Blair Station (OC Transpo)
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Blair Station is a station on Ottawa
's transitway
located at Blair Road
and Regional Road 174. It is the eastern terminal for most weekday peak morning trips of Route 101 (however it terminates/starts at Orleans Station
outside of morning peak hours
), several weekday trips of route 96 and crosstown route 12 (formerly route 2). Route 94 also joins the transitway at this station coming from Blair Road
. It is also a major transfer point for commuters within urban Gloucester
.
This station is adjacent to the Gloucester Centre shopping complex, and nearby the Silver City Gloucester 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 Canadian Tire
. A long pedestrian overpass
for the Queensway
provides access to office complexes, a small park and ride parking lot, and the Pineview
residential area
This is the last station in the grade separated eastern leg of the transitway; buses use exclusive shoulder lanes on the Queensway beyond this point towards Orleans. There are no plans to move the transitway onto its own right-of-way beyond this point.
is 9 minutes. St. Laurent Station
is only 3 minutes using almost any bus that travels along the transitway. During daytime hours, most buses using the transitway can reach Hurdman Station
within 8 minutes.
The following routes serve Blair Station:
12
20 21 22 23
24
27 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39
94 95
96
102 123
124 126 127 128 129
133 190 194 199
221 231
401
601 608 619 694
AM ONLY
60 61 62 65 66
67
68 69 70 71 73 76 77
232 261 262 263 283
Note: School routes 614am, 615, 617am, 624am, 627, 628am, 635am, 644am and 645am travel on Blair Road at Regional Road 174.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
's transitway
Ottawa Rapid Transit
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the public transit service operated by OC Transpo has two rapid transit systems: the Transitway, a bus rapid transit network, and the O-Train, a diesel-powered light rail transit service operated on one line.-Major routes:...
located at Blair Road
Blair Road (Ottawa)
Blair Road is a road in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It begins just south of the Rockcliffe Parkway, but does not connect to the parkway, except for a small bike-path connection to the Ottawa River Pathway - one of the city's main bike trails that runs along the Ottawa...
and Regional Road 174. It is the eastern terminal for most weekday peak morning trips of Route 101 (however it terminates/starts at Orleans Station
Place d'Orleans Station (OC Transpo)
Place d'Orléans is a transitway station in the Orléans community of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. It is located just off Regional Road 174 and Champlain Street right next to Place d'Orléans Shopping Centre....
outside of morning peak hours
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
), several weekday trips of route 96 and crosstown route 12 (formerly route 2). Route 94 also joins the transitway at this station coming from Blair Road
Blair Road (Ottawa)
Blair Road is a road in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It begins just south of the Rockcliffe Parkway, but does not connect to the parkway, except for a small bike-path connection to the Ottawa River Pathway - one of the city's main bike trails that runs along the Ottawa...
. It is also a major transfer point for commuters within urban Gloucester
Gloucester, Ontario
Gloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa. Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981...
.
This station is adjacent to the Gloucester Centre shopping complex, and nearby the Silver City Gloucester 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 Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
. A long pedestrian overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
for the Queensway
Queensway (Ottawa)
The Queensway is a major controlled-access freeway running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from Kanata in the west to Orleans in the east. It is the primary east-west transportation artery in the Ottawa-Gatineau area....
provides access to office complexes, a small park and ride parking lot, and the Pineview
Pineview
Pineview is a neighbourhood in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was formerly a part of the City of Gloucester....
residential area
This is the last station in the grade separated eastern leg of the transitway; buses use exclusive shoulder lanes on the Queensway beyond this point towards Orleans. There are no plans to move the transitway onto its own right-of-way beyond this point.
Service
Travel time between Blair and Place d'OrleansPlace d'Orleans Station (OC Transpo)
Place d'Orléans is a transitway station in the Orléans community of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. It is located just off Regional Road 174 and Champlain Street right next to Place d'Orléans Shopping Centre....
is 9 minutes. St. Laurent Station
St. Laurent Station (OC Transpo)
St. Laurent Station is a station on Ottawa's transitway located at St. Laurent Boulevard and the Queensway. This station is the most integrated to its surroundings with direct indoor pedestrian access to the St. Laurent Shopping Centre...
is only 3 minutes using almost any bus that travels along the transitway. During daytime hours, most buses using the transitway can reach Hurdman Station
Hurdman Station (OC Transpo)
Hurdman Transitway Station is a station on Ottawa's transitway. Hurdman is one of the busier stations, perhaps the busiest, as it is the main hub of the transitway network east of downtown. Hurdman is where the main transitway route from downtown to west branches off in two directions: one to the...
within 8 minutes.
The following routes serve Blair Station:
12
20 21 22 23
24
27 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39
94 95
96
102 123
124 126 127 128 129
133 190 194 199
221 231
401
601 608 619 694
AM ONLY
60 61 62 65 66
67
68 69 70 71 73 76 77
232 261 262 263 283
Note: School routes 614am, 615, 617am, 624am, 627, 628am, 635am, 644am and 645am travel on Blair Road at Regional Road 174.