Hurdman is a station on
Ottawa's
O-Train Confederation Line
The Confederation Line (french: Ligne de la Confédération), also called O-Train Line 1 (french: Ligne 1 de l'O-Train), is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the city's O-Train light rail system. I ...
, and bus rapid transit (BRT) system,
transitway
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.
Location
The station is located just southeast of
Hurdman Bridge where
Highway 417 crosses the
Rideau River. It is also located near the intersection of Industrial Avenue and
Riverside Drive/
Vanier Parkway.
There are connections from Hurdman station to the nearby neighbourhood of
Riverview to the east with a bus-only road connecting to
Alta Vista Drive. There are also connections for
bicycle users, as Hurdman station is located very closely to the
Rideau River bicycle path.
The station and nearby landmarks Hurdman Park, Hurdman Road, and Hurdman Bridge are named for the early settlers of the region. The station featured a small convenience store which closed with the original station. The site is relatively isolated, being almost completely surrounded by protected green space, with a few
high-rise buildings on adjacent Riverside Drive. To the immediate south are two large artificial hills covering a former city landfill.
Transitway
Hurdman station was opened in 1983 as part of the first phase of Ottawa's bus rapid transitway. It was one of the transitway's busiest stations. Previously, it was the station where the main transitway route from downtown to the west branched off in two directions: one to the east toward
Orléans
Orléans (;["Orleans"](_blank)
(US) and [Confederation Line
The Confederation Line (french: Ligne de la Confédération), also called O-Train Line 1 (french: Ligne 1 de l'O-Train), is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the city's O-Train light rail system. I ...]
service began. It remains the terminus of the transitway to South Ottawa, as well as serving local lines.
Layout
Hurdman is an
elevated
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side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
station; a large concourse is located at ground level and contains the
ticket barrier
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, as well as
fare-paid zone access to the Transitway terminal loop, allowing transfer between buses and the train without needing to show a transfer. Additional stairwells at the western end of the platforms give direct access to the Transitway terminal.
The station's artwork, ''Coordinated Movement'' by
Jill Anholt, is a curved sculpture suspended along the station access opposite the ticket barrier.
Service
The following routes serve Hurdman station as of October 6 2019:
Notes:
* There is a Stop F located at the other end of the bus loop which is currently only used for regional transit lines.
* Routes , , , and serve this station during peak periods only.
References
External links
OC Transpo area mapHurdman Station: Area Redevelopment Study
{{OC Transpo Rapid Transit
Confederation Line stations
1983 establishments in Ontario
2019 establishments in Ontario
Railway stations in Canada opened in 2019
Transitway (Ottawa) stations