Marketplace Station (OC Transpo)

Marketplace Transitway Station
Station statistics
Address	Marketplace Ave, Riocan Marketplace, Barrhaven
Coordinates	45°16′11″N 75°44′34″W / 45.26972°N 75.74278°W / 45.26972; -75.74278Coordinates: 45°16′11″N 75°44′34″W / 45.26972°N 75.74278°W / 45.26972; -75.74278
Other information
Opened	April 17, 2011
Owned by	OC Transpo
Services
Preceding station   OC Transpo   Following station Terminus Route 95 Strandherd toward Trim

Marketplace Station is a Southwest Transitway station in the Barrhaven neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The station is located at the Riocan Marketplace shopping centre, an extensive commercial zone which contains big-box stores and department stores.

A temporary bus terminal^[1] currently^{[dated info]} serves the neighbourhood. This street facility was replaced on 17 April 2011 by the permanent transitway station and a new southerly terminus at Barrhaven Centre Station which became the main connection point for local bus routes.^[2]

Service

The following routes serve Marketplace:
95 170 171 173 176 175 177 186

Express routes 71 73 is available nearby at Strandherd Station.
School routes 675 and 696 travels at the corner of Greenbank and Strandherd.

Public art

Artist Cheryl Pagurek is the winner of a competition to provide public art in Market Place Corridor. ^[3]

References

1. ^ System Map, effective September 5, 2010
2. ^ Barrhaven / Southwest Transitway proposal - Transplan 2011
3. ^ City of Ottawa Commissions, Southwest Transit Extension: Market Place Corridor

External links

• Southwest Transit 2011 Version 4 Map