Nepean Woods station is located in the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada suburb of Barrhaven, and is on the Southwest Transitway which is served by OC Transpo buses.[2] Located near the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Strandherd Drive in southern Nepean, it was the westerly terminus of most trips of rapid-transit route 74, formerly numbered route 94. It is also the site of a park and ride lot for residents of Barrhaven, which opened on 24 February 2014.[3]
Nepean Woods | ||||||||||||||||
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Ottawa Transitway station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Woodroffe Avenue, Barrhaven Ottawa, Ontario Canada | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°16′29″N 75°42′59″W / 45.27472°N 75.71639°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | OC Transpo | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | 342 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 21, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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In July 19, 2014, selected trips on route 74 (then 94) were extended to/from Riverview Station via the then-newly opened Vimy Memorial Bridge. Route 99 has selected trips extended via the bridge and Nepean Woods Station to/from Barrhaven Centre Station.[4] On June 20, 2021, Route 74 changed its routing to again terminate at Nepean Woods.[5] In the fall of 2023, Route 74 changed its routing, extending it to Riverview Station once again.[6] When Line 2 service reopens, Route 74 will have its routing extended to Limebank station.
Service
editThe following routes serve Nepean Woods station as of June 20 2021:[7]*
O-Train | |
E1 | Shuttle Express |
R1 R2 | O-Train replacement bus routes |
98 39 | Rapid routes |
N75 | Night routes |
40 11 | Frequent routes |
55 162 | Local routes |
284 | Connexion routes |
405 | 300s: Shopper routes 400s: Event routes 600s: School routes |
Additional info:
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Stop | Routes |
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1A | 80 80 99 99 277 680 |
2A | 74 80 80 99 99 406 680 |
- After revenue service of O-Train line 2/4 is finished, Route 99 will be replaced by Route 110 between Limebank and CitiGate. Service between Limebank and Greenboro will be replaced by the O-Train Line 2. Route 74 will also be extended to terminate at Limebank, connecting it to Line 2. Additionally, routes 70 (currently 170 ) and 73 will serve this station.
- Some PM trips from Merivale High School on route 680 travel west of Nepean Woods towards Barrhaven Centre instead of east towards Riverside South via Riverview station.
- One PM trip on route 80 from Merivale High School travels east towards Riverside South via Riverview station instead of west towards Barrhaven Centre.
References
edit- ^ "OC Transpo - News". OC Transpo. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Nepean Woods" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "OC Transpo - News". OC Transpo. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "OC Transpo - Routes 94 and 99 extended". OC Transpo. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "OC Transpo summer service to begin Sunday, June 20". Bay Ward Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Here's what you need to know about OC Transpo's new fall schedule". CTV News. 27 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Nepean Woods | OC Transpo". Retrieved December 10, 2019.