Eagleson Station (OC Transpo)
Encyclopedia
Eagleson "Eva James" Transitway Station is a station on Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
's transitway
served by OC Transpo
buses. It is located in the western transitway section at Eagleson Road and Highway 417
. Eastbound buses enter the station; westbound buses remain on Eagleson and service is from an adjacent bus stop.
The station also has a large park and ride
facility, which was named after a former City of Kanata councillor, Eva James, who died in December, 1995, shortly after its official opening.
A second parking section was later added west of Eagleson Road.
60am 61 62 65am 68am
93east 96
164 168
169 659
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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's transitway
Ottawa Rapid Transit
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the public transit service operated by OC Transpo has two rapid transit systems: the Transitway, a bus rapid transit network, and the O-Train, a diesel-powered light rail transit service operated on one line.-Major routes:...
served by OC Transpo
OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of: regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; a bus rapid transit system — a high...
buses. It is located in the western transitway section at Eagleson Road and Highway 417
Highway 417 (Ontario)
King's Highway 417, also known as Highway 417 and the Queensway through Ottawa is a 400-series highways in the Canadian province of Ontario which connects Montreal with Ottawa. It is the backbone of the transportation system in the Ottawa region, where it forms part of the Queensway along with...
. Eastbound buses enter the station; westbound buses remain on Eagleson and service is from an adjacent bus stop.
The station also has a large park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
facility, which was named after a former City of Kanata councillor, Eva James, who died in December, 1995, shortly after its official opening.
A second parking section was later added west of Eagleson Road.
Service
The following routes serve Eagleson Station:60am 61 62 65am 68am
93east 96
164 168
169 659
External links
- Eagleson East station page
- Eagleson West Page
- OC Transpo area map
- Eva James Park & Ride (See "Photo PARK1")
