Pimisi is a light rail station on the Ottawa Confederation Line as part of the O-Train network.
O-Train station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°24′50″N 75°42′48″W / 45.41389°N 75.71333°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | OC Transpo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (O-Train), 2 (bus) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underpass | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1983 (Transitway) September 14, 2019 (O-Train)[1] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2015–2019 | ||||||||||
Previous names | LeBreton | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location
editThe stop is located under Booth Street in LeBreton Flats.[2] and opened on September 14, 2019.[3] It serves the redeveloped flats area, including the New Central Library, Chinatown, and Little Italy.
History
editThe Transitway station was originally named LeBreton. By proposal of the local Algonquin leaders it was renamed "Pimisi" (Algonquin: eel) when it was rebuilt to accommodate the O-Train.[4]
Layout
editThe station features an island platform located at grade. Unusually, the platform level is an intermediate level. Above it, two entrance buildings with entrance barriers are located on either side of Booth Street. Below the platform, a concourse with its own ticket barrier gives access to the green space and plaza north of the station and to Albert Street.
The station features several artworks by Algonquin artists. Nadia Myre's work Eel Spirit, Basket, and Fence[5] is a trilogy consisting of two sculptures (the eel and basket) located in the plaza north of the station, and a series of forest designs on the glass platform walls. The sculpture Algonquin Moose by Simon Brascoupé is also located in the plaza, while another work by him, Algonquin Birch Bark Biting Designs, is located on the glass wall of the entrance on the west side of Booth Street. Finally, Màmawi: Together[6] is a work featuring 100 wooden paddles painted by four Algonquin artists mentored by Brascoupé—Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, Doreen Stevens, Sherry-Ann Rodgers, and Sylvia Tennisco—as well as Algonquin community members who participated in workshops led by these artists.[7] It is suspended above the platform.
Service
editThe following routes serve Pimisi station as of October 6, 2019:[8]
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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East O-Train | |
West O-Train | |
A Booth St. North | 61 63 66 75 85 |
B Booth St. South | 61 63 66 75 85 |
C Albert St. West | R1 16 N57 N61 N75 |
D Albert St. East | R1 16 N57 N61 N75 |
References
edit- ^ Watson, Jim (August 23, 2019). "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Expanding O-Train Service". OC Transpo. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Overview | Pimisi | The Build | Ottawa Confederation Line". www.ligneconfederationline.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "'Pimisi' label for LeBreton transit station gets approval". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013.
- ^ "aabaakwad Speakers". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ Brascoupé, Simon. "About | Màmawi : Together". Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Confederation Line's Pimisi Station Painted Paddle Project" (PDF). Algonquins of Ontario. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Pimisi | OC Transpo". Retrieved October 10, 2019.