History of Mooney's Bay Station

Originally constructed for the opening of the Trillium Line in 2001, Mooney's Bay is the least built up station on the Network, originally being only an asphalt pad with 2 bus shelters. On December 24, 2017, it was renamed Mooney's Bay Station from Confederation/Confederation Heights station. The name Confederation comes from the nearby government complex that is called Confederation Heights, but it was changed to Mooney's Bay station (the name of a nearby park and beach), to avoid confusion with the new LRT Confederation Line. In 2017, the station received some upgrade, with a small station building being built to house the new Fare Gates that were turned on in fall 2017. Ticket machines were also installed just outside of the station entrance.

The Station is built on track owned by Capital Railway, the name used by the City of Ottawa who actually own the track. The tracks were formerly part of the Canadian Pacific Lachute subdivision, that went all the way to Lachute, Quebec, and continued to Montreal. Just south of the station is Ellwood Junction, where the Via Rail Beachburg Subdivision crosses the O-Train line.