Millennium station is a small bus terminal and park and ride operated by OC Transpo in the suburb of Orléans in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,[1] just south of the intersection of Innes Road and Trim Road. Officially opening in September 2007, it is the easternmost station in Ottawa's bus rapid transit system and it serves as the eastern terminus of routes 25, 30 and 39. It is also located just southwest of École secondaire Gisèle-Lalonde,[2] as well as Millennium Sports Park being in very close distance.
Millennium | |||||||||||
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| Ottawa Transitway station | |||||||||||
 The Millennium bus station in Ottawa | |||||||||||
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| Location | Millennium Boulevard, Ottawa, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°27′56″N 75°26′54″W / 45.46556°N 75.44833°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | OC Transpo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Platform 1A is reserved for passenger drop-off. Platform 2A is used for passenger pick-up. | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 2007 | ||||||||||
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The station first appeared in OC Transpo's route network as part of their September 2, 2007, service change. In addition to the new stop, the City of Ottawa approved the construction of both park and ride and bus layover facilities, which officially opened in 2009.[3][4]
In Ottawa's 2013 transportation master plan, Millennium was designated as the eastern terminus of a future Transitway segment that would connect to Blair station and be open by 2031.[5]
Service
editThe following routes serve Millennium station:
| Millennium Station Service | |
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| Rapid routes | 39 |
| Frequent routes | 25 |
| Local routes | 30 |
| School routes | 618 630 |
Notes
edit- School routes 33 , 35 , 611 , 612 , 632 , and 639 serve the nearby stops at Millennium / Trim and École secondaire Gisèle-Lalonde, with no service at the station itself.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Millennium". Station Layout. OC Transpo. October 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "Gisèle-Lalonde" (PDF). www.octranspo.com. OC Transpo. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "System Map 2007" (PDF). www.octranspo.com. OC Transpo. September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Transit Committee/Comité du transport en commun". www.ottawa.ca. City of Ottawa. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Ottawa Transportation Master Plan" (PDF). www.ottawa.ca. City of Ottawa. Retrieved July 7, 2022.