Trim is a

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station in the east end of

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, located near

Trim Road Trim Road ( Ottawa Road #57) is an arterial road in the eastern end of Orléans, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa. It serves as the only road access to Petrie Island and its public beach in the Ottawa River. From Petrie Island, Trim runs south thro ...

and

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(former Highway 17). A

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factory is located near this station. Trim station once served as the eastern weekday terminus for the

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Transitway

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, but is now served every day of the week, with Rapid Route 39 travelling between

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and

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stations. Before October 2019, there was no rapid weekend service at the station, as it was mostly used a stop for servicing commuters who were using the

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facility that contains about 1,089 parking spaces. There are plans to possibly add a transitway extension into residential neighbourhoods along

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and

, while it remains mostly rural to the east towards Cumberland Village and

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. During the summer, special service to nearby

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Beach is provided on weekends. This station will serve as the eastern terminus for the O-Train

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beginning in 2025.

Service

The following routes serve Trim:

Notes

* Route towards or from Blair station does not travel past this station during the late evenings on weekdays. * Route only operates on weekends during the summer months.

References

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