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
Ottawa Transitway station
General information
LocationWoodroffe Avenue, Barrhaven
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°16′29″N 75°42′59″W / 45.27472°N 75.71639°W / 45.27472; -75.71639
Owned byOC Transpo
Construction
Parking342 spaces[1]
History
OpenedApril 21, 2013
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Riverview
Terminus
Route 74 Fallowfield
Beatrice Route 99 Riverview
toward Hurdman

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

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The 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:
  • Line 1: O-Train Confederation Line
  • Route 2: Trillium Line (currently a bus route)
     
  • Routes 5 to 99: Custom routing that connects to Line 1 and/or Route 2
  • Routes 100 to 199: Custom routing that does not connect to Line 1 and/or Route 2
  • Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak-period only routes that connect to the O-Train)
  • Routes 301 to 305: Shopper Routes (limited rural service)
  • Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events
  • Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events
  • Routes 602 to 698: School Routes
     
  • Route R1: replaces Line 1 when out of service
  • Route R2: alternative name for current Route 2
  • Routes N39 to N97: night service (replaces Line 1)
  • White backgrounds: service may be limited
     
  • Last two digits represent service area:
Stop Routes
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

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  1. ^ "OC Transpo - News". OC Transpo. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Nepean Woods" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ "OC Transpo - News". OC Transpo. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ "OC Transpo - Routes 94 and 99 extended". OC Transpo. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ "OC Transpo summer service to begin Sunday, June 20". Bay Ward Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ "Here's what you need to know about OC Transpo's new fall schedule". CTV News. 27 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Nepean Woods | OC Transpo". Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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