Baseline is a public transit station directly across from the main campus of
Algonquin College
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college serves the National Capital Region and the outlying areas of Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and Ups ...
in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
's west end, near the intersection of
Woodroffe Avenue
Woodroffe Avenue ( Ottawa Road #15) is a major north-south arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's west end. It runs south from the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway through Baseline Road and Barrhaven to just short of Prince of Wales Drive near ...
and
Baseline Road Baseline Road may refer to:
;United States
*Baseline Road (Arizona) in Phoenix
*Baseline Road (Colorado) in Boulder
*Baseline Road (Southern California)
*M-102 (Michigan highway) in Southeast Michigan
;Canada
*Baseline Road (Ottawa) in Ontario
*Bas ...
.
Many Algonquin College students and
Centrepointe
Centrepointe is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly part of the city of Nepean. It is a newer residential subdivision in the west/central part of Ottawa, developed from 1984 onwa ...
residents use this station to get to various points in the city, and to and from the college. Several residential and business areas such as Centrepointe and
College Square are also served by this station.
It is also a major transfer point for communities in the inner southwest part of Ottawa, making it one of the busiest stations. A small
park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ...
is also located here, which was the terminus for
route 95 for many years until it was extended to