Bayview station opened on October 15, 2001, as the northern terminus of the O-Train (now known as O-Train Line 2). An
infill station on the
Transitway between
Tunney's Pasture and LeBreton (now
Pimisi), with a pair of elevated
bus platforms at the western end of Albert Street, opened the same day. 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 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 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. ==Location==