Ottawa – In addition to the nightly Line 1 service closures announced recently by OC Transpo, ending on July 1, O-Train Line 1 rail service will be replaced with bus service all day on Sunday, June 27. This will allow City staff to conduct proactive assessments and testing on OC Transpo’s rail system technology, as…
Ottawa – There will be temporary service adjustments to O-Train Line 1 as Rideau Transit Group (RTG) undertakes remediation and maintenance work. Between Thursday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 30, O-Train Line 1 service will end each night at 7 pm, resuming at its normal time the following morning – 5 am on weekdays, 6…
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For your reference, below is the O-Train Confederation Line Quarterly Memo presented to Council for Q4 – 2020 – Dated March 2 2021.
To reduce costs, provide additional capacity and further improve reliability on Line 1, the City is implementing the following: Effective the first week of March, rail service will be adjusted to operate on an 11-train peak period service schedule for two months. Due to the pandemic, ridership continues to be low. An 11-train schedule provides…
On Tuesday, December 15th, the Transportation Safety Board released a letter outlining the preliminary findings of their independent investigation into the cracks observed on some of wheels on our light rail fleet. As previously communicated to the Transit Commission, since the wheel cracks were discovered in early July, the city has followed all safety protocols,…
Ottawa – On Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, O-Train Line 1 will temporarily close between Hurdman and Blair stations and be replaced by frequent R1 bus service. Train service will continue to run between Tunney’s Pasture and Hurdman stations on both days. The entrance grilles and doors will be closed at Tremblay, St-Laurent,…
M E M O / N O T E D E S E R V I C E From Director, Rail Construction Program, Transportation Services Department Date: November 13, 2020 The following information outlines the milestones achieved on the O-Train Stage 1 Confederation Line and Stage 2 Confederation Line and Trillium Line extension projects in…
Ottawa – O-Train Line 1 will close temporarily over the next two Sundays. Sunday, November 22 – O-Train Line 1 will be partially closed between Hurdman and Blair stations. Frequent R1 replacement bus service operating during the closure. Entrances to Tremblay, St. Laurent and Cyrville stations will also be closed. Sunday, November 29 – The…
On September 16, an operational update (see links below) on O-Train Line 1 and bus service was presented to the Transit Commission. Rideau Transit Group (RTG) has met the requirement to provide 15 trains on O-Train Line 1 during the morning peak periods since September 8. The City will continue to review the progress of…