Tunney's Pasture Station
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Tunney's Pasture Station is a stop on the transitway in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located at the Tunney's Pasture government office complex, on Scott Street at Holland Avenue.
The transitway in the area is in a below-grade 'trench' parallel to Scott Street. Each platform has an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides are connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also has platforms for local buses.
Major criminal incident
10 May 2003: An arson at the station inflicted damage estimated at $400 000 to $500 000 CAD. The fire left portions of the station out of service for months.[1][2]
Service
The following routes serve Tunney's Pasture Station:
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16
60 61 62 64 65 66
67
68 69 70 71 72 73 77
86B 86C 87
93
94 95 96
96A
96C
97 98
105
150
151 159 176
261 262 263 283
403
AM ONLY
20 21 22
24
27 30 31 34 35 37 38
41 43 96D
231 232
Gallery
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Eastbound view, from upper level, showing transitway below and a building in the Tunney's Pasture government complex.
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Another eastbound view, showing the transitway and platforms.
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Inside the station, the north elevator and stairways provides access to the westbound transitway platform.
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View of station entrance from the corner of Scott Street and Holland Avenue.
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Scene of transitway level facing eastbound.
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Transitway facing eastbound from platform level.
References
- ↑ The Ottawa Citizen (11 May 2003). "City/Region". Ottawa Citizen. p. A9.
Suspected arsons investigated
- ↑ "Tunney's Pasture station firebombing update". Ottawa Transit Bulletin (Ottawa Transit Riders Association). July 2003.
External links
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