Spirit trains
Overview of the Alstom Citadis Spirit
Line 1 is served by Alstom Citadis Spirit trains.
Train exterior
Train interior
360° Virtual Tour
This tour of a single-car train was filmed before the launch of Line 1. The train has since been fitted with interior signage.
The virtual tour is simple to navigate:
- Use your mouse to move through the train.
- Learn about train features by clicking the red and white "O" button.
- Allow time for the virtual tour to load after clicking the play button.
Capacity
600
Passengers
240
Seated
360
Standing
Vehicle features
Designed for Winter
- Strengthened insulation
- Double-glazed panoramic windows
- Individual car heating
- Heated floors
Safe and Accessible
- 100% low-floor trains with wide entrances level with station platforms
- 14 fully accessible double doors for quick and easy boarding
- Automated next-station announcement system with digital screens
- Emergency passenger intercoms
- Grab bars with high visibility
- Door controls at accessible heights
- Eight priority seating areas near each door
- Slip-resistant, low-glare floors
Environmentally Friendly
- 100% electric trains
- Zero emissions
- Regenerative braking system providing energy to other trains
Train doors
Train names
In 2017, the City of Ottawa ran a "Name the Trains" contest. Children and youth aged 16 and under were invited to name the trains for Line 1.
The chosen names for Line 1:
Acadia
Agnes Macphail
Amik • Beaver
Bertha Wilson
Billy Bishop
Bluenose
Boreal
The Canada Goose
Eh-Train
Emily Carr
Farley Mowat
George Brown
Gord Downie
Henrietta Edwards
Inuksuk
Jacques Cartier
John McCrae
Juno
Logdriver
Lord Stanley
Louis Riel
Majestic Moose
Maple Taffy
The Mountie
Nathan Cirillo
Normandy
Odawa
Poppy
Samuel de Champlain
Snowbird
Thomas D’Arcy McGee
Totem
Tundra
Wagosh • Fox