Blair is a station on

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located at

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. It is a major transfer point for commuters within urban

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(US) and mega-movie theatre, a small bank, and other major retail stores. Shoppers City East located across Blair Road contains also several other major stores such as

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. A long pedestrian

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for the Queensway provides access to office complexes, a small park and ride parking lot, and the

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residential area.

Transitway

Prior to the construction of the

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, this was the last station in the grade separated eastern leg of the transitway; after this point, buses used exclusive shoulder lanes on the Queensway beyond this point towards Orleans. The main Transitway platforms closed down prior to Confederation Line construction as of 28 June 2015. The platforms reopened on September 14, 2019, when Confederation Line service began.

Confederation Line

Blair station is the eastern terminus of the Confederation Line of the

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station, with both platform faces being used by terminating and departing trains. The overpass of the previous Transitway station, located above the platforms at the concourse level of the station, was retained as part of the new O-Train station. The station offers transfer to Transitway buses within the fare-paid zone—i.e. without needing to present proof of payment to transfer between buses and the station. The bus terminal is located on the ground level of the station. The station's artwork, entitled ''Lightscape'', is by

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. It is a series of suspended installations featuring brightly coloured elements that catch the light.

Service

The following routes serve Blair station as of December 2020:. Route 15 is temporarily designated as a frequent route due to more frequency and service from Route 12 being truncated west of St. Laurent Boulevard for construction on Montreal. When Route 12 service is restored west of St. Laurent Boulevard, Route 15 will go back to being a peak period only Local Limited Service route potentially restoring mid-day service between Parliament Station and the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau.

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{{OC Transpo Confederation Line stations 1989 establishments in Ontario 2019 establishments in Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 2019 Transitway (Ottawa) stations