Dominion station

Dominion
Ottawa Transitway station
General information
LocationOttawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°23′32″N 75°45′38″W / 45.39222°N 75.76056°W / 45.39222; -75.76056
Owned byOC Transpo
Construction
Structure typeTrench (LRT station)
History
OpenedNovember 29, 1999
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Lincoln Fields Route 57 Westboro
Lincoln Fields Route 61
Route 62
Lincoln Fields
toward Innovation
Route 63
Lincoln Fields
toward Riverview
Route 74
Lincoln Fields
toward Cambrian
Route 75
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Sherbourne
toward Algonquin
Line 1
Opens 2026
Tunney's Pasture
toward Trim
Sherbourne
toward Moodie
Line 3
Opens 2026

Dominion is a station on the transitway in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] It is located north of the western edge of Westboro village, where the below-grade transitway segment joins the Kichi Zībī Mīkan. The station is named after nearby Dominion Avenue.

Opened on 29 November 1999[2] as an intermediate station between the long-established Lincoln Fields and Westboro stations, Dominion Station consists of two bus shelters and a grade level crosswalk rather than a true station with platforms. It has no connections to local routes but is actually very close (225m) to the commercial strip on Richmond Road in Westboro village and Westboro Beach.

It serves a primarily residential neighbourhood which previously had only Frequent Route 11 service on Richmond Road for regular transit service. The Académie de Formation Linguistique building at 495 Richmond Road (the former Denis Coolican Building, originally operated by the City of Ottawa) is also served by this station.[3]

This stop is also used frequently by cyclists as there are two bike pathways – one on each side of the parkway – which is part of a large network of cycling paths in the city.

During the summer months, the westbound stop is closed from 9:00AM to 1:00PM on Sundays due to the Alcatel Sunday Bike events, when the Parkway is closed westbound while cyclists use the roadway. Buses travel on Richmond Road, Woodroffe Avenue and Carling Avenue instead. During the detour, a bus stop at the corner of Richmond Road and Golden Avenue is used in lieu of the regular stop at Dominion Station. Eastbound service is not affected by the detour.

A new light rail station is being built as part of the western extension of the Confederation Line. When the extension is complete, the station will be renamed to Kichi Zìbì to match the adjacent Kichi Zībī Mīkan and nearby Kitchissippi Lookout.[4]

Service

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The following routes serve Dominion station as of October 25 2023:[5]

O-Train
 E1  Shuttle Express
 R1   R2  O-Train replacement bus routes
 98   39  Rapid routes
 N75  Night routes
 40   11  Frequent routes
 55   162  Local routes
 284  Connexion routes
 405  300s: Shopper routes
400s: Event routes
600s: School routes
Additional info:
Stop Routes
1A Transitway West  57   61   62   63   64   66   67   73   74   75   82   87   164   252   256   257   258   261   262   263   264   265   267   268   282   404 
2A Transitway East  57   61   62   63   64   66   67   73   74   75   82   87   164   258   282 

References

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  1. ^ "Dominion" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. December 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Public Transit Milestones". OC Transpo. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  3. ^ "495 Richmond Road" (PDF). Académie de Formation Linguistique. Retrieved 2008-09-06.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Kichi Zìbì | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  5. ^ "Dominion | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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