Baseline station

This article is about the OC Transpo transitway station. For other uses, see Baseline (disambiguation).
Baseline
Ottawa Transitway station
Location Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 45°20′51″N 75°45′39″W / 45.34750°N 75.76083°W / 45.34750; -75.76083Coordinates: 45°20′51″N 75°45′39″W / 45.34750°N 75.76083°W / 45.34750; -75.76083
Owned by OC Transpo
History
Opened 1 October 2009
Services
Preceding station   OC Transpo   Following station
TerminusRoute 91
toward Trim
toward Riverview
Route 94
toward Millennium
Route 95
toward Trim

Baseline Ottawa Transitway station is directly across from the main campus of Algonquin College in Ottawa's west end, off of Woodroffe Avenue and Baseline Road.[1] Many Algonquin students and Centrepointe residents use this terminal to get to various points in the city, and of course, to get to the College. Several residential and business areas such as Centrepointe and College Square are also served by this important station.

It is also a major transfer point for communities in the inner southwest part of Ottawa, making it one of the busiest stations. A small park and ride is also located here, which was the terminus for route 95 for many years until it was extended to Barrhaven. After this station, Route 95 buses leave the transitway to travel on reserved bus lanes on Woodroffe Avenue, and re-enter the transitway at the Nepean Sportsplex. Baseline Station was the first station to be constructed in 1983 when the Transitway was undergoing initial construction.

Several trips on route 95 are shortened to start/end at Baseline Station. These trips are meant to supplement the trips travelling to/from Barrhaven Centre Station and do not serve Barrhaven. Several peak period and weekend trips on route 94 are also shortened to start/end here, supplementing service to/from Nepean Woods Station in east Barrhaven and providing an alternative route to route 95.

Expansion

The Original Baseline Station, prior to moving

Baseline station is currently undergoing a series of renovations, as part of the expansion of the Southwest Transitway. The current plan involves constructing a new station west of the current one, making room for the new Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE).[2] The new station will allow passengers to transfer from buses to the proposed LRT line when it is completed.[3]

The expansion has three main phases:

Phase IA (May 2009 - August 2011)
The construction underway at Baseline Station, with the BRT/LRT tunnel to the left, and the new Algonquin College building to the right.
Phase IB (April 2010 - November 2010)
Phase II (2011–2013)
Phase III (2016 and Onwards)

Currently, the original station has been demolished as the new station has been put into service as of October 1, 2009. The new station started out diminutive, with single shelters placed every few hundred metres, but proper shelters have been put in their place since.

Service

The following routes serve Baseline station:[1]
70 71 72 73 77 86B 87 91 94 95 111 118 156 157 172 174 178 205 402 406 456

Note: Route 87 doesn't serve Baseline Station in the late evenings Monday-Friday or outside of business hours on the weekends.

References

External links

Media related to Baseline Station at Wikimedia Commons

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