Iris station is one of the few grade-level stations on the Southwest Transitway. It is located on Iris Street, a collector road in western Ottawa.[1][2]
It is both one of the smallest Transitway stations and one of the least used, likely because it is only 400 m (1/4 mi) south of Queensway station,[1] has no trip generators apart from residential commuters in the area, and does not have any major routes connecting at the station.[2]
Original bus shelter in 2007 prior to Stage 2 construction.
Iris station is being converted to a light rail station as a part of Stage 2 of O-Train Line 1. As a result of this, numerous significant changes and realignments are being made in the vicinity, including the installation of a new bridge on Iris Street and the relocation of the Pinecrest Creek.[3] In June 2022, the segment of Transitway between Iris station and Baseline station closed permanently, with buses currently detoured along Woodroffe Avenue and re-entering the Transitway at this station.[4]
Service
The following routes serve Iris station as of April 27, 2025:
Type
Routes
North O-Train
Under construction (opening in 2027)
South O-Train
Under construction (opening in 2027)
Frequent routes
7475
Local routes
7381
Connexion routes
256261262263265266275277279
Shopper's Routes
305
Notes
Event route 406 does not service this station directly but services a nearby stop at Woodroffe and Iris.
References
^ a b"OC Transpo - Queensway & Iris Area Map" (PDF). OC Transpo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
^ a b"OC Transpo - Iris Station Map" (PDF). OC Transpo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
^Wheeler, Charles; Swail, Chris (May 2, 2017). "Transit Detours, Iris Station, and Pinecrest Creek Relocation" (PDF). City of Ottawa.
^"Two sections of the Transitway permanently closing to buses this weekend". Ottawa. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
