Place 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 of the LRT and bus platform locations. One entrance will be provided to the LRT platform from Champlain Street and an entrance will be provided to the bus terminal from Champlain Street. 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.
Looks like they started work on the new bus loop entrance. Wondering if they will replace a double all elevators i.e. lessons from Blair?
A drive down regional road 174 between Blair and Trim Roads shows plenty of progress and change occurring in the highway median to accommodate the future O-Train Stations.
In this video, you will see the rail flyover, Montreal, Jeanne d'Arc, Convent Glen, Place d'Orleans and Trim Stations.
The video first plays in the eastbound direction. The return trip to Blair going westbound begins at 02:30 in the video.
View the recent Eastern Snapshot Updates below
Snapshot of Trim Station - February 21, 2021
Snapshot of Place d'Orleans Station - February 21, 2021
Snapshot of Convent Glen Station - February 21, 2021
Snapshot of Jeanne d'Arc Station - February 21, 2021
Snapshot of Montreal Station - February 21, 2021
Work currently at Place d'Orleans Station continues to be widening the highway trench, and realigning the highway lanes to clear space in the median for the future train station.
Work continues to allow the 174 highway to shift to the sides, making way for the station that will be constructed in the median. The first images are looking westbound, with the existing pedestrian bridge in view.
And now looking eastbound towards the terminus of Trim Station in the very far distance.
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.
