The O-Train is a light-rail transit (LRT) system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada operated by OC Transpo consisting of two lines and 17 stations. The Confederation Line is fully grade-separated and consists of 13 stations including 4 underground stations. The Trillium Line is a diesel light-rail transit (DLRT) service. The present line runs north–south on a railway line, from Bayview to Greenboro, a distance of approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) and consisting of 5 stations. It is isolated from road traffic, but shared with other trains; after operating hours the track has been infrequently used by Ottawa Central for freight service to the National Research Council.
Stage 2 will see the O-Train system expanded south, east, and west, with 24 new stations added to the existing lines.
Line | Stations | Track | Ridership (Q4 2019 daily) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Confederation Line | 13 | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) | 159,000 | |
Trillium Line | 5 | 8 km (5.0 mi) | 20,000 | Closed until 2024 for service expansion |
Station | Line | Opened | Grade | Platforms | Transfers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tunney's Pasture | 2019 | Trench | Side | Transitway OC Transpo buses | |
Bayview | 2019 | Elevated | Side | Transitway OC Transpo buses | |
2001 | Underpass | Single [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Pimisi | 2019 | Underpass | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Lyon | 2019 | Underground | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Parliament | 2019 | Underground | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Rideau | 2019 | Underground | Side | OC Transpo buses Société de transport de l'Outaouais | |
uOttawa | 2019 | Surface | Side | None | |
Lees | 2019 | Trench | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Hurdman | 2019 | Elevated | Side | Transitway OC Transpo buses | |
Tremblay | 2019 | Trench | Side | Ottawa station | |
St-Laurent | 2019 | Underground | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Cyrville | 2019 | Underpass | Centre | None | |
Blair | 2019 | Surface | Centre | Transitway OC Transpo buses Park and Ride | |
Dow's Lake | 2001 | Trench | Single | OC Transpo buses | |
Carleton | 2001 | Surface | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Mooney's Bay | 2001 | Surface | Single | OC Transpo buses | |
Greenboro | 2001 | Surface | Single | Transitway OC Transpo buses Park and Ride |
Stage 2 is a planned extension to the O-Train network which will add an additional 8 stations to the Trillium Line and 16 to the Confederation Line. [1]
Construction of the Airport spur extension on the Trillium Line began in 2019. [2]
Station | Line | Opening | Grade | Platforms | Transfers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corso Italia | 2024 | Trench | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Walkley | 2024 | Underpass | Single | Transitway OC Transpo buses | |
South Keys | 2024 | Surface | Centre | Transitway OC Transpo buses | |
Uplands | 2024 | Elevated | Side | None | |
Airport | 2024 | Elevated | Single | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport | |
Leitrim | 2024 | Elevated | Side | OC Transpo buses Park and Ride | |
Bowesville | 2024 | Elevated | Side | OC Transpo buses Park and Ride | |
Limebank | 2024 | Elevated | Side | Transitway OC Transpo buses | |
Trim | 2025 | Surface | Centre | OC Transpo buses Park and Ride | |
Place d'Orléans | 2025 | Surface | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Convent Glen | 2025 | Surface | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Jeanne d'Arc | 2025 | Surface | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Montréal | 2025 | Elevated | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Westboro | 2026 | Trench | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Kichi Zìbì | 2026 | Trench | Side | None | |
Sherbourne | 2026 | Underground | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
New Orchard | 2026 | Underground | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Lincoln Fields | 2026 | Trench | Cross-platform Interchange | OC Transpo buses | |
Iris | 2026 | Surface | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Algonquin | 2026 | Underground | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Queensview | 2026 | Trench | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Pinecrest | 2026 | Trench | Centre | OC Transpo buses | |
Bayshore | 2026 | Surface | Side | OC Transpo buses | |
Moodie | 2026 | Surface | Side | OC Transpo buses |
The city has also begun planning future expansions including an extension to Kanata and Barrhaven. The environmental assessment for the Kanata extension, which could see up to 8 stations added, was completed in April 2018. [3] A study to extend the line into Barrhaven is also underway with a preliminary alignment presented on October 30, 2019. [4] [5] On September 9, 2020, the selected alignment was presented for an online consultation. The updated alignment included the selection of an elevated guideway between Tallwood and Nepean Sportsplex station. [5]
Extension | Station | Line | Grade | Platforms |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kanata [3] | March / Eagleson | Surface | Centre | |
Kanata Town Centre | Surface | Centre | ||
Terry Fox | Surface | Side | ||
Didsbury | Surface | Centre | ||
Campeau | Elevated | Centre | ||
Palladium | Elevated | Centre | ||
Maple Grove | Elevated | Centre | ||
Hazeldean | Elevated | Centre | ||
Barrhaven [5] | Tallwood | Elevated | Side | |
Knoxdale | Elevated | Side | ||
Nepean Sportsplex | Elevated | Side | ||
Fallowfield | Elevated | Centre | ||
Longfields | Surface | Side | ||
Strandherd | Underground | Centre | ||
Barrhaven Centre | Underground | Centre |
As part of the Stage 2 extensions, accommodations are also being made for several future infill stations including three on the Trillium Line between Limebank and Bowesville, and three on the extended Confederation Line. [6] [7]
The Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission is the public transport agency that operates an integrated hub-and-spoke system including bus rapid transit, light rail, conventional transit bus, and door-to-door paratransit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Transitway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) network operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a series of bus-only roadways and reserved lanes on city streets and highways. The dedicated busways ensure that buses and emergency vehicles on the Transitway rarely intersect directly with the regular traffic, and make it possible for them to continue at full speed even during rush hour. OC Transpo operates a network of rapid routes which use the Transitway to connect communities with the O-Train light rail system. Additional bus routes also use segments of the Transitway.
Barrhaven is a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located about 17 km (11 mi) southwest of the city's downtown core. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 103,234.
Bayview is an O-Train interchange station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, connecting the Confederation Line and Trillium Line.
The Trillium Line, also called O-Train Line 2, 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.
Baseline (Algonquin) is a public transit station directly across from the main campus of Algonquin College in Ottawa's west end, near the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Baseline Road. Many Algonquin College students and Centrepointe 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.
The Chief William Commanda Bridge, formerly the Prince of Wales Bridge, is a pedestrian/cycling bridge and former rail bridge that spans the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It connects the Trillium Pathway in Ottawa to the Voyageurs Pathway in Gatineau. The bridge crosses the south channel of the river to Lemieux Island at the edge of Nepean Bay and continues across the northern channel into the Province of Quebec.
Riverside South is a suburban community in Gloucester-South Nepean Ward in the south end of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, just southwest of Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the area was located in the city of Gloucester. Its population, according to the Canada 2021 Census, was 19,802.
Light rail is a commonly used mode of public transit in North America. The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration to describe new streetcar transformations which were taking place in Europe and the United States. The Germans used the term Stadtbahn, which is the predecessor to North American light rail, to describe the concept, and many in UMTA wanted to adopt the direct translation, which is city rail. However, in its reports, UMTA finally adopted the term light rail instead.
Strandherd Drive is a major road serving the community of Barrhaven in southwest Ottawa.
Barrhaven Centre station is the southerly terminus of the Southwest Transitway in the Barrhaven neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the main western terminus of rapid route 75 for trips not coming from or heading to Cambrian, as well as rapid route 99 for most trips not coming from or heading to Citigate.
The Eglinton East LRT (EELRT), also known as Line 7 Eglinton East and formerly known as the Scarborough Malvern LRT, is a proposed light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The line would be entirely within the district of Scarborough. It was originally part of Transit City, a plan to develop new light rail lines along several priority transit corridors in the city.
Fallowfield station or Fallowfield Train Station is an inter-city passenger railway station and bus rapid transit station located at 3347 Fallowfield Road in the suburban neighbourhood of Barrhaven in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Hurontario LRT is a light rail line under construction in the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The line will run along Hurontario Street from Mississauga's Port Credit neighbourhood north to Steeles Avenue in Brampton. The line will be built and operated as a public-private partnership by Mobilinx, a consortium of private European and Japanese companies, with provincial transit agency Metrolinx retaining ownership of the line. It will be the only street railway operating in the Greater Toronto Area outside Toronto proper.
The Hamilton LRT is a planned light rail line in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to operate along Main Street, King Street, and Queenston Road. It is one of five planned rapid transit lines which form Hamilton's proposed BLAST network. The 14 km (8.7 mi), 17-stop route is planned to extend from McMaster University to Eastgate Square via downtown Hamilton.
The Confederation Line, also called O-Train Line 1, is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the city's O-Train light rail system. It opened on September 14, 2019, and is O-Train's second line. It operates on an east–west route, with a segment under Queen Street in the downtown core, complementing the north–south Trillium Line that operates to the west of the downtown core. Using light rail rolling stock and technology, the Confederation Line is completely grade separated.
The O-Train is a light rail rapid transit system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo. The O-Train system has two lines, the electrically-operated Confederation Line and the diesel-operated Trillium Line. Since May 2020, Stage 2 construction has temporarily shut down Line 2, with replacement bus service being offered at all stations. When Line 2 reopens in 2024, it will extend southward to Limebank station and incorporate five newly constructed stations, as well as an additional line linking Line 2 to Ottawa International Airport which will replace the current bus service from route 97. By 2026, expansions along Line 1 and the construction of Line 3 stations in the west end are expected to be complete, bringing the system's length to 64.5 km (40.1 mi), four lines and 41 stations. The O-Train network is fully grade separated and does not have any level crossings with roads. As such, it falls within the category of a light metro.
The Green Line, also known as Route 203 is a light rail (LRT) line under construction in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The line will run between Calgary's north-central and southeastern boundaries, connecting with the Red Line and Blue Line in the city's downtown. The Green Line is the largest public infrastructure project in Calgary's history and will be the first rail line in the city to operate low-floor trains. When completed, the Green Line will comprise 29 stations spanning 46 kilometres (29 mi). This will bring the total number of CTrain stations in Calgary to 74.
Urban rail transit in Canada encompasses a broad range of rail mass transit systems, including commuter rail, rapid transit, light rail, and streetcar systems.
Limebank is an under construction terminal station on the Trillium Line in Ottawa, Ontario. When constructed, it will be the southern terminus of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and is scheduled for completion in 2023. The station will be elevated with two side platforms and is located southwest of the intersection of Limebank and Earl Armstrong roads. OC Transpo Rapid bus routes 74 and 99 will connect to this station once revenue service begins in late 2023.