Rideau station

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Rideau
Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line - with border.svg
O-Train station
Rideau station byward market entrance.jpg
Entrance at the corner of Rideau and William Streets
LocationRideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°25′34″N 75°41′31″W / 45.42611°N 75.69194°W / 45.42611; -75.69194Coordinates: 45°25′34″N 75°41′31″W / 45.42611°N 75.69194°W / 45.42611; -75.69194
Owned byOC Transpo
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Parliament
toward Tunney's Pasture
 Line 1 uOttawa
toward Blair

Rideau is a station on the O-Train Confederation Line on Rideau Street on the border of the Sandy Hill and ByWard Market neighbourhoods in Central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Location[]

The underground station is beneath Rideau Street in Central Ottawa.[2]

Originally, Rideau station was to be built under the Rideau Canal, with a station at Confederation Square, closer to Parliament Hill. It was decided to relocate the station to the east in partnership with Cadillac Fairview, the owners of the Rideau Centre, where it would serve more people and provide access to the ByWard Market.[3]

There are two entrances from the Rideau Centre on the south side and another built into a Scotiabank on the north side of Rideau Street, at the threshold of the ByWard Market.[4]

Through the Rideau Centre, riders can walk to Hudson's Bay, the Westin Hotel, the Shaw Centre, the Transportation Building and the National Defence Headquarters without stepping outside.

The station serves destinations such as the ByWard Market, National Gallery, US Embassy, Shaw Centre, Government Conference Centre,[2] Rideau Canal, National War Memorial, Château Laurier and National Arts Centre,[5] as well as retail shops, restaurants and hotels.[2]

Layout[]

Rideau is an underground side platform station. Two concourses located above the two ends of the platforms contain the ticket barriers and give access to the Rideau Centre (west concourse) and the William Street/ByWard Market exit (east concourse). Both concourses feature elevators to the surface and the platforms.

The station is the deepest on Ottawa's network, with the platform 26.5 metres underground. It also has the longest transit escalator in Canada at 35.3 metres.[6]

The station features two artworks: FLOW/FLOTS by Geneviève Cadieux, a set of two glass screens on the station concourses overlooking the platforms; and The shape this takes to get to that by , a set of murals in the access stairwells.[7] Additionally, an exhibition area called "Corridor 45|75" is located along the corridor connecting the west concourse with the access to the Rideau Centre.[8]

Service[]

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve Rideau station as of December 20 2020:[9]

Key
  • v
  • t
Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Ottawa - Line 2 Trillium Line.svg O-Train
 98     Rapid routes
 40   11  Frequent routes
 55   173  Local routes
 298  Connexion routes
 406  300s: Shopper routes
400s: Event routes
600s: School routes
Additional info:
  • Line 1: O-Train Confederation Line
  • Route 2: Trillium Line (currently a bus route)
     
  • Routes 5 to 99: connect to Line 1 and/or Route 2
  • Routes 100 to 199: connect to Transitway
  • Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak periods only)
  • Routes 301 to 305: Shopper (limited rural service)
  • Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events
  • Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events
  • Routes 602 to 698: high schools
     
  • Route R1: replaces Line 1 when out of service
  • Route R2: alternative name for current Route 2
  • Routes N39 to N97: night service (replaces Line 1)
  • White backgrounds: service may be limited
     
  • Last two digits represent service area:
Stop Routes
East O-Train Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg
West O-Train Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg
A Rideau St. West  R1   5   6   7   12   14   15   17   18   N57   N61   N75   114 
B Rideau St. East  R1   5   6   7   12   14   15   17   18   N39   N45   N97 
C Sussex Dr. North  9 
D Rideau St. West  6   9 

Sinkhole[]

Main article: 2016 Ottawa sinkhole

A sinkhole unexpectedly appeared on June 8, 2016 on Rideau Street adjoining the excavation for the underground station.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Downtown LRT Stations" (PDF). OC Transpo. 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Joanne Chianello (15 July 2015). "Rideau Centre strikes gold with LRT station". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Joanne Chianello (12 May 2015). "Downtown LRT stations to be integrated into buildings". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 20, 2016. there are actually three entrances at Rideau station
  5. ^ "Rideau". Confederation Line. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ "5 things: Confederation Line LRT will have the longest transit escalator in Canada". ottawacitizen.
  7. ^ "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Corridor 45|75". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Rideau | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Massive sinkhole closes Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa". CBC News. 8 June 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016. Workers were excavating the last 50 metres of the station when the road fell in

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