The Next Stop Blog

Day in the life: Bus operator

One of Aditi's most satisfying parts of the job is interacting with passengers.

For most of our customers, their trip begins with the help of a bus operator.  

Even with more than 1600 bus operators on the OC Transpo team, it isn’t uncommon for customers to remember the operator on their route. For many operators, it is the same for their customers and the job is much more than driving a bus.  

We caught up with Aditi to find out what inspired her to work for OC Transpo and what it takes to be a bus operator. 

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November 20 - Highway 174 Eastbound at Trim Road - Overnight Full Closure

As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, motorists travelling eastbound on Highway 174 at Trim Road should anticipate impacts to traffic as crews complete necessary construction activities.

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Project spotlight: Traction power substation installation

What moves you? Well, if you asked a train on O-Train Line 1 it would say electricity.

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October 27 Light Rail Sub-Committee Update

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September 29 Light Rail Sub-Committee Update

On September 29, the Light Rail Sub-Committee received a progress update on all three O-Train Extension projects.

You can watch the presentation here, view the latest construction progress video on O-Train East and West extensions or check out our summary

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OC Explained: Fare capping

You may have heard the term “fare capping” recently.

We recently expanded O-Payment across all bus fare readers and station fare gates. An exciting feature of O-Payment is “fare capping”. This means that customers who use the same credit card or mobile wallet to pay for their fares will never pay more than the cost of a DayPass or Adult monthly pass over the course of a day or month.

We caught up with Brad, Program Manager of Customer Technology Systems, to get his top “tap tips” when it comes to fare capping.

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August 29 – LRT Sub-Committee Next Stop Blog

On August 29, the Light Rail Sub-Committee received a detailed presentation on the progress of the south, east, and west O-Train Extensions.

You can watch our update here, view the latest construction progress video or check out our summary.

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Ride for Pride with OC Transpo

It’s wrapped, on the road and ready to take passengers where they need to go.

Perhaps you’ve seen it drive by or maybe you’ve already been on board OC Transpo’s first Pride bus.

OC Transpo recently and proudly unveiled its freshly rainbow-wrapped Pride bus to promote diversity, equality, and social acceptance. It’s the first time OC Transpo has fully wrapped a bus in the recognizable rainbow colours. It also includes OC Pride’s motto “Love moves us”.

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