Riverside station (Ottawa)
Riverside is an OC Transpo bus station on Ottawa's Transitway that is connected to the Riverside Campus of The Ottawa Hospital near the intersection of Smyth Road and Riverside Drive. Stairs and elevators from the platform level lead directly to the interior of the hospital, making bus travel easy for medical appointments even in bad weather.
Riverside | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 45°23′47.5″N 75°40′10″W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | OC Transpo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The hospital is the primary trip generator and main purpose for this station. There are no connecting bus routes here.
The station was built when the hospital underwent a major expansion of its facility. It agreed to let the transitway pass in its terrain and open a new station as there were initially no stations to be built at that location. The 4,200 square feet new administration wing and Transit station was completed in 1991.[1]
Service
The following routes serve Riverside:
| Riverside Station Service | |
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| Rapid routes | 97 98 99 |
| Frequent routes | 10 88 90 |
| Local routes | 48 49 92 93 96 96B 190 199 |
| Connexion routes | 290 291 294 299 |
| Event routes | 451 |
| School routes | 48 99 613 |
Notes
- Routes 93 , 96 , 96B , 99 and 199 serve this station during peak periods only.
- Route 55 travels along Smyth Road, just north of the station, Monday-Saturday.
References
- Cervero, Dr. Robert; Zupan, Jeffrey (March 1996). "Public Policy and Transit Oriented Development" (PDF). Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. p. 155. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
