Rideau station

Rideau
O-Train station
Location Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 45°25′34″N 75°41′31″W / 45.42611°N 75.69194°W / 45.42611; -75.69194Coordinates: 45°25′34″N 75°41′31″W / 45.42611°N 75.69194°W / 45.42611; -75.69194
Owned by OC Transpo
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Status Under construction
History
Opening Early 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station   OC Transpo   Following station
Route 1
toward Blair

Rideau is under construction on the O-Train Confederation Line in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The underground station is beneath Rideau Street in Downtown Ottawa.[2]

Originally, Rideau station was to be built under the Rideau Canal, with a station at Confederation Square, closer to Parliament Hill. It was decided to relocate the station to the east in partnership with Cadillac Fairview, the owners of the Rideau Centre, where it would serve more people and provide access to the ByWard Market.[3]

There will be two entrances from the Rideau Centre on the south side and another built into a future Scotiabank on the north side of Rideau Street.[4]

Through the Rideau Centre, riders will be able to walk to Hudson's Bay, the Westin Hotel, the Ottawa Convention Centre, the Transportation Building and the National Defence Headquarters without ever stepping outside.

The station will serve destinations such as the ByWard Market, National Gallery, US Embassy, Ottawa Convention Centre, Government Conference Centre,[2] Rideau Canal, National War Memorial, Château Laurier and National Arts Centre,[5] as well as retail shops, restaurants and hotels.[2]

The station will be the deepest on Ottawa's network, with the platform 26.5 metres underground[6]. It will also have the longest transit escalator in Canada[7].

Sinkhole

A sinkhole unexpectedly appeared on June 8, 2016 on Rideau Street adjoining the excavation for the underground station.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Chianello, Joanne. "LRT won't be ready to roll until 2019". CBC.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Downtown LRT Stations" (PDF). OC Transpo. 2013. Retrieved June 2016. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ Joanne Chianello (15 July 2015). "Rideau Centre strikes gold with LRT station". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 2016. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ Joanne Chianello (12 May 2015). "Downtown LRT stations to be integrated into buildings". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 2016. there are actually three entrances at Rideau station Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "Rideau". Confederation Line. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.ligneconfederationline.ca/the-build/rideau/overview/
  7. ↑ http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/five-things-confederation-line-lrt-will-have-the-longest-escalator-in-canada
  8. ↑ "Massive sinkhole closes Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa". CBC News. 8 June 2016. Retrieved June 2016. Workers were excavating the last 50 metres of the station when the road fell in Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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