Baseline station

Baseline
Ottawa Transitway station
General information
Other namesAlgonquin station (O-Train)
LocationOttawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates45°20′51″N 75°45′39″W / 45.34750°N 75.76083°W / 45.34750; -75.76083
Owned byOC Transpo
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade (Transitway station)
Underground (LRT station)
History
Opened1984 (original station), 1 October 2009 (temporary location), 2026 (future)
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Fallowfield
toward Riverview
Route 74 Iris
Fallowfield
toward Cambrian
Route 75
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station
Terminus Line 1
Opens 2026
Iris
toward Trim

Baseline (Transitway) or Algonquin (O-Train) is a public transit station directly across from the main campus of Algonquin College in Ottawa's west end, near the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Baseline Road.[1] Many Algonquin College students and Centrepointe residents use this station to get to various points in the city, and to and from the college. Several residential and business areas such as Centrepointe and College Square are also served by this 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 74 and 75 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.

  1. ^ "Baseline" (PDF). Station Layout. OC Transpo. September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.