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32-512: Bayview is an O-Train interchange station in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, connecting the Confederation Line (Line 1) and Trillium Line (Line 2). The station opened on October 15, 2001. It was built as an infill station between Tunney's Pasture and LeBreton (now Pimisi ), with a pair of elevated bus platforms at the western end of Albert Street. Beneath it was the first O-Train station,

64-646: A drive to attract first-class paying passengers from the Great Central; two Pullman coaches named "Mayflower" and "Galatea" were used on alternate weeks between Verney Junction, Chesham and London. The Metropolitan was vested in the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) on 1 July 1933 and freight and passenger workings to Verney Junction continued in trains repainted with the London Transport lettering. However, little over three years later,

96-559: A four-way railway junction in Buckinghamshire , open from 1868 to 1968; a junction existed at the site without a station from 1851. The first line to open on the site was the Buckinghamshire Railway , which opened a line from Bletchley to Banbury in 1850; a line branching west to Oxford followed in 1851. This formed an east–west link from Oxford to Bletchley and Cambridge passing through Verney Junction and this, known as

128-596: A number of stations on the Underground in London and the Métro in Paris are interchanges between two or more rapid transit lines. Examples include King's Cross St. Pancras in London, an interchange between six lines and Chatelet in Paris, an interchange between five lines. Verney Junction railway station Verney Junction railway station was an isolated railway station at

160-430: A rural interchange for local services. It played a useful part in the transfer of goods between the interconnecting lines, but passenger traffic declined in the face of the availability of more direct routes to and from Banbury and Oxford. Goods services were withdrawn in 1964 and later that year the line to Buckingham was closed. The station closed completely when all passenger services were withdrawn in 1968. After closure,

192-533: Is provided, and therefore passengers have to transfer between two parts of a station through city streets. Examples include Kuramae Station of Toei in Tokyo , Japan and Lexington Avenue-59th Street / Lexington Avenue–63rd Street stations in New York City . In many cases, electronic ticketing allows transferring passengers re-admission to the transit system without paying fare a second time, as if they had never left

224-496: The Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway 's (A&BR) single track from Aylesbury . The station was at a junction with the Buckinghamshire Railway 's Bletchley to Oxford line , which was leased and operated by the LNWR before it acquired the route altogether in 1878. The station was built 1.75 miles (2.8 km) east of Steeple Claydon , and constructed to a rudimentary design at the cost of

256-619: The Varsity line , became the busiest line through the site, leaving the line to Banbury as a relatively quiet branch. The station opened in 1868 concurrently with the opening of the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway (later owned by London Underground) towards Aylesbury and London . Soon after the Buckinghamshire Railway became absorbed into the London and North Western Railway . The lines south to Aylesbury closed to passengers in 1936 and

288-518: The fare control area in the station (this process is called a "free out-of-system transfer"). There are also bus interchanges , where people can change between different bus routes with no extra fare or only the differences of the fares of the two routes. Examples include Tai Lam Tunnel Bus Interchange and Shing Mun Tunnel Bus Interchange in the New Territories , Hong Kong, and in the downtown of Lafayette , Indiana . In London and Paris ,

320-638: The A&;BR by encouraging passengers to take its longer route to Aylesbury via Bletchley and Cheddington . The A&BR turned to the Great Western Railway (GWR), with whom it managed Aylesbury, to agree to services over the GWR's Wycombe Railway ; the Wycombe line was converted to standard gauge on 23 October 1868 and A&BR services were reinstated. The GWR worked the A&BR for more than 20 years, turning down

352-517: The A&BR, whose progress the LNWR viewed with disfavour. Plans to extend the railway north to Buckingham never materialised and Verney Junction remained remote with a few cottages for tenants of Claydon House estate. Claydon's occupant, Sir Harry Verney , was on the board of the A&BR which was chaired by the Duke of Buckingham , and he invested heavily in the scheme. There being no settlement from which

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384-540: The LPTB decided to discontinue their services beyond Aylesbury and in consequence two Metropolitan outposts were closed — the Brill Tramway ended on 30 November 1935 and passenger services ceased between Quainton Road and Verney Junction on 6 July 1936 when the line was singled. Freight services continued until 8 September 1947 when the line closed. The track to Winslow Road was used for stock storage until 1961. Although

416-494: The Line 1 station. During the Stage 2 south expansion, the original Line 2 platform was extended to accommodate the longer trains that would be used on the line, and a second platform was added for operational flexibility. A pedestrian bridge was also constructed from east to west over the Line 2 platforms, intended to connect with the future development at 900 Albert. The station, named for

448-613: The O-Train fare-paid zone. [REDACTED] Media related to Bayview station at Wikimedia Commons Interchange station Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses (for stations with bus termini attached). Such stations usually have more platforms than single route stations. These stations can exist in either commercial centers or on the city outskirts in residential areas. Cities typically plan for land use around interchange stations for development . Passengers may be required to pay extra fare for

480-500: The chance to acquire it in 1874, although for the first six years the route was operated by the A&BR's own staff, except for footplate crews who were GWR employees. Traffic was initially "almost non-existent" due to Verney Junction's rural locality, but the Metropolitan Railway under the influence of Sir Edward Watkin nevertheless saw an opportunity for growth and absorbed the A&BR on 1 July 1891. The A&BR would be

512-481: The control of the Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Committee which had been set up by an Act of Parliament to manage the companies' joint lines. The Metropolitan opened another intermediate station on the A&BR at Waddesdon in 1897, adding to the three existing stations at Grandborough Road , Quainton Road and Winslow Road which had opened in 1868. A new Pullman service was introduced in 1910 as part of

544-551: The east of the existing tracks. The station features two artworks: Cascades by Pierre Poussin, a set of two large sculptures located in the greenspace surrounding the station, and As the Crow Flies by Adrian Göllner, a linear sculpture running atop the barrier between the two tracks on the Confederation Line platform level. The following routes serve Bayview as of October 25, 2023. Bus stops at Bayview are located outside of

576-482: The first phase of the Confederation Line , making Bayview an important rapid transit transfer point. On September 16, 2017, the eastbound bus stop of Bayview Station was moved 300m west to facilitate the construction of the Trinity Development at 900 Albert Street. During the reconstruction of the station, the original Line 2 O-Train station was closed and a new platform was constructed to the north, underneath

608-534: The interchange if they leave a paid area . With the opening of the Woodside and Birkenhead Dock Street Tramway in 1873, Birkenhead Dock railway station in Birkenhead , England probably became the world's first tram to train interchange station. Verney Junction interchange station in Buckinghamshire , England was built at the point of two railway lines intersecting each other in open countryside. The station

640-468: The line that the London Extension of Watkin's Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) would meet at Quainton Road . In anticipation of the connection, the A&BR was doubled by 1897 and the Metropolitan extended its line from Chalfont Road to Aylesbury in 1892. Not long after the Metropolitan reached its northern outpost, Verney Junction was elevated to main line status with

672-496: The line to Buckingham in 1964, but the station remained open until the Oxford-Cambridge line closed to passengers in 1968. The track was singled and then mothballed, but a disused track has remained through the station site. As part of East West Rail , the line between Oxford and Bletchley is to be reopened by 2025, but because of its isolated location Verney Junction will not be reopened. While never very busy, Verney Junction

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704-462: The nearby Bayview Road (now Bayview Station Road), is close to Tom Brown Arena. It is intended as a catalyst for large redevelopment including condos, hotels and the city's future tallest office and residential tower at 900 Albert. Plans also exist for converting a 1940s warehouse into a film studio and build an attached 15 storey "innovation hub". The Confederation Line station is an elevated side platform station. A ticket barrier at platform level on

736-528: The northern terminus of the Trillium Line , located on a stub-end track branching off from the railway line. Paved asphalt footpaths connected the two stops on opposite sides of the Transitway and the train platform. On January 17, 2016, the transitway platforms closed for conversion to light rail , with all buses diverting via Albert Street. The station reopened on September 14, 2019, as an intermediate stop on

768-513: The opening of the MS&;LR's London Extension (later to be known as the Great Central Railway ). Around the same time, the Metropolitan inaugurated a service of through trains between Baker Street and Verney Junction, although this could hardly be said to be merited on the basis of traffic. From 2 April 1906, all Metropolitan services north of Harrow South Junction to Verney Junction came under

800-500: The route has been cleared as part of engineering works on the East West Rail project . Of the station itself, the stationmaster's house remains as a private residence, and the station ticket office has become a private garage. The platform edges have also survived in a dilapidated state. The stationmaster's house's garden occupies the former Metropolitan trackbed. As of July 2020 , works are scheduled for "late 2020" to begin clearing

832-483: The south (eastbound) platform provides access to Albert Street. Under the station, a concourse connects the two platforms with the single Trillium Line platform, and also contains a ticket barrier giving access to a footpath connecting the built-up area south of the station with the greenspace to its north. As part of the Stage 2 Trillium Line expansion, the existing Line 2 platform will be extended to accommodate longer trains. A second track and platform will also be built to

864-408: The station could take its name, it was named in honour of Sir Harry, who was later to have another nearby station – Calvert  – named after him; he had been born Harry Calvert, and took the surname Verney in order to inherit his late cousin's estates in 1827. The A&BR initially began advertising services to and from Banbury , Oxford and Bletchley but the LNWR attempted to isolate

896-520: The track on the northern section of the A&BR between Verney Junction and Winslow Road was retained until 1961, including the former Metropolitan sidings which were subsequently used for storing veteran railway vehicles. A single-track freight line from Bletchley to Bicester was retained and then abandoned in place in 1993. Until late 2019, this track had remained rusted beyond use and in overgrown state, albeit with modern signage still warning travellers to watch for approaching trains. From early 2020,

928-494: The two World Wars brought an increase in freight traffic from Verney Junction to London, with considerable volumes of freight passing through the station's transfer sidings, the post- war period saw a decline in the station's fortunes. The closure of the Aylesbury-Verney section by the LPTB in 1936 was followed by the removal of one of the line's tracks on 28 January 1940. In the same year, freight traffic through Verney Junction

960-485: Was a local interchange point for a century from which excursions as far as Ramsgate could be booked. Situated 50 miles (80 km) from Baker Street , the station is one of London 's disused Underground stations and, although it never carried heavy traffic, the Aylesbury line was important in the expansion of the Metropolitan Railway into what became Metro-land . Verney Junction opened in 1868 as northern terminus of

992-542: Was built in an open remote field being used from 1868 to 1968. The Manhattan Transfer (PRR station) on the Pennsylvania Railroad was located outside Newark, New Jersey in a relatively isolated area, and was used primarily for passenger interchange. Sometimes cross-platform interchange is offered between mainline railways and city metro systems, such as Barking and Stratford stations in London . In some cases, no dedicated underground passage or footbridge

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1024-638: Was substantially diminished by the opening on 14 September 1940 of an east-facing connecting spur between the LNWR and GCR lines at Calvert which enabled freight from the Oxford-Bletchley route to work south over the Great Central Main Line without having to pass over the Verney Junction-Quainton Road section. By the end of 1940, Verney Junction was effectively left "severed from its purpose", having little usefulness other than as

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