uOttawa is a light rail transit (LRT) station on the

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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 ...

, located on the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottawa ...

campus.

Location

Located just east of the

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at the western terminus of Somerset Street East, the station services the University of Ottawa's southern section and the Sandy Hill neighbourhood. A pedestrian and bicycle tunnel runs under the station, linking the university and the canal.

History

uOttawa station replaces Campus station and the nearby Laurier station, which were bus rapid transit (BRT) stations on

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

Transitway Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

that served the University of Ottawa. Campus station was the easternmost bus station located within Ottawa's downtown core, serving mainly as a drop-off and pickup for pedestrians, especially university students and staff. Laurier station, as its name suggests, was located at the

Laurier Avenue Laurier Avenue ''(French: Avenue Laurier)'' (Ottawa Road #48) is a central east west street running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as "Maria Street" (west of Waller) and "Theodore Street" (east of Waller), it was renamed in ...

East and Waller intersection, serving the Desmarais Building for the

Telfer School of Management The Telfer School of Management (''French: École de gestion Telfer)'' is a business school located at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is named in honour of one university alumnus, Ian Telfer (MBA 1976), who made a ...

and the Faculty of Arts. The

Corktown Footbridge The Corktown Footbridge (french: Passerelle Corktown) is a pedestrian footbridge over the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The bridge is located about south of the Laurier Avenue Bridge and connects the University of Ottawa campus with ...

over the

was opened in September 2006 to link the Campus station to the Golden Triangle neighbourhood east of Elgin Street. The station became an

station on the

starting on September 14, 2019, and it was renamed uOttawa.

Layout

uOttawa is an at-grade

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station. One entrance is located at platform level on the northeastern (westbound) side of the station; another is located in the station's underground concourse, which opens onto the public pedestrian and bicycle tunnel. The bicycle tunnel emerges as a large S-curve just north of the station. The station has two artworks. One, ''Train of Thought'' by

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, is a series of portraits located in the pedestrian/cycle tunnel, whose appearance shifts as one walks past them. The other, ''Sphere Field'' by Kenneth Emig, is a sculpture of a mirrored sphere in a glass case, and is located on the plaza just to the north of the station.

Service

The following routes serve uOttawa as of October 6, 2019:

Notes

* Route is available nearby at the corner of Somerset Street East and King Edward Avenue. * Route serves this station during peak hours only.

References

External links

{{University of Ottawa University of Ottawa Confederation Line stations Railway stations in Canada at university and college campuses Railway stations in Canada opened in 2019 2019 establishments in Ontario