Leitrim Station (OC Transpo)
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Leitrim Station is an OC Transpo transit station in the suburban community of Leitrim in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located on Gilligan Road, which is just west of Albion Road and south off Leitrim Road, near the former Ottawa Central Railway
Ottawa Central Railway
The Ottawa Central Railway is a Canadian shortline railway subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway. The headquarters are at the Walkley Yard, 3141 Albion Road South, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada....

 Line.

Leitrim was officially designated a Rapid Transit Station
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:...

 in the 2009 system map (despite not opening until 2010) and will be part of a future rapid transit corridor connecting the current end of the southeast transitway (at South Keys Station
South Keys Station (OC Transpo)
South Keys is a bus station on Ottawa's transitway system. Operated by OC Transpo, it is located at Bank Street and the Airport Parkway at the south end of the South Keys shopping complex. It is the main terminus of Route 97 .This is the last station on the transitway...

) to Riverside South. The corridor was originally to be used for the original LRT plan that was cancelled in 2006.

Stage one of Leitrim Park and Ride will have room for 1268 vehicles, which will be built in phases of 200-250 vehicles. Stage 2 of Leitrim Park and Ride will have space for an additional 2300 spaces for vehicles and will be served by light rail.

Service

When Leitrim Station opens, it will be served by Rapid Transit Route 99, which currently takes about 10 minutes to reach Greenboro station from Leitrim/Albion, about 15 minutes to reach Riverview Station, about 28 minutes to reach Hurdman, and about 38 minutes to reach Lebreton Station.
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