Ottawa station
main inter-city railway station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Summary
Ottawa station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of railway station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month, #109 of 18,574).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ottawa[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Instance of: station building[5], through station[6], station located on surface[7], green building[8]
- Connecting line: VIA Beachburg Subdivision[9], VIA Alexandria Subdivision[10]
- Architect: John B. Parkin Associates[11], John C. Parkin[12]
- Owned by: Via Rail[13]
- Operator: Via Rail[14]
- Named after: Ottawa[15]
- Architectural style: International Style[16]
- Adjacent station: Fallowfield railway station[17], Casselman railway station[18]
- IATA airport code: XDS[19]
- Location: Alta Vista Ward[20], Eastway Gardens[21]
- Postal code: K1G 3H5[22]
- Station code: OTTW[23]
- Commons category: Ottawa Train Station[24]
- Scheduled service destination: Sudbury Ontario Northland Bus Terminal[25], Gare d'autocars de Montréal[26], Union Station Bus Terminal[27]
- Inception: July 31, 1966[28]
- Located on street: Tremblay Road[29]
- Has cause: Greber Plan[30]
- Interchange station: Tremblay station[31]
- Official website: https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/stations/ontario/ottawa/station[32], https://www.viarail.ca/fr/decouvrez-nos-destinations/gares/ontario/ottawa[33]
- Has facility: ticket office[34], lounge[35], café[36], parking area[37], left luggage[38], wheelchair lift[39], elevator[40], waiting room[41], vending machine[42], car rental company[43], charging station[44], bicycle parking[45], shuttle bus[46], bus stop[47]
- Place served by transport hub: Ottawa[48], Gatineau[49], National Capital Region[50], Eastway Gardens[51]
- Described at URL: https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15815[52], https://www.canadianarchitect.com/ottawa-train-station/[53], https://4travel.jp/os_shisetsu/10458194[54]
- Number of platform tracks: 7[55]
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Designation and Status
Ottawa station's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage Railway Station of Canada[56].
Why It Matters
Ottawa station has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]