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CTV News
6 days ago
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Transit riders warned of disruptions on O-Train Line 1 and Line 2 in July
An O-Train on Line 1 pulls into Bayview Station in this undated image. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa) Commuters are being warned to expect delays and disruptions on the O-Train this month as work continues to integrate the O-Trian East Extension on the Confederation Line and new monitoring equipment is installed on Line 2. Here is a look at what you need to know about O-Train disruptions in July O-Train Line 1 OC Transpo says O-Train Line 1 will be out of service from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 6, and all day on July 26 and 27 as part of work to launch the O-Train East extension on the Confederation Line. OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar says the integration work for the O-Train East extension continues in July ahead of an expected launch of the new line from Blair Station to Trim Station later this year. 'While every effort is made to minimize customer impacts during this phase, certain testing activities impact critical systems requiring suspension of train service,' Amilcar said. 'It is anticipated that there will be additional impacts to Line 1 throughout the summer as the O Train East Extension testing and commissioning progresses. More information on specific service adjustments will be provided closer to these dates.' The R1 replacement bus service will run on July 6 between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., and on July 26 and July 27 along the O-Train route during the shutdown. O-Train Line 2 OC Transpo says Line 2 service will be reduced to 24 minutes after 8 p.m. for 16 days in July for the installation of monitoring equipment near St. Laurent Station. Amilcar says as part of Transport Canada's requirements for monitoring on Line 2, OC Transpo has designed and procured an axle bearing monitoring system for the line between Bayview Station and Limebank Station. Riders are being warned to expect Line 2 to operate every 24 minutes after 8 p.m. on July 7 to 9, July 14-15, July 21 to July 25, and July 28 to Aug. 2.
CTV News
12-06-2025
- CTV News
OC Transpo says no early LRT closure tonight
An eastbound O-Train pulls in to Rideau Station on the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit system in Ottawa, Ont. (Brenda Woods/CTV Ottawa) Line 1 O-Train service will run as normal Thursday night instead of stopping early, OC Transpo says. Planned maintenance occurring on Line 1 this month requires some partial or full interruptions to service for passengers, with most of the work occurring at night or on weekends. Service stopped early the evenings of June 6, 7, and 8, with five more days of interruptions planned. Line 1 service was slated to be offline between uOttawa and Blair stations after 10 p.m. Thursday, with R1 bus service running between Rideau and Blair stations, but in a memo to city councillors and the mayor Thursday afternoon, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar said that won't be necessary. 'Since June 6, Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) has been performing annual maintenance activities on O-Train Line 1. They have been able to accelerate some of the work, and as a result the early closure of Line 1 on Thursday, June 12 is no longer required,' Amilcar wrote. 'Customers have been advised through all our communication channels that Line 1 service will continue to operate until the normal closing time.' This means Line 1 service will run until 1 a.m. The planned shutdown this weekend will still take place, Amilcar says. 'The maintenance and Stage 2 East integration activities will continue as planned on June 14 and 15. During the weekend there is no train service on Line 1 and R1 bus service will be running between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations,' Amilcar wrote. The Line 1 east extension is getting closer to completion, with the Transit Committee hearing Thursday that the public is expected to be riding the train east from Blair Station to Trim Station in Orléans before the end of the year. The maintenance schedule for Line 1 also includes no train service on the entire line between 8 a.m. and noon on June 22 and on June 29, with R1 buses moving transit riders between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations during those times. Amilcar says these interruptions are required for additional adjustments to Line 1 service for Stage 2 East Extension integration work.
CTV News
09-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Group of youths charged following alleged swarming at Rideau O-Train station
Passengers wait on the Rideau Station platform for an O-Train along the Confederation Line of Ottawa's LRT system in this undated file photo. (CTV Ottawa)
