Confederation Line (Stage 1) | In Service 1.0

[Capital Shaun]

Originally Posted by Dado

I just thought of a solution to this problem:

Gréber Station.

It can be the name of both the railway station and the LRT station.


And the name itself is perfect in the sense that Jacques Gréber is largely responsible for the railway station being where it is, so it has a connection with history as well.

Not a fan of that one. Gréber is already a major road in Gatineau.

[McC]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

2. I somewhat agree, but station names should just be one word/name or one thought. Especially Downtown. We look at the other 5 rapid transit systems in Canada and they have a combined 15 of 240 with multiple names. I think that Rideau best represents the area.

Maybe nit picking, but I count 11 dual-named stations on the Skytrain, 9 on the C-train in Calgary, 4 on the Edmonton LRT line and 3 on the Montreal Metro (I'm not counting multi-word names, that are all one thing like "Place-des-Arts" or "Lionel-Groulx" or Vancouver-City-Centre"); I was going to count Yonge-Bloor and Yonge-Sheppard in Toronto, but now I'm changing my mind.

[Schattenjager]

Originally Posted by McC

Maybe nit picking, but I count 11 dual-named stations on the Skytrain, 9 on the C-train in Calgary, 4 on the Edmonton LRT line and 3 on the Montreal Metro (I'm not counting multi-word names, that are all one thing like "Place-des-Arts" or "Lionel-Groulx" or Vancouver-City-Centre"); I was going to count Yonge-Bloor and Yonge-Sheppard in Toronto, but now I'm changing my mind.

When on the Bloor line, you usually hear the anouncement indicating "Yonge" and the opposite when on the Yonge line. I haven't taken the subway to anywhere near Sheppard since I moved back to Ottawa in '09 so I can't remember if they only say "Sheppard".

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by McC

Maybe nit picking, but I count 11 dual-named stations on the Skytrain, 9 on the C-train in Calgary, 4 on the Edmonton LRT line and 3 on the Montreal Metro (I'm not counting multi-word names, that are all one thing like "Place-des-Arts" or "Lionel-Groulx" or Vancouver-City-Centre"); I was going to count Yonge-Bloor and Yonge-Sheppard in Toronto, but now I'm changing my mind.

I did a quick count on Wikipedia. Obviously I missed a few. But my statement still stands.

[citizen j]

Originally Posted by Schattenjager

When on the Bloor line, you usually hear the anouncement indicating "Yonge" and the opposite when on the Yonge line. I haven't taken the subway to anywhere near Sheppard since I moved back to Ottawa in '09 so I can't remember if they only say "Sheppard".

The announcement on both the Y-U-S and Sheppard lines at that station is "Sheppard-Yonge Station," as that is the name of the station on both lines (unlike Bloor and Yonge stations).

[Dado]

Beginning of the western tunnel portal:


Charles Akben-Marchand
https://twitter.com/Centretowner/status/351429986567204865/photo/1

[J.OT13]

Someone drew the route map on Wikipedia! Montreal is now the only Canadian city with a rapid transit network without a route map on Wikipedia (what is up with that?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_Line

[ortelius]

hear the stations being called

and suggest names

http://www.octranspo1.com/routes/o_train_new_stations

[1overcosc]

uOttawa is a bit of a weird name, but I can't think of any other alternative. 'Campus' is ambiguous and a bit insulting to Carleton students, and bringing the word 'University' into it would require different English & French text which should be avoided at all costs. 'Sandy Hill' wouldn't work for the same reason--or is it considered acceptable to call the area 'Sandy Hill' in French instead of 'Cote de Sable'? Generally neighbourhood names are the same in both languages but I have seen 'Cote de Sable' before.

I really don't like Parliament, also because of language, but also because, come on, it's three blocks from Parliament. A name like that will cause tourists to think they're within visual distance when they're not. 'O'Connor' would suit the station fine.

Regarding Lebreton, if the city wants an Algonquin heritage name, pick 'Asinabka'. That's the Algonquin name for Victoria Island. It's both reflective of aboriginal heritage and a reference to a nearby locale.

For Tremblay, I've read in the Citizen that the city is really worried about it not reflecting the location of the VIA station. Doesn't bug me. Given the TOD plans for Train Station area on both sides of the future pedestrian bridge there's going to be lots of people going there for destinations other than the via station. Simply putting a VIA logo next to the name on the map and on the sign visible from the train and putting something in the on-board announcement about the train station will suffice.

[Kitchissippi]

uOttawa in French sounds like "Eeww, Ottawa". In English, "You ought to what?"

[Badlands]

Upper-town instead of Parliament
La Basse-Ville (or Basse-Ville) instead of Rideau.
Plus Kichesippi for the future Dominion Station.

Reflects our heritage. New Zealand uses all kinds of Maori names.

[MountainView]

I am not a huge fan of the 'uOttawa' station name either. I would prefer if the City is really keen on using that name that this be one of the double named stations. Like 'Sandy Hill - uOttawa' or 'Somerset St East - uOttawa' or 'Canal - uOttawa' or 'Colonel By - uOttawa'. Since the station serves many more communities than just uOttawa it should try to incorporate their name(s) too.

I don't mind calling it simply 'Tunney's' but if we're going to change Lebreton to a historical Algonquin name, why can't we keep to our pasts and system's historical roots and keep it 'Tunney's Pasture'.

[c_speed3108]

From the Ottawa Citizen:

Rideau Street Scotiabank in city’s crosshairs as LRT expropriations continue

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa...shairs+expropriations/8612632/story.html

[c_speed3108]

I like the uOttawa name. It is what the university calls itself. It is there web address and cleverly gets around the bilingual problem and is a single word.

The one I hate is parliament. It's blocks away.

[GoTrans]

Originally Posted by Badlands

Upper-town instead of Parliament
La Basse-Ville (or Basse-Ville) instead of Rideau.
Plus Kichesippi for the future Dominion Station.

Reflects our heritage. New Zealand uses all kinds of Maori names.

I absolutely agree with renaming Dominion to Kitchissippi but I disagree with your other choices. Rideau highlights the history of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, Rideau Street, the Rideau Centre and even the Rideau River. If a tourist doesn't know where they are with a name like Rideau, then they will probably not be using transit.
I have already written Mark Taylor, our councillor in regards to the Western LRT Extension suggesting this in addition to my other comments about the proposed route. If the route through Dominion station is to be converted to LRT and that is still a big if, then I think Kitchissippi would be an appropriate name since it is the only station practically on the Ottawa ( Kitchissippi ) River, is close to Westboro Beach and would highlight the current and historical importance of the river to the Algonquins, the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, the provinces of Ont and Que and the country. Dominion by itself gives no sense of location especially because Dominion Street is so short.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by c_speed3108

I like the uOttawa name. It is what the university calls itself. It is there web address and cleverly gets around the bilingual problem and is a single word.

The one I hate is parliament. It's blocks away.

I second that motion. uOttawa is by far the number one generator of transit ridership at the Campus station and is known to everyone in Ottawa as well as large masses in Canada and Internationally. Corkstown (a pedestrian bridge), Somerset (a long street with more significance at the West end) and Sandy Hill (which I personally envision the area east of King Eds) are too vague.

Originally Posted by GoTrans

I absolutely agree with renaming Dominion to Kitchissippi but I disagree with your other choices. Rideau highlights the history of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, Rideau Street, the Rideau Centre and even the Rideau River. If a tourist doesn't know where they are with a name like Rideau, then they will probably not be using transit.
I have already written Mark Taylor, our councillor in regards to the Western LRT Extension suggesting this in addition to my other comments about the proposed route. If the route through Dominion station is to be converted to LRT and that is still a big if, then I think Kitchissippi would be an appropriate name since it is the only station practically on the Ottawa ( Kitchissippi ) River, is close to Westboro Beach and would highlight the current and historical importance of the river to the Algonquins, the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, the provinces of Ont and Que and the country. Dominion by itself gives no sense of location especially because Dominion Street is so short.
Today 12:26 PM

Agreed. No other name than Rideau is suitable, not even Union if the old station was still in operation. And Kitchissippi for Dominion Station is a great way to rid of an obscure station name and a good way to honour the aboriginals as opposed to renaming LeBreton, which has no known aboriginal connection. The Algonquin Victoria Island name won't fly either because I am sure next to nobody has ever heard of it.

[rocketphish]

New name for Train transit station perplexes transit commission

By David Reevely, OTTAWA CITIZEN July 3, 2013

OTTAWA — If you have a better idea for what to call the Train transit station when you’ll be able to take a light-rail train to catch a Via train at the non-transit train station, OC Transpo very much wants to hear from you.

The transit agency is putting that and a raft of other questions about the look and feel of the light-rail system it plans to open in 2018 up for discussion this summer. The future of the Train station, which OC Transpo wants to call Tremblay after the road it sits on, may be the most contentious one. Several councillors, in approving the consultation plan at a transit commission meeting Wednesday, asked about the wisdom of getting rid of the Train name.

OC Transpo wants short, snappy names, ideally bilingual ones, that make it clear instantly where a station is. The Via station’s official name, “Ottawa Station,” is useless.

“That doesn’t help us when we’re in Ottawa already,” explained chief planner Pat Scrimgeour. It doesn’t evoke anything, the way Paris’s Gare du Nord or New York’s Grand Central Terminal or even Toronto’s Union Station does. Besides, Ottawa has two Via stations (on Tremblay Road and at Fallowfield in Barrhaven) and will have a total of 18 train stations of all kinds by 2018 when the light-rail and O-Train lines are both running.

The station’s in a no man’s land between Highway 417 and the Via tracks that most people don’t think of as Alta Vista any longer. It used to be called Bannermount, though the name didn’t stick. A nearby residential enclave is called Eastview Gardens, though that’s not widely known.

And anyway we want transit users, tourists especially, to be able to find their way easily to the Via station, don’t we? Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney pointed out.

It’s a knotty one, OC Transpo’s general manager John Manconi admitted. All the more so because Via Rail has actually approached the city about teaming up. “They actually want to do ticket transfers online. So you can buy your Via ticket online and you can buy access to our service,” Manconi told the commission.

Scrimgeour’s best idea is to call the LRT station Tremblay but have the stop called out as “Tremblay, Via Rail!” as the city’s trains pull in.

Your better suggestions on that, and numerous other station names, are welcome at www.octranspo.com and at OC Transpo’s various service counters around the city.

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[lrt's friend]

To me, it is obvious. Just call it 'Via'. Short, sweet, and bilingual and ties directly in the rail station. I realize there is a second via station but everybody knows the other one is called Fallowfield.

[hwy418]

Just call it "Train Yards"

[c_speed3108]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

To me, it is obvious. Just call it 'Via'. Short, sweet, and bilingual and ties directly in the rail station. I realize there is a second via station but everybody knows the other one is called Fallowfield.

I actually think it would be less confusing, particularly for tourists, to call it Via because there are two via stations. It makes it crystal clear which one is the main station. As dots on a map they both look the same. Call the main on Via.