green grass and bush, making for a calm and relaxing place to wait for the next train's arrival.

UNIQUE FEATURES

The sloping and sweeping ramp to reach the station entrance is quite unique. The station itself also has a calm feel to it with all the green grass and slopes surrounding it.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Mooney's Bay Station does not currently feature any public artwork.

STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: October 15, 2001
  • Line: Trillium Line
  • Previous Station: Carleton (1375 metres)
  • Following Station: Greenboro (2815 metres)

 STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 30,000
  • Weekday Average: 1,200
  • Weekend Average: 600

Balanced boardings are the average number of entries and exits at O-Train stations. O-Train Line 2 ridership is based on Automatic Passenger Counters aboard O-Train Line 2 trains.


Line 2 (Trillium Line) is currently closed and in the process of being expanded for the Line 2 South Extension, which will see longer trains and double platforms. Below are some concept renders of the expanded station (Line 2), scheduled to open in 2022.

Mooney's Bay Station is an existing station located south of Heron Road, which will be served by one fare paid entrance located west of the alignment and accessible from the adjacent MUP. The existing fare control enclosure will remain. The station will be designed for any modifications needed at the entrance enclosure. Platform extensions will be designed and constructed with all related shelters and requirements.

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Walkley (2023)

Walkley Station will be a new station located south of Walkley Road adjacent to commercial property to the east. The station will front onto Walkley Road east of the South East Transitway Station and will consist of stairs and elevators from the entrance to the platform within the fare paid zone. It will include a combination of signage, architectural elements, and landscape features directly adjacent to Walkley Road to clearly announce the station location from Walkley Road.

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Lincoln Fields (2026)

Lincoln Fields Station is an existing Transitway Station that will be re-oriented and completely rebuilt to function as a new LRT station. The train platform will be located under Carling Avenue with a fare paid connection to the bus facility to allow passengers to transfer seamlessly without a requirement to pass through fare gates or revalidate their fare. There will be a minimum of three fare-controlled entrances: a station entrance will be provided from Carling Avenue; an entrance will provide access from the west side of the Guideway at grade; and, an entrance will be provided at the bus loop. The existing bus terminal will be reconfigured to accommodate bus platforms and bus layby facilities only, and a new bus drivers' facility. The PPUDO spaces currently located within the operating area of the bus terminal will be relocated and segregated from the fare paid zone with access from Carling Avenue, shared with buses as currently configured.

This major transfer station will be outfitted with public washrooms available to fare paid customers during LRT operation hours and will have provisions for a future retail space. A signalized pedestrian crossing will also be provided to facilitate improved station access across Carling Avenue.

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Greenboro

Greenboro Station is one of the 5 original O-Train stations in Ottawa. Opened on October 15, 2001, with the initial network, this station is located in the South Keys area of Ottawa. 

This station primarily serves the large South Keys shopping plaza, and the nearby residential areas, as well as providing a connection to local transit service by bus.

Greenboro Station is accessible from inside the bus station of the same name, located near Bank Street and Johnston Road.

The station's layout is more elaborate than most on the Trillium Line, owing to the fact that it is integrated with the bus rapid transit service and Transitway. From the outside, the only entry and exit points are through the fare gate kiosk. From there, a series of overhead walkways allow you to reach the two bus transit platforms and the one O-Train platform at the very end. The platforms for the buses are accessed by a choice of stairs or elevators, while the O-Train platform is level with the entrance.

This station was modified in 2017 to accommodate the fare gate kiosk and entrance at the front.

Since its opening in 2001, Greenboro Station has been the Southern terminus for the Trillium Line. As a result, all departing trains leave in the direction of Bayview. This will change in 2021 when the line is extended further South.

There isn't any public art on display at this station. Its location, especially that of the O-Train platform, is surrounded by lots of green vegetation, making for a calm and relaxing place to wait for the next train's arrival.

UNIQUE FEATURES

A unique feature of Greenboro station is how the pedestrian overpass between the bus station and the O-Train platform is of a different design than the existing bus overpass.

PUBLIC ARTWORK

Greenboro Station does not currently feature any public artwork.

STATION FACTS AND MAP
  • Opening Date: October 15, 2001
  • Line: Trillium Line
  • Previous Station: Mooney's Bay (2815 metres)

STATION RIDERSHIP (November 2019)

  • Balanced Boardings: 98,000
  • Weekday Average: 4,000
  • Weekend Average: 1,600

Balanced boardings are the average number of entries and exits at O-Train stations. O-Train Line 2 ridership is based on Automatic Passenger Counters aboard O-Train Line 2 trains. It is important to note that the figures above for Greenboro Station will also capture customers who are using the station to access bus service.


Line 2 (Trillium Line) is currently closed and in the process of being expanded for the Line 2 South Extension, which will see longer trains and double platforms. Below are some concept renders of the expanded station (Line 2), scheduled to open in 2022.

Greenboro Station is a transfer station on the existing Trillium Line. Platform extensions will be designed and constructed with all related shelters and requirements.

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South Keys (2023)

South Keys Station is an existing Transitway station located adjacent to the South Keys Shopping Centre, which will be expanded to serve as a transfer station between the Airport Link and Trillium Line. The station will be a centre platform station and include a minimum of one fare paid entrance. The fare paid entrance will be from the passageway connecting the MUP on the west side of the expanded Trillium Line corridor to the existing Transitway entrance.

A roof will shelter the Airport Link passengers transferring to the Trillium Line.

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Leitrim (2023)

Leitrim Station is an existing bus station and park and ride facility located south of Leitrim Road. The new Leitrim Station will be a line and transfer station. The existing park and ride will be expanded to 330 spaces initially and designed to facilitate a capacity of 925 spaces.

The new station will have a minimum of one fare paid entrance with access to the park and ride. It will be designed and constructed to allow the bus platform to remain accessible to the public while securing the train platform during non-operating hours.

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Bowesville (2023)

Bowesville Station will be a new station located east of Bowesville Road and south of Earl Armstrong Road. The new station is a line and transfer station with a park and ride facility, which will be constructed with an initial capacity of 800 spaces and designed to facilitate a capacity of approximately 2,000 spaces. It will provide parking facilities for southern communities such as Greely, Manotick and Metcalfe.

The station will have a minimum one fare paid entrance and designed to allow the bus platform to remain accessible to the public while securing the train during non-operating hours.

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Limebank (2023)

Limebank Station will be a new terminal station located west of Limebank Road, south of Earl Armstrong Road and east of Main Street. The station will have a minimum one fare paid entrance with access to Main Street, the north east-west Connector Road, and the future south east-west Connector Road.

It will be designed as an urban station with direct access to the on-street bus facility located to the north of the alignment.

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Queensview (2026)

Queensview Station is a new station located to the north of Highway 417. The station is to be served by a minimum of one fare-controlled entrance and will be integrated with a new public access pedestrian bridge spanning Highway 417 and landing at Baxter Road, providing a significant new connection for communities north and south of the highway.

There will be a north entrance building and entry plaza with access from the enhanced MUP and sidewalk system to allow access from the Queensview Drive and Queensway Terrace North communities. This entrance will also serve the new pedestrian bridge spanning Highway 417.

The station and bridge will be accessed via a combination of a sloped pathway, stairs and elevators on the north side of Highway 417 and by accessible vertical circulation elements from Baxter Road on the south side of Highway 417. The public sidewalk will be extended along Baxter Road to the pedestrian bridge access point. Bicycle parking spaces will be provided conveniently at grade near both station access points, as well PPUDO spaces will be provided on Baxter Road and Queensview Drive.

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Uplands (2023)

Uplands Station will be a new station located east of Uplands Drive adjacent to the EY Centre. The station will have one fare paid entrance serving the EY Centre and future development north of the alignment. The plaza and site will be designed to accommodate EY Centre event patrons. The access road will be realigned directly in front of the EY Centre and the existing parking will be reconfigured to allow for direct sightlines and access to the station from the EY Centre entrance.

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Pinecrest (2026)

Pinecrest Station is an existing Transitway Station that will shift south to align with the Confederation Line West alignment. The new Pinecrest Station will be located on the north side of Highway 417 west of Pinecrest Road.

Off-street bus facilities will be constructed to support the transfer of customers from bus stops located adjacent to the station. There will be a bi-directional route from Pinecrest Road to the station's bus stop location and a bus turnaround after the bus stop to return buses to Pinecrest Road. The transfer of customers at this station will not be within a fare paid zone. The station will be connected to Pinecrest Road and Dumaurier Avenue by MUPs, with PPUDO spaces located on Dumaurier Avenue with convenient access to the station plaza and bicycle parking in the station plaza area.

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Iris (2026)

Iris Station, currently a bus stop located at the intersection of Iris Street and the existing Transitway, Iris Station will be converted to a light rail station. The station platform will be located below the level of Iris Street. The station will include vertical circulation elements for passengers to access the station from the sidewalk and bus stops located on Iris Street. Station entrance plazas on the east and west side of the guideway will be provided to safely accommodate both pedestrian and cycling traffic.

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Bayshore (2026)

Bayshore Station is an existing Transitway Station that is currently located adjacent to Bayshore Shopping Centre and Highway 417. The station will be converted to serve as a BRT/LRT transfer station of the Confederation Line. The station platform will be located to provide convenient access to the surrounding community. The station will have a direct connection to Bayshore Shopping Centre by way of the existing overhead pedestrian bridge and improved pedestrian connections to the west, and east via new and improved MUPs, and to the north with an improved sidewalk to Woodridge Crescent.

The new sidewalk and MUP will intersect at the new station plaza adjacent to the existing BRT station entrance where bicycle parking will be provided. The design and location of the station will facilitate the direct and rapid movement of passengers between local buses and trains within a fare paid zone.

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Moodie (2026)

Moodie Station is an existing Transitway Station that is currently located southeast of the intersection of Moodie Drive and Corkstown Road. The existing station will be converted to a terminal station serving as the western terminus of the Confederation Line.

The station platform will be located between Corkstown Road and the eastbound off ramp of Highway 417, east of Moodie Drive. The station will facilitate the direct and rapid movement of passengers between local buses, trains, and the adjacent development.

A bus platform will be assigned for the shuttle service to and from the Department of National Defence, located northwest of the station on Moodie Drive. PPUDO's located on the re-aligned and reconfigured Corkstown Road will allow convenient access to the station by automobile. MUPs and a sidewalk will direct customers to the plaza for entrance to the station and where bicycle parking will be provided.

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Algonquin (2026)

Algonquin Station is an existing Transitway Station that has been future-proofed for light rail conversion with an existing tunnel. This new terminal/station will be converted to a terminus station serving as the south-western terminus of the Confederation Line, located between College Avenue and Navaho Drive, just west of Algonquin College's ACCE building and beneath the landscaped plaza within the previously constructed transit tunnel. The fare paid new bus facility will allow the existing Transitway Station to be decommissioned and reduced to bus-only traffic lanes. The residual station space will be replaced with landscaped areas and improved pedestrian and cycling connections.

The station will be a centre platform configuration, with the platform located within the centre cell of the existing below-grade structure. The station will have three fare-controlled entrances. One entrance will front the south side of College Avenue; a second entrance will be provided on the north end of the platform, within the existing plaza; and, a third entrance from the pedestrian bridge connecting to the Algonquin ACCE building. The new pedestrian bridge will allow passengers safe and direct access to the ACCE building and to the existing pedestrian bridge crossing Woodroffe Avenue, thus reducing the number of pedestrians crossing College and Woodroffe Avenue at grade. This major transfer station will have public washrooms available to customers during LRT operating hours and will have provisions for a future retail space.

A new consolidated bus layby facility and bus driver's facilities will be constructed south of College Avenue between the existing park and ride and the skate park.

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Airport (2023)

Airport Station is a new station at the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport and will represent the terminus of the Airport Link. It will be a new elevated station located adjacent to the airport departure roadway and the airport passenger terminal building. The entrance and lounge will be an extension of the airport terminal building and the station platform will be at the same elevation as the third level of the airport passenger terminal building.
The design of the station will be closely coordinated with the Airport Authority throughout design development as they will extend the existing airport passenger terminal structure to the station. The station, platform, guideway and guideway structures will be constructed to allow the Airport Authority to construct the airport passenger terminal expansion, including the entrance and lounge directly, together.

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