Bowesville station

{{Short description|Railway station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Bowesville

| style = OC Transpo

| symbol_location = ottawa

| symbol = 2big

| type = O-Train station

| image = Bowesville Station.jpg

| caption = Bowesville station, under construction (2024).

| coordinates = {{Coord|45|17|33.8|N|75|37|56.7|W|display=inline,title}}

| other =

| structure = Surface

| platform = Side platforms

| tracks = 2

| parking = 800 spaces, later 2,000

| bicycle = Bicycle parking shelter

| opening = {{Start date|2025|01|06}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified =

| accessible = Yes

| code = 3067

| owned = OC Transpo

| zone =

| other_services_header =

| other_services = {{adjstn|system=OC Transpo|line=2|left=Leitrim|right=Limebank}}

}}

Bowesville station is a train station on Line 2 in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a part of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and was opened to the public on January 6, 2025. The station consists of two side platforms and is located southeast of the intersection of Bowesville and Earl Armstrong roads.{{cite web |title=Trillium Line South Extension |url=https://ottawa.ca/en/planning-development-and-construction/major-projects/stage-2-light-rail-transit-project/trillium-line-south-extension#bowesville-station |website=ottawa.ca |accessdate=May 2, 2020 |date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507085938/https://ottawa.ca/en/planning-development-and-construction/major-projects/stage-2-light-rail-transit-project/trillium-line-south-extension|archive-date=May 7, 2020|url-status=dead}} The station serves primarily as a connection point with the southern communities of Ottawa, including Greely, Manotick, and Metcalfe. Bowesville initially opened with 800 parking spaces in its Park and Ride lot, and will later be expanded to 2,000 spaces.{{Cite web |title=Bowesville {{!}} OC Transpo |url=https://www.octranspo.com/en/our-services/stations-2/bowesville-01 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.octranspo.com}} The station also includes a bus loop within a fare paid zone, as well as a building for staff facilities in the middle. This station has no planned regular bus service. There is a covered bike shelter with capacity for 20 bikes by the main entrance to the station.

File:Bowesville bus loop.jpg

Service

{{see also|OC Transpo routes}}

The following routes service Bowesville station:

class="wikitable"

!Stop

!Routes

North O-Train

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South O-Train

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A

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B Rail Replacement

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C

|{{rbox|110

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Notes

  • During the early morning before the beginning of O-Train Line 2 service hours, Route 110 is extended from Limebank to Greenboro station but it does not serve any extra stops along the extension.

References