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🚧 Oct 19 - Nov 3: Planned O-Train Line 1 maintenance 🚧
On specific days between Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, November 3, O-Train Line 1 service will be impacted by planned maintenance. R1 Replacement bus service will run during impacts.
- October 19 and 20: Line 1 closed between Blair and Tremblay stations all day.
- October 22, 23, 29, and 30: From 11 pm, Line 1 closed between Blair and uOttawa stations.
- October 26 and 27 and November 2 and 3: Full O-Train Line 1 closed all day.
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Lines 2 & 4: Trial running underway!
Daily updatesWe’re approaching the launch of Lines 2 and 4, and final testing is underway to ensure everything is ready, safe, and reliable.
- What's happening: As part of the project agreement, we’re evaluating the performance of the overall system to ensure it is safe and reliable and works as designed.
- Why it’s important: Trial running allows us to evaluate and report on the daily performance of the system and TransitNext.
- Key target: The system must achieve 98.5% over a 14-day rolling average.
EmpoWered@theWheel information session
OC Transpo is hosting an in-person and virtual Empowered@theWheel information session on Thursday, October 24, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at 1500 St. Laurent Blvd. and online via Microsoft Teams.
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Carve out some time for spooky season with transit
What a great time for little ghouls and boils in Ottawa this Halloween season when Kids go free and kids get treats!
Use transit to make your Halloween season as spook-tacular as possible!
- Affordable fares for everyone.
- Convenient multi-modal travel.
- Ways to stay safe.
We've also collected a graveyard of events that you can use transit to get to.
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Real-time data improvements: Cancelled trips
We’ve been working on improving the information shown in our trip planning tools, updating the data used by transit information screens found at stations and our 560560 text service.Read More about Real-time data improvements: Cancelled trips