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92-404: Two OC Transpo public transit bus stations are served along Trim road, with Trim station to the north, and Millennium station to the south. Route 39 serves Trim road from the junction with Ottawa Regional Road 174, south to Millennium Boulevard, serving businesses at Taylor Creek Drive and the communities of Fallingbrook, Cardinal Creek and Springridge. Trim station was the eastern terminus of

184-518: A Remington Model 760 pump-action rifle, shot six people, killing four, in a shooting spree at OC Transpo's St. Laurent Boulevard garage, before killing himself. Lebrun was fired in August 1997 but later reinstated, and quit in 1998. An inquest into the shooting revealed Lebrun was the subject of teasing for his speech impediment , and that his complaints to management were not investigated. The inquest revealed an "atmosphere of bullying ", described as

276-518: A bus rapid transit system, the Transitway. Construction of its various stations and segments followed over many years. The first segments were from Baseline to Lincoln Fields in the west end and from Lees to Hurdman (two immediate stations) in the east end. The second strike for OC Transpo ran from 25 November to 16 December 1996. The strike ended under arbitration. On Tuesday, 6 April 1999, former OC Transpo employee Pierre Lebrun, armed with

368-432: A "poisoned" environment by an employment equity manager. In response, OC Transpo instigated zero-tolerance policies regarding workplace harassment , a new employee-management communications program, and increased training on workplace respect. However, studies in 2003 and 2004 found there to be lingering elements of a negative work environment, and employee-management communication was reported to be strained following

460-500: A bid to proceed even if it had not met the minimum scoring threshold, and that staff had otherwise correctly followed the entire procurement process that had been approved by council. On May 26, 2023, the Light Rail Transit Sub-Committee received an update on the progress of construction for Lines 2 and 4, noting that construction was going well and that handover of the system to the city was expected in approximately

552-534: A campaign promise. City Council decided to annul the project by a margin of 13–11 on 14 December 2006. The proposed northbound expansions from Bayview onward were later revived with the Confederation Line project, contracted in December 2012. OC Transpo drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance workers under Amalgamated Transit Union local 279 went on strike 10 December 2008, at 12:01   am. The main causes of

644-512: A deal to sell the vehicles was never successfully established. They are now slated to be scrapped. In September 2011, Alstom announced that it would deliver six new two-car Coradia LINT train sets in 2013; the trains were handed over to OC Transpo in June 2013. These trains were put into service on March 2, 2015, and the Bombardier Talent units were subsequently retired. On May 3, 2018, it

736-555: A derailed state, the train increased speed to about 35 km/h, crossed a bridge over Riverside Drive, struck a signal mast and switch heater and finally came to a stop between Tremblay and Hurdman station using train-initiated emergency braking. There were no injuries. The city of Ottawa's public transport system has historically catered to exclusively 9 to 5 public employees, a population that largely switched to remote work during COVID-19. This, combined with decades of underinvestment and thinned resources, has led to OC Transpo having

828-440: A double decker occurred, this time at Westboro station . The bus, operating Route 269, collided with the station's shelter shearing off part of the roof. Three people were killed (initially reported as two passengers, and one bystander from the platform. Later corrected to all three deaths were passengers) and 23 people were injured. After several delays, the Confederation Line opened to the public on 14 September 2019. This line

920-535: A few places in Ottawa since the first demonstration of the incandescent bulb in 1883; the earliest were Parliament Hill and LeBreton Flats . In May 1885, electric lighting commenced in the city. In 1885 council contracted Ottawa Electric Light Company to install arc lamps on the city's streets. Transit in Ottawa was provided by the Ottawa Transportation Commission until 1973 when transit service in

1012-423: A fleet of 944 buses that run on regular streets, all of which are fully accessible low-floor buses . OC Transpo uses many articulated buses to provide service. Some of the routes that run on the Transitway, including the city's most-used bus routes, are served almost exclusively by articulated buses (e.g., routes 57, 61, 62, and 75). Peak hour connexion routes are served primarily by Double Decker buses. In 2001,

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1104-595: A mixed fleet. These vehicles were manufactured in Switzerland before being transported to Canada for final assembly. The trains have a diesel-electric drive with the possibility of future electrification. The first FLIRT vehicle was delivered on October 7, 2021, and began testing on the weekend of January 15, 2022. Train sets are stored at the Walkley Yard located northeast of the Greenboro station. Before their retirement,

1196-545: A new downtown Subway tunnel under Queen and Rideau streets with three underground stations. The O-Train Trillium Line will be extended to Riverside South and will include a spur to the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport , thus creating direct airport to downtown service. As for the suburbs, they will be served by 65 km of new Transitways. The first phase of the project, called

1288-615: A pilot diesel-powered light rail service project, the original O-Train known today as the Trillium Line , was introduced. The local government announced expansion plans for the light rail to other parts of Ottawa, including a possible link to the Ottawa International Airport . Service to Gatineau would have also been possible, over the nearby Prince of Wales railway bridge over the Ottawa River . However, on 14 December 2006, City Council led by Mayor Larry O'Brien cancelled

1380-472: A pilot project, the Trillium Line system was built at the cost of CA$ 21   million , relatively little compared with the hundreds of millions of dollars usually required to build a new transit line. It runs on an existing Canadian Pacific Railway track (Ellwood and Prescott subdivisions of Bytown and Prescott Railway ), so the only construction work necessary was to build the stations themselves and

1472-452: A poor ridership recovery rate from before COVID; sitting at only 70% as of 2023. Council estimates that ridership will return to pre pandemic levels by 2030. The low ridership recovery rate put OC Transpo into a rough financial position, forcing them to raise fares, and potentially forcing them to cancel Stage 3 of the O-Train expansion. Despite this, city staff remain hopeful for the future of

1564-446: A result the line continued to operate with only two operational trains until the following March when the new Alstom LINT trains entered service. In June 2017, the spring switches at Carleton were replaced with powered switches. As part of the city's Stage 2 LRT project, the Trillium Line will be extended 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) in the south, including a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) branch to Macdonald–Cartier International Airport and

1656-425: A valid fare was required to begin a trip at an O-Train station. Hand sanitizer was installed on all Line 1 stations, and later installed at most Transitway stations. From 15 June 2020, to 10 June 2022, the agency required employees and riders to wear face masks while riding busses and trains, and inside all stations. On 3 May 2020, the Trillium Line was shut down for construction and expansion. Bus replacement service

1748-551: A vending machine on the platform, and certain bus passes are also valid for the Trillium Line. Trillium Line tickets were exchanged for bus transfers upon boarding a bus. Although bus transfers can be used to board the O-Train, prepaid bus tickets cannot. The European trains are narrower than the North American standard. In order to enable night-time use of the line by standard-width freight services, retractable platform extenders are mounted at each station (other than Bayview which

1840-402: A week. December pass holders could either use their December passes until March or could get a refund. December pass holders were also subject to a 60% discount on March passes in order to win back transit users. In December 2012, Ottawa City Council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east–west light metro line, the Confederation Line through the downtown to replace

1932-573: Is a diesel light rail transit (DLRT) service in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo . The line has been closed since May 2020 for service expansion. Part of the O-Train light rail system, the line runs north–south for 8 kilometres (5 mi) between Bayview and Greenboro . The line is a single track, with three passing sidings on dedicated rights-of-way shared with Ottawa Central freight trains south of Walkley Yard, which occasionally serve

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2024-488: Is also marketed as O-Train Line 1. The Confederation Line continued to suffer from reliability issues throughout the first quarter of 2020. This is in contrast to the Trillium Line , which had a lower ridership and different technology, but generally better reliability. In response to this, and due to lower ridership in 2020, OC Transpo scheduled several temporary closures of Line 1, allowing Rideau Transit Maintenance to work on

2116-490: Is considered an important BRT city, due to its early adoption of the influential Transitway network, which has garnered one of the largest public transport mode shares in North America. This high ridership, which was 110,596,700 in 2023, has led to the creation of the O-Train system, which is seeing over-capacity segments of the Transitway be converted to a higher capacity light rail system. As a result of this, Ottawa has become

2208-444: Is constructed on its own private rail spur). Passengers gain access to the Trillium Line on these extenders. If the line is used for freight, the extenders are retracted allowing a wider train to pass through the station. The extender interface with the train has been refined over time, and cyclists and wheelchair users now have no trouble accessing the train. The service frequency of a train every fifteen minutes made it possible to run

2300-459: Is located on Industrial Avenue. A public survey done by OC Transpo in 2023 found that the average length of a trip is 51 minutes. In the same survey, feedback provided by participants (both riders and drivers), indicated a strong desire for better reliability above all else. In addition, Ottawa has struggled with public transport reliability in recent years, further contributing to lost ridership, with public transport advocate Kari Elliott saying "As

2392-485: Is now expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2024 although no firm opening date has been established. The Trillium Line was introduced on October 15, 2001, as a pilot project to provide an alternative to the Transitway bus rapid transit on which Ottawa had long depended exclusively for its high-grade transit service. The single-track line operated with five stations and a single passing loop at Carleton station . As

2484-595: Is primarily oriented around centre ville and the nearby government offices therein, whereas the non-rapid frequent routes provide orbital coverage in the suburbs. Despite not being rapid transit and having unreliable schedules, most of Ottawa's busiest bus routes primarily operate off the Transitway, such as frequent routes 88, 6, and 7 (being orbital routes, they serve to connect many rapid transit lines along their length, contributing to their high ridership). Six rapid bus routes (57, 61, 75, 39, 45, and 97) have 24 hour service. The high capacity O-Train Line 1, also called

2576-508: Is provided by Route 2 from Bayview to South Keys . On 8 August 2021, an empty train on the Confederation Line derailed while switching tracks after leaving Tunney's Pasture after one of the ten axles derailed. There were no injuries. On 19 September 2021, a train with passengers on the Confederation Line derailed before entering Tremblay station after two axles became dislodged from the second car. After leaving Tremblay station in

2668-439: Is that there is very low ridership of the trains compared to some very crowded bus lines such as the 90–99 series routes. One fully loaded Trillium Line train carries 285 passengers compared to 131 passengers for an articulated bus . The O-Train schedule is limited by track capacity. In July 2006, Ottawa City Council approved a north–south light rail expansion project. The project would have terminated diesel light rail service on

2760-452: The Association of American Railroads' standards for crash strength . Ottawa is also authorized to run trains with only a single operator and no other crew, something rare on mainline railways in North America. Until late 2014, the official name of the diesel-powered, north–south line was "O-Train". After construction started on a second, east–west light rail line (the Confederation Line ),

2852-430: The Confederation Line includes 12.5 km of rail between Tunney's Pasture and Blair, including the downtown subway. Ottawa has a relatively extensive rapid transport network compared to other North American cities of its size, and relatively high ridership. This was initially seen on the Transitway, a bus rapid transit system where buses travel on dedicated roadways and lanes. The Transitway lines that converged onto

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2944-447: The Confederation Line , forms the core of the network, and has three major Transitway interchanges, one O-Train line 2 interchange, and one intercity Via rail station across its length. It is an electric crosstown rail line which uses an underground tunnel to bypass surface traffic in the city centre, and it is operated like a regional metro, with high frequencies (5 minutes), high top speeds (80 km/h), and full grade separation. In

3036-470: The National Research Council of Canada 's Automotive and Surface Transportation Research Centre. Despite being a local public transit line, it is actually a federally regulated mainline railway and operated under the official name "Capital Railway", which appears on the trains in addition to the service's logo. All stations except Carleton have single platforms. Between 2013 and 2015, the line

3128-636: The Ottawa Transportation Commission , and currently operates two urban rail lines, 11 bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, and 170 regular bus routes. Ottawa is served with 18 urban rail stations , 43 BRT stations, and two intercity railway stations. Urban rail in Ottawa is called the O-Train , and the BRT is called the Transitway . The network is designed as a hub and spoke system, where local bus routes feed Transitway lines, which themselves feed into O-Train lines. Ottawa

3220-454: The north-south light rail expansion project . A new model of the project, to have a citywide integrated light rail system, was made, with work beginning in 2013 and will be completed in 2023. This new project envisions fully grade separated rapid transit service on the original Transitways from Baseline station or Moodie dr. in the west to Trim Park and Ride in the east. The gap between the east end west branches of Transitway will be replaced by

3312-613: The 100s generally do not connect to the O-Train Line 1. Denoted by a grey rectangle. Numbered in the 200s. Denoted by purple oval.   404     456     505     622   400s: Event routes for the Canadian Tire Centre 450s: Event routes for Lansdowne Park/TD Place 505: Internal number for OLG Sno-Bus during Winterlude festival 600s: Intermediate school and/or secondary school routes Ottawa's first public transportation system began in 1886 with

3404-501: The 1996 strike. OC Transpo launched the O-Train diesel light rail transit (DLRT) service on 15 October 2001, as a pilot project. The service consists of one north–south line, with major points of interest including Carleton University and the South Keys Shopping Centre . In late 2014, this line became known as Trillium Line , or O-Train Line 2, to allow for expansion of the O-Train brand. The province of Ontario ordered

3496-414: The BRT network to rail was chosen due to trains being significantly more cost effective for the capacity needed, and an underground bus tunnel being completely impractical for the scale of service required. For a number of years, OC Transpo has carried bicycle racks on some routes as a part of the "Rack & Roll" campaign. These racks carry up to two bicycles at the front of the bus and fold up against

3588-591: The Bombardier Talent trainsets were maintained by Bombardier Transportation at the Walkley facilities. Bombardier continues to perform maintenance of the Trillium Line fleet, which included standstill maintenance of the retired Bombardier Talent trains until March 8, 2018. The Walkley Yard was built in 1955 by the National Capital Commission for the Canadian National Railways and later sold to

3680-448: The Dow's Lake rail tunnel, the upgrading of the signalling system to allow the implementation of positive train control , the construction of several new pedestrian tunnels and overpasses, and numerous guideway and vehicle rehabilitation projects. The contract for this project was approved on March 7, 2019, by city council, with construction of the airport spur beginning in mid-2019. The project

3772-578: The EY Centre, with four new stations at South Keys , Leitrim , Bowesville and Limebank in Riverside South . There will be a new pocket track, passing track and crossover tracks at South Keys station and the tracks will be fully doubled from the Leitrim Road overpass to Limebank station. The full extension will be grade separated. In addition, two more stations will be built along the existing portion of

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3864-524: The Nepean Sportsplex and Fallowfield . The Transitway was further expanded south into Barrhaven with Strandherd opened on 2 January 2007. There are also long range plans for other extensions in the Orleans and Kanata areas to keep up with more growing communities. Following the 2006 municipal election campaign , Larry O'Brien was elected as mayor and cancelled the light rail expansion project, per

3956-866: The O-Train Light Rail Transit project received the Canadian Urban Transit Association ’s Corporate Innovation Award. On January 16, 2003, the Ontario chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) presented the City of Ottawa, Canadian Pacific Railway and Morrison Hershfield with the APWA Public Works Project of the Year award in the transportation category. This award was established to highlight excellence in

4048-416: The O-Train name was applied to the entire system, and the north–south line was renamed the "Trillium Line". Ticketing on the Trillium Line originally worked entirely on a proof-of-payment basis; there were no ticket barriers or turnstiles , and the driver did not check fares. Occasionally, OC Transpo Special Constables or other employees prompted passengers for proof-of-payment. Tickets can be purchased from

4140-623: The Stage 2 extension began in mid-2019, starting with the clear-cutting of trees along the corridors that will be used by the extension. Construction of the airport spur was expected to be completed in 2020 to give the airport authority time to rebuild the terminal and connect it to the future station. Extending the Trillium Line across the Ottawa River into Gatineau across the Chief William Commanda Bridge had been proposed as early as

4232-444: The Trillium Line pilot have revolved around its placement and ridership levels. The Trillium Line's route was determined by existing railway tracks, rather than the parts of the city that needed public transport, which would have required new tracks to be laid. Carleton University students, however, benefited from the Trillium Line pilot project, as it connected the university to the busy Ottawa Transitway system. The other criticism

4324-469: The Trillium Line so as to reuse its right-of-way for a double-track, electric light rail line that would have extended west from the University of Ottawa to Bayview then south to Leitrim and then west to Barrhaven . However, in December 2006, Ottawa City Council cancelled this project, thus leaving the diesel-powered Trillium Line unchanged. On May 18, 2011, OC Transpo approved a $ 200,000 study to expand

4416-460: The Trillium Line. The $ 59-million proposal included the purchase of six new trainsets and track improvements that would decrease headways from 15 minutes to 8 minutes. The project would finally cost $ 60.3   million. In mid-2013, service on the Trillium Line was suspended for four months to implement service and track improvements such as new station platforms and two new passing tracks (near Brookfield and Gladstone). Upgrades were also made to

4508-415: The airport branch to trains bound for Bayview station. The city is not contributing any money to this spur, with the funding instead coming from the federal and provincial governments, as well as the airport authority. On February 22, 2019, the city announced that the selected proponent to construct the project was TransitNEXT, a wholly owned subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin . This decision was controversial as

4600-406: The airport, and is scheduled to re-open in late 2024. It was originally constructed as a low cost ($ 21 million) rail pilot project, using a disused mainline freight line. It operates diesel trains on mostly single track, at a frequency of every 12 minutes. The Transitway fans out from the city centre in four directions: east, southeast, southwest, and west, extending past the greenbelt and entering

4692-485: The amalgamation of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and its component municipalities into a single City of Ottawa municipality. When the new local governance took effect in 2001, OC Transpo became a department of the new city. Following amalgamation, a bilingual replacement backronym for "OC" was sought, but no suitable candidates have been found. The anachronistic acronym has been kept, instead of

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4784-408: The bus when not in use. As of 2021, all buses in the fleet are equipped with bike racks. Cyclists may use the racks at any time of day, provided there is room for the cyclist on board the bus. Traditionally, the racks have been available only between April and October, and there has been much debate over continuing the program throughout the year. Bicycles can be brought on board O-Train at all times of

4876-425: The central cities' (when they existed per se) transit system's name following regionalization as was the case for Toronto 's Toronto Transit Commission and Hamilton's Hamilton Street Railway . The 20-day 1979 strike was fought over a wage difference of a nickel and became known as "the five-cent bus strike". A pay increase of 16.5% was rejected by the union. In the early 1980s, OC Transpo began planning for

4968-537: The city and its suburbs was transferred under the auspices of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton . Its formal name was the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission , but the service was promoted in both English and French under the OC Transpo name, whose OC initials are derived from O ttawa- C arleton. This renaming to OC Transpo was a break from the practice of simply retaining

5060-544: The city and the ATU reached a deal that sent every issue to binding arbitration, thus ending the 51-day-long strike. On 2 February 2009, the O-Train Trillium Line started service after being out of service due to the strike. Buses followed the following Monday, 9 February 2009. Not all buses returned at once and OC Transpo said that all buses and routes were due to return by 6 April 2009. OC Transpo offered free transit for

5152-474: The city centre created a transportation bottleneck, with buses bunching heavily on city streets, with this in turn constricting the effective capacity and frequency of the entire Transitway network. In 2019, interior parts of the Transitway networked were converted to light rail, including a downtown rail tunnel, to massively increase the system's capacity, and to allow OC Transpo to reallocate its limited bus fleet to provide service elsewhere. The decision to convert

5244-453: The colour with which they are represented on system maps and on bus stop flags. A major route overhaul and changes in the network will occur in spring or summer 2024 due to the opening of line 2 and 4. Most existing routes will see changes, with some routes being taken out completely. There will also be many new routes to accommodate these changes. Ottawa's public transport network primarily relies on 18.5m long articulated buses, which bend in

5336-519: The contract awards for Stage 2, it also presented a map of the O-Train network that included proposed extensions that would be a part of a Stage 3 phase, including extensions to Kanata, Barrhaven, and Gatineau. On September 24, 2019, the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau jointly announced that they no longer intended to use the Chief William Commanda Bridge for any kind of rail connection, citing capacity concerns at Bayview station. The bridge

5428-512: The costly task of replacing the decals on all buses, bus stops, bus stations, and promotional material. Thus, "OC" is an orphan initialism . A new section of the southwest Transitway opened on 12 December 2005, between the Nepean Sportsplex and Fallowfield Station. The new section runs parallel to Woodroffe Avenue and was built at a cost of $ 10 million. The new section has no stations and has replaced service along Woodroffe Avenue between

5520-534: The existing BRT by 2019. On 18 September 2013, a double-decker OC Transpo bus, running on Route 76 from Barrhaven to downtown at 8:48 a.m., collided with a Toronto -bound Via Rail passenger train at a level crossing , equipped with active warning systems , near Fallowfield Station in Ottawa's southwest end. Six people on the bus (including the driver) were killed and at least 30 others were injured, of which at least eight were critically injured. There were no injuries or fatalities to passengers or crew of

5612-409: The fare-paid zone). The Trillium Line initially used three Bombardier Talent diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains for service. Each train (numbered C1–C3) consisted of three cars, with the front and rear powered and the centre towed. The trains were originally ordered by Deutsche Bahn and later delivered to OC Transpo. After being retired in 2015, the units were put up for auction multiple times but

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5704-402: The federal government and SNC-Lavalin were involved in a political scandal at the time , which led to extra scrutiny by city councillors, with some calling for a delay on the vote to approve the contract in order to allow more time for review. Ultimately Council voted not to delay the approval and the contract was approved on March 7, 2019. It was later revealed that TransitNEXT's bid had not met

5796-792: The first city in the world to convert bus rapid transit to light rail. Some OC Transpo routes also serve Gatineau in Québec during peak periods. In addition, many Société de transport de l'Outaouais routes also run into downtown Ottawa. Ottawa's transportation system is built around the rapid transit spines of the O-Train and Transitway networks. These networks come together at major interchanges (which themselves are co-located near major destinations, such as malls), and are both fed by frequent, local, and connexion (peak only express) bus routes. The rapid transit routes themselves operate at high speeds and high frequencies, and are denoted with circular route emblems on maps and wayfinding. The rapid transit network

5888-443: The first or second week of October 2023, though that may shift earlier or later pending the results of operational testing across both lines. Michael Morgan, the director of rail construction, reaffirmed that all signs were pointing to Lines 2 and 4 beginning revenue service by the end of 2023 and stated that Line 4 would likely be the first of the two branches to open to the public. It was also revealed that, due to lessons learned from

5980-560: The first week. Although the changes were intended to improve frequency to eight minutes, the Trillium Line would ultimately operate at twelve minute frequency. After the completion of the Stage 2 project, the line was originally planned to continue operating using single-car trains; however, because of the lower-than-intended frequency, the city was forced to adjust the Stage 2 plan to include longer trains and platforms to compensate. On August 11, 2014, train C3 derailed while traveling northbound over

6072-469: The former Route 95 until the route was cancelled in 2019. Trim Road south of Innes marks the border between the eighth and ninth concessions of Cumberland Township. Trim represents the eastern boundary of the communities of Avalon and Notting Gate which brought extensive volume to Trim. Some commercial space is currently added in the area and it may represent the eastern terminus of a future transit corridor and possible east–west light rail line. Trim and

6164-415: The future, there are plans to replace portions of the existing Transitway with extensions of line 1, with stage 2 of the conversion currently under construction. O-Train Line 2 (the Trillium Line ) is one of the three primary north-south rapid transit corridors in the city, and duplicates the southeastern Transitway for part of its length. The primary trip generator on the line is Carleton University , and

6256-469: The launch of the Line 1 Confederation Line in late 2019, parallel bus service would be retained across both lines through the end of the first winter they were in operation, so as to mitigate unforeseen disruptions caused by any remaining unexpected events related to the construction. Final testing of the line began in October 2024. If successful, revenue service could begin as early as mid-November. Work on

6348-506: The line and improve it's reliability. During maintenance, the R1 bus route replaced train service. On 16 March 2020, as a preventative measure during the COVID-19 pandemic , OC Transpo began limiting front door boarding and seating to riders with accessibility needs. All other customers were required to board at the back of the bus. As a result, cash fares were neither accepted nor enforced on buses, but

6440-522: The line at Gladstone and Walkley . The project will also include a number of other significant upgrades including the lengthening of all existing passing tracks, the purchase of seven new trains, the doubling in length of all existing platforms, the grade separation of the Ellwood diamond to allow Via trains to cross underneath the Trillium Line, the rehabilitation of rail bridges over the Rideau River and of

6532-399: The line interchanges with line 1 at Bayview , and various Transitway routes along the parallel segment. By the end of 2024, it will also interchange with O-Train line 4 and the southwestern Transitway rapid route 74 at Limebank station . The Trillium line is currently out of service for stage 2 of expansion, which is extending the line south of the greenbelt, as well as adding a branch line to

6624-420: The line with a fleet of just three trains (of which only two were in service at any given time) and a single track, apart from passing sidings at Carleton station . The Trillium Line hit the 1-millionth rider mark on May 29, 2002, the 5-millionth mark on January 21, 2005, and the 10-millionth in late 2010. In mid-2011, the Trillium Line carried an average of approximately 12,000 riders each day. In June 2002,

6716-547: The management and administration of public works projects by recognizing the alliance between the managing agency, the consultant and the contractors who, working together, complete public works projects. A third award the Trillium Line light rail transit project received was in May 2003, in the sustainable transportation category of the FCM-CH2M Hill Sustainable Community Awards. The main complaints about

6808-600: The middle. They are considered the workhorses of the system, and can carry up to 110 people. The city also uses double decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC buses, which have similar overall capacity to the articulated buses, but with much more seating. The city also has a slightly smaller fleet of lower capacity regular buses, which are 12.5m long. All buses are mostly, but not entirely, low floor, and have two or three sets of doors. Trillium Line The Trillium Line ( French : Ligne Trillium ), also called O-Train Line 2 ( French : Ligne 2 de l'O-Train ),

6900-479: The minimum technical scoring threshold in order to be considered, which continued the controversy. The city eventually explained that the decision to award the contract to TransitNEXT was done at the discretion of city staff to get a better deal for the city and was within the rules of the procurement process. An investigation conducted by the city's auditor general later confirmed that the authority delegated by council gave city staff sole discretion on whether to allow

6992-465: The nearby rural community of Navan, Ontario are named, respectively, after Trim and Navan in County Meath , Ireland . OC Transpo OC Transpo is the organisation that operates and plans public transport in the city of Ottawa , Canada . OC Transpo runs bus rapid transit , light rail , conventional bus routes , and door-to-door paratransit . OC Transpo was established in 1948 as

7084-454: The offer. Meetings were held with a mediator throughout the month, but talks were repeatedly broken off. The ATU had requested to send all issues not related to scheduling to arbitration, which the city refused as it requested all issues to be sent to an arbitrator. As the strike entered the 50th day, Ambrose, who had initially refused to table back-to-work legislation, announced that such legislation would be introduced. However, on 29 January,

7176-548: The operation of a horsecar system. The horse-drawn streetcars travelled back and forth from New Edinburgh to the Chaudière Bridge . The horsecar would remain a staple means of public transportation until 1891 after Thomas Ahearn founded the Ottawa Electric Railway Company. This private enterprise eventually provided heated streetcar service covering the downtown core. Electricity had been employed in

7268-483: The original pilot project proposal. The city's certificate of fitness for the Trillium Line, issued by the Canadian Transportation Authority in 2001, indicates that it operates between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, despite the line never having actually operated across the river. The city even considered converting the rail bridge into a pedestrian crossing at one point. When the city announced

7360-414: The outer ring suburbs of Kanata , Barrhaven , and Orléans . Many of the rapid bus routes that operate on the Transitway share the same route in the inner city, and then branch out in the suburbs to provide coverage. In addition to the BRT lines, the Transitway is also partly used by other, non-rapid transit routes, as well as emergency vehicles. The Transitway is mostly grade separated. Routes numbered in

7452-628: The passing tracks necessary to allow trains to operate in both directions. From 2001 until 2015, the system used three diesel-powered Bombardier Talent BR643 low-floor diesel multiple unit trains. It was, however, described as "light rail", partly because plans called for it to be extended into Ottawa's downtown as a tramway-like service, and partly because the Talent vehicles, though designed for mainline railways in Europe, are much smaller and lighter than most mainline trains in North America, and do not meet

7544-490: The project, with current mayor, Mark Sutcliffe , pointing out that the project would have always require funding from the federal or provincial governments anyway, and so OC Transpo budget shortfalls shouldn't affect it. City staff view this as a natural growing pain of such a large city building project, and are hopeful and confident they will get through it, through various means, including raising taxes, increasing fares, or lobbying higher levels of government. OC Transpo has

7636-422: The signal system, train controls, stations, tracks and train yard. A new centralized traffic control system was installed to improve safety and efficiency. Six new Alstom Coradia LINT trainsets (replacing the three older Bombardier Talent units) and the two extra passing loops allowed the number of trains on the line to double to four. Expanded service began on March 2, 2015, but suffered numerous problems during

7728-535: The strike were disagreements between the City of Ottawa and the union regarding scheduling, payroll and seniority. Rona Ambrose , the Federal Minister of Labour ordered a union membership vote on 8 January 2009, on the city's contract proposal in response to a request from mayor Larry O'Brien . Both the city and the union published their positions on respective websites. Vote results released on 9 January 2009, revealed that of those eligible to vote, 64% rejected

7820-436: The switch just south of Carleton station. The cause was determined to be a faulty spring switch that had not closed properly as well as the operator failing to follow regulations and physically inspect the switch after spotting a signal irregularity. No serious injuries occurred as a result of the derailment; however, train C3 received damage and was taken out of service. C3 was never repaired and never returned to service and as

7912-510: The system becomes unreliable, we end up in this death spiral. Because it's unreliable, people are taking their car. And because they're taking their car, traffic is really bad. And then transit gets stuck in traffic and becomes even more unreliable". Both advocates and bus drivers suggest that OC Transpo paint more bus lanes throughout the city, as a measure to retain and grow reliability and ridership. OC Transpo has 170 bus routes (as of 6 October 2019) that are grouped both by their number and

8004-606: The train. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. It was announced the following year that Route 76 would be retired and changed to route 72 in recognition of those who died in the accident. Incidentally, this route was spotted under a crossing gate at the Barrhaven Crossing Plaza on 6 November 2014; although no accident occurred, it sparked a lot of fear and questions in Barrhaven on whether these crossings are safe. On 11 January 2019, another accident involving

8096-426: The year. As of 2023, though, a permanent winter pilot has been introduced. There are four bus depots located throughout the city. The largest and headquarters is located at 1500 St. Laurent Boulevard , with two other smaller but frequently used depots being located at 168 Colonnade Road (Merivale Garage) and the other on Queensview Drive (Pinecrest Garage). A major new maintenance depot which opened its doors in 2010

8188-410: Was announced that the city would be purchasing seven new Stadler FLIRT trains to use on the extended Trillium Line after the completion of Stage 2. These trains will be approximately 80 metres (262 ft) long, which is double the 41-metre (135 ft) length of the current Coradia LINT trains. The new trains will operate alongside coupled pairs of the existing LINT trains on the main line as part of

8280-612: Was expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022 but was delayed initially to October 2023, then to April 2024, then to mid-2024, and as of August 2024, the line is still "in week two of the eight to 10 week testing and trial period", and has no firm completion date. The 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) airport link (Line 4) will run from Macdonald–Cartier International Airport north to South Keys station, where riders will need to change trains to continue to Bayview station . South Keys station will feature an island platform to facilitate cross-platform transfers for passengers arriving from

8372-741: Was later opened in September 2023 as a multi-use pedestrian pathway. As of 2019 , ticket barriers are installed and operational in all Line 2 stations. They were initially installed in all stations except for Bayview in order to test the hardware and software of the fare gate system before it was installed in all thirteen stations on Line 1. The Trillium Line stations have large, bus-style sheltered waiting areas for passengers. All stations have level boarding platforms to allow for wheelchair access and easier boarding for all passengers. Elevators are available at Greenboro (for Transitway riders), Dow's Lake (for Line 2 riders) and Bayview (for train transfers within

8464-439: Was upgraded and its fleet replaced, cutting wait times during peak periods from 15 minutes to 12 minutes. On May 3, 2020, the line was shut down for an upgrade and expansion project, which will add eight stations and 16 kilometres (10 mi) of track, including a spur to Macdonald–Cartier International Airport . The project was originally expected to be complete by September 2022 but has been delayed several times. The line

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