Station Type
Terminal, major hub
Platform Style
Centre
Entrance/Exits
- Northwest to Gloucester City Centre
- Southeast to Ottawa Road 174 pedestrian overpass
Description
Blair Station is an existing bus transit station along the Transitway that will be converted to serve as a new terminal train station along the OLRT while still maintaining its use as a terminal bus station for surrounding routes.
Blair Station will provide pedestrian connections between the LRT, the BRT, the commercial lands to the north and the Ottawa Road 174 pedestrian overpass.
The new platform will be accessible from both the bus level below and from the existing pedestrian walkway above. It will be covered by a new roof structure above with a wood-finished underside that is to sweep up and over the existing pedestrian walkway. Staggered wind-break walls will be positioned along the sides of the station.
Cycling and pedestrian connections occur at the adjacent city streets and provide ease of access to the LRT station
Sufficient space has been allocated at Blair Station for circulation, bus drop-off and lay-by areas.
Track & Platform Configuration
There will be a 120 metre long combined centre platform with tracks on either side. Provision is made to allow the platform to be extended to 150 metres when ridership volumes warrant. Since the station is a terminal, trains on both tracks will be heading west. Indicators on the entry level will alert passengers which side of the platform the next train departs from. Trains are able to crossover to their designated track immediately outside the station.
Descent / Ascent
Trains will be accessed one level below the pedestrian overpass, and one level above the bus level. The distance is approximately 5.6 metres down. Riders may descend and ascend via stairs, elevators, or escalators.
Connection
Blair Station will be the major east-end hub between the LRT and bus service. There will also be connection to a pedestrian bridge over Ottawa Road 174, as well as connection to the Gloucester Centre.
