Tunney's Pasture station

Tunney's Pasture station is the western O-Train light rail terminal train station and a major bus transitway station in Ottawa, Ontario.

Tunney's Pasture
O-Train station
Tunney's Pasture station
General information
Coordinates	45°24′14″N 75°44′06″W
Owned by	OC Transpo
Platforms	2 (train) 2 (bus)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Trench (LRT station)
Other information
Station code	3011
History
Opened	1983 (Transitway) 2019 (O-Train)
Rebuilt	2015–2019
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Terminus Line 1 Bayview toward Blair Westboro toward Bells Corners Route 57 Terminus Westboro toward Stittsville Route 61 Route 62 Westboro toward Innovation Route 63 Westboro toward Limebank Route 74 Westboro toward Cambrian Route 75
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Westboro toward Algonquin Line 1 Opens 2027 Bayview toward Trim Westboro toward Moodie Line 3 Opens 2027

Location

It is located at the Tunney's Pasture government office complex, on Scott Street at Holland Avenue.

History

When originally opened in 1983, the transitway in the area consisted of a through station in a below-grade 'trench' parallel to Scott Street. Each platform had an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides were connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also has platforms for local buses.

On 10 May 2003, an arson at the station inflicted damage estimated at $400,000 to $500,000 CAD. The fire left portions of the station out of service for months.^[1][2]

On June 24, 2016, the transitway station was closed for conversion to light rail, and reopened in 2019 as the western terminus of the first phase of the Confederation Line. There are provisions to permit the Confederation Line to extend further west along the transitway in the next stage.

Layout

The station is a side platform station built below grade in a cutting. At street level, a broad concourse with two ticket barriers gives access to Scott Street and Tunney's Pasture Driveway. It also provides access within the fare-paid zone to the transitway terminal loop, allowing transfer between the bus and train without having to show a ticket or transfer.

As a terminus station, both platforms are used as arrival and departure platforms. Because of the station's side platform rather than island platform layout, displays on the concourse level are necessary to indicate which platform will next have a train departing.

The station features the artwork Gradient Space by Derek Root, a set of coloured mosaics lining the platform walls accompanied by a stained-glass skylight.^[3]

Service

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture station as of October 6, 2019:^[4]

Key v t e
	O-Train
E1	Shuttle Express
R1   R2   R4	O-Train replacement bus routes
N75	Night routes
40   11	Frequent routes
99   162	Local routes
275	Connexion routes
303	Shopper routes
405	Event routes
646	School routes
Additional info: Line 1: Confederation Line Line 2: Trillium Line Line 4: Airport Link   Routes 5 to 199: Custom routing that that connects to Line 1 and/or 2 Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak-period only routes that connect to the O-Train) Routes 301 to 305: Shopper Routes (limited rural service) Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events Routes 600 to 699: School Routes   Route R1: replaces Line 1 when it is out of service Route R2: replaces Line 2 when it is out of service Route R4: replaces Line 4 when it is out of service Routes N39 to N98: night service (replaces Line 1 and N98 replaces Line 4) White backgrounds: limited serivce   Last two digits represent service area: 00s and 10s – Central 20s – Gloucester 30s – Orléans 40s – Ottawa East 50s – Ottawa West 60s – Kanata, Stittsville 70s – Barrhaven 80s – Nepean 90s – South Keys

Stop	Routes
West O-Train	Under construction (opening in 2027)
East O-Train
A Peak West	256   261   262   263   265   266
B Transitway West	57   60   61   62   63   66   67
C Rail Replacement	R1   N57   N61   N63   N75
D Local South/West	11   51   80   81   86   87
E Local East	11   12   13   14   53   56
F Transitway South	73   74   75   82
G Peak South	275   277   279
H Scott St. West	none

Gallery

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  Track level platform
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  The bus loop at Tunney's Pasture station
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  The former Transitway station in 2007, taken from above the Transitway
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  The former transitway station in 2007, facing eastbound