Metcalfe Station is a bus station on OC Transpo

OC Transpo

OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of: regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; a bus rapid transit system — a high...

's Central Transitway

Central Transitway (OC Transpo)

The Central Transitway is the downtown section of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's Transitway. This section of the Transitway uses dedicated lanes on existing streets, namely Albert Street for westbound routes and Slater Street for eastbound routes...

. There are two parts of the station, as the Transitway runs on two parallel streets. The north station serves westbound traffic, and is found on Albert Street

Albert Street (Ottawa)

Albert Street is one of the main east-west roads in downtown Ottawa, Canada. Albert is one way going west. It carries the westbound portion of the transitway through downtown, with Slater Street just to the south carrying the eastbound portion...

, and the south station serves eastbound traffic, and is found on Slater Street

Slater Street

Slater Street is one of the main east-west roads in downtown Ottawa, Canada. Slater is one way going east. It carries the eastbound portion of the Transitway through downtown, with Albert Street just to the north carrying the westbound portion...

. Both of these streets are included in the transitway because of their bus-only lanes. The station is named for Metcalfe Street, which is a north-south street which runs perpendicular to the Transitway. The stations are located east of Metcalfe and west of Elgin Street

Elgin Street (Ottawa)

Elgin Street is a street in the Golden Triangle of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Originally named Biddy's Lane, it was later named after Lord Elgin....

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It is the closest station to Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill , colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildingsthe parliament buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural...

 and the Parliament Buildings, and is very close to the World Exchange Plaza

World Exchange Plaza

The World Exchange Plaza is a building in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The first phase of the project was completed in 1991. It covers an entire city block between Metcalfe and O'Connor south of Queen Street. The twenty-storey building was unusual in Ottawa for its visual flair. The eastern...

. Other nearby key buildings includes the Royal Bank building, Bell Canada Place and Ottawa City Hall

Ottawa City Hall

The current Ottawa City Hall is the city hall of Ottawa, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th century heritage wing located on Elgin Street...

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Service

The following routes serve Metcalfe Station:

3 8
20 21 22 23
24
27 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39
40 43 57
60 61 62 63 64 65 66
67
68 69 70 71 73 76 77
82
85 86 87
88
94 95 96 97 98
99 176 182
221 231 232 261 262 263 283
403

NOTES

1. Routes 1, 2, 4 and 7, and most STO routes are available on Wellington Street

Wellington Street (Ottawa)

Wellington Street is an important street in Ottawa, Canada most notable for being one of the first two streets laid out in Bytown in 1826 Wellington Street (French: Rue Wellington) is an important street in Ottawa, Canada most notable for being one of the first two streets laid out in Bytown in...

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2. Routes 3, 221, 231, 232, 603, and 693 travel westbound on Albert and eastbound on Queen.

3. Routes 5, 6, and 14 are available on Elgin Street.

4. Routes 16 and 18 are available on Queen Street.

5. Routes 9 and 12 are available on Queen Street on eastbound trips and on Wellington Street on westbound routes.