Snapshot Updates

Snapshot of Montreal Station - November 24, 2019

This snapshot update is the fourth in the series for Stage 2 LRT.

Over the course of the next several years, the O-Train Line 1 : Confederation Line will be extended eastward from Blair to Place d'Orleans and beyond to Trim. Construction and enabling work has begun at this station. This entry is a look at the present station and location, as well as a discussion of what is to come and where everything will be once construction is completed.

Regional Road 174 highway overpass, and Montreal Road underneath.
The future site of the Montreal Station on the Confederation Line.
Looking up towards the highway median, the future location of the station platforms and guideway.
The overpass will be replaced as it is reaching end of life and also does not meet the configuration of the current station layout.
Entrances to the station will be at both sides of Montreal Road, in the middle of the sidewalks.
The back-fill of the overpass, to later become one of the station entrances.
Looking at the station and overpass from the opposite side.
Construction has already begun, with highway ramps being relocated. New ramps are to the left, with the old to the right.
Large construction zone between the ramps and the overpass.
Transitway bus on-ramps for westbound 174 access. Notice how the old ramp is to the left, with the new to the right.
Transitway on-ramp to 174 eastbound. Again the old ramp is in the foreground and the new ramp behind it. A large construction staging area and site office is setup behind.
174 ramps, again re-located for the construction.
Transitway bus stop for westbound service has been relocated to the new off-ramp.
Lots of action at this site already, with much more to come. It will be interesting to see how the overpass is replaced. Whether it will make use of the rapid bridge replacement technique or more conventional methods.

Courtesy of the City of Ottawa, here is a diagram of the lane relocation work that will take place at this location. The current (old) roads are shown in yellow, and the relocated (new) roadways are in green. 

The move will allow the space and room required for the station construction, as well as for the track and guideway.

Snapshot of Jeanne d'Arc Station - November 24, 2019

This snapshot update is the third in the series for Stage 2 LRT.

Over the course of the next several years, the O-Train Line 1 : Confederation Line will be extended eastward from Blair to Place d'Orleans and beyond to Trim. While construction at this station has not begun, this entry is a look at the present station and location, as well as a discussion of what is to come and where everything will be once construction is completed.

Future Jeanne d'Arc Station, as seen from the Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard overpass, looking westbound at regional road 174.
The station will be a centre platform, located in the highway median.
The median currently appears to be of sufficient size to accommodate the station and tracks potentially without requiring the highway lanes to be reconfigured.
Entrances to the station will be located in the middle of the Jeanne d'Arc overpass on both sides.
Looking North on Jeanne d'Arc
and South
and looking eastbound towards Orleans Blvd. Station and Place d'Orleans Station in the far distance.
The current transitway station for Jeanne d'Arc, located on the on and off ramps of the overpass. This platform for westbound.
And the eastbound platform, located on the highway off-ramp. It's very possible these bus stops will be discontinued post-LRT as the train will replace the service they offer.

Jeanne d'Arc (2024)

Station Information provided by the City of OttawaJeanne d'Arc Station will be a new station located at the crossing of OR 174 and Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard. The station will be served by two fare-controlled entrances located on either side of Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard. One entrance will serve the northbound lane and one will serve the southbound lane. The platform will be located below Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard in the median of OR 174. The station structure, vertical circulation elements, station entry and entry plaza will be designed and constructed to permit the widening of Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard to an ultimate right of way width of 37.5 metres without major modification to the station elements. The location of the station entrances have been carefully coordinated with the future bridge configuration to accommodate all modes of transportation and to provide sufficient public entry space.
https://www.railfans.ca/confederation-stations/jeanne-darc

Snapshot of Place d'Orléans Station - November 24, 2019

This snapshot update is the first in the series for Stage 2 LRT. 

Over the course of the next several years, the O-Train Line 1 : Confederation Line will be extended eastward to Place d'Orleans and beyond to Trim. While construction at this station has not begun, this entry is a look at the present station and location, as well as a discussion of what is to come and where everything will be once construction is completed.

Looking at the existing station (to the left) and the pedestrian overpass, that crosses the regional road 174 (Queensway).
The future O-Train Station will be located in the median of the highway. It will be a centre platform station (like Blair, Cyrville and Pimisi), with the tracks on either side.The median currently measures approximately 10 metres across. Current centre platform stations measure 18.5 metres, so some highway road reconfiguration will probably need to be done.
An entrance to the O-Train station will connect to the existing pedestrian walkway, as well as to a second (new) pedestrian walkway that will connect to the bus terminal directly, to complete a fare-paid zone.
The will be an entrance that connects to the Champlain Drive overpass
Of course, the existing pedestrian walkway from the Place d'Orleans Shopping Centre will remain, pictured above in Green.
A third entrance will be constructed here, a small building with fare-gates, to maintain the current ground level connection between the bus terminal and the mall.
The 2nd (new) walkway will be built in what is currently the red waterfall glass canopy, and extend out to the highway median and O-Train station.
Looking towards the Orleans Park and Ride from inside the walkway.
And looking back across to the main bus terminal from the park and ride. Below in the highway trench, the future O-Train Station.

Place d'Orléans (2024)

Station Information provided by the City of OttawaPlace d'Orléans Station is an existing Transitway station that is currently located adjacent to Place d'Orléans Shopping Centre and OR 174, which will be converted to serve as a transfer station. The Station will be served by four fare controlled entrances. Two entrances will serve the station from the existing pedestrian bridge; one at each the LRT and bus platform locations. One entrance will be provided to the LRT platform from Champlain Road and an entrance will be provided to the bus terminal from Champlain Road. A connection to the LRT Station, allowing passengers to transfer between bus service and train service without passing through fare control gates and/or revalidating fare payment will be provided from the bus platform area. The station will be designed to allow the bus terminal to remain accessible to the public while securing the train station during train non-operating hours. The existing pedestrian bridge will continue to allow for a connection from the park and ride (and points north of OR 174) and Place d'Orléans Shopping Centre without having to enter a fare gate.
https://www.railfans.ca/confederation-stations/place-dorleans