Rideau

For the health and safety of our customers and staff, Customer Service Centres are closed until further notice starting December 25.

Rideau Station door sign
Rideau Station train platform
Rideau Station entrance
Rideau Station entrance interior
FLOW by Geneviève Cadieux

This underground station serves some of Ottawa’s most popular destinations. The station is just steps away from the Rideau Canal, the ByWard Market and much more! Entrances will be next to the William Street Plaza and in the northwest corner of the Rideau Centre.

Station Layout

New Rideau station layout

Stops and Service

Route Destination Stop
Line 1 Tunney's Pasture West
Line 1 Blair East
Local Route 5 Billings Bridge A
Local Route 5 Rideau (to Waller) B
Frequent Route 6 Greenboro A, D
Frequent Route 6 Rockcliffe B
Frequent Route 7 Carleton A
Frequent Route 7 St-Laurent B
Local Route 9 Hurdman C
Local Route 9 Rideau (to Daly) D
Frequent Route 12 Blair B
Frequent Route 12 Parliament A
Frequent Route 14 St-Laurent B
Frequent Route 14 Tunney's Pasture A
Limited Local Route 15 Gatineau A
Limited Local Route 15 Blair B
Limited Local Route 17 Gatineau A
Limited Local Route 17 Wateridge B
Local Route 18 St-Laurent B
Local Route 18 Parliament A
Night Route 39 Trim B
Night Route 45 Hospital B
Night Route 57 Bayshore A
Night Route 61 Terry Fox A
Night Route 75 Barrhaven Centre A
Night Route 97 Airport B
Limited Local Route 114 Carlington A
Event Route 450 Lansdowne A
Replacement Line 1 Tunney's Pasture A
Replacement Line 1 Blair B

Station features

Fares made easy

Ticket machine icon

  • Ticket machines with video chat help
  • Fare gates at the station entrance

Navigation and wayfinding

Transit info icon

  • OC Transpo Customer Service Centre (in Rideau Centre)
  • Clear signage and wayfinding
  • Illuminated “O” pylon and lantern box
  • Digital departure screens giving estimated train and bus trip times
  • Service maps
  • Map of nearby destinations (within walking distance)

Cyclist amenities

Cycling icon

  • Bicycle parking
  • Stairway bike ramps (runnels) to let you easily walk your bike up and down stairs

Accessibility

Access symbol

  • Dual elevators
  • Escalator
  • Audible and visual announcements
  • Tactile wayfinding tiles & platform edge indicator strips
  • Braille/tactile signage

Safety and security

  • Transecure waiting area
  • Emergency phones
  • Platform edge indicator strips
  • Video camera monitoring
  • Public access defibrillators (in Transecure areas)

Comfort and convenience

  • Retail space (not yet occupied)
  • Heated designated waiting areas
  • Public art

What's nearby

Places of interest within a 5-minute walk of Blair Station

Places of interest within walking distance

  • Byward Market
  • Rideau Centre
  • Shaw Centre 
  • National Arts Centre
  • Rideau Canal locks
  • Government Conference Centre
  • Many hotels: Château Laurier, Courtyards, Andaz, Novotel, Westin, Ottawa Jail Hostel, Le Germain, Les Suites

Also close-by

  • US Embassy
  • Confederation Park
  • National Gallery of Canada
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
  • Major's Hill Park
  • Peacekeeping Monument
  • Lowertown