Service changes | OC Transpo

Service adjustments

In preparation for the O-Train South Extension launch, some bus routes will be Extended to connect to the NEW lines. During the early weeks of the launch, there will be parallel bus service and buses on standby to assist customers in making the transition. They will also provide a backup in case of service disruptions.

Service adjustments and new station connections to O-Train

		NEW O-Train connections
Route	Service information
74Rapid Route 198Limited Local Route 278Limited Local Route 406Limited Local Route	Extended to Limebank Station.		Limebank
	Changed to .	No change
97Rapid Route	No change		Walkley Greenboro South Keys	Airport South Keys
99Rapid Route	Extended to Hurdman Station.	Hurdman	Leitrim South Keys Greenboro Walkley	South Keys

Holiday service

December 23, 2024 to January 3, 2025: Holiday adjustments reflect the changes in ridership when schools and businesses are closed and workers may be on vacation. Buses and trains may run:

Reduced frequencies.
Extended times.
Friday Saturday Sunday or Special schedules.

Holiday bus and train service information

	Bus and O-Train
Holiday and dates
Christmas week Monday, December 23 Tuesday, December 24 Friday, December 27	Reduced	Reduced	Reduced Peak period service every five minutes.
Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25	Sunday Shopper Route 303Limited Local Route will not run.	Sunday	Sunday
Boxing Day Thursday, December 26	Saturday	Saturday	Saturday
New Year's week Monday, December 30, 2024 Thursday, January 2, 2025 Friday, January 3, 2025	Reduced	Reduced	Reduced Peak period service every five minutes.
New Year's Eve Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Ride FREE after 6 pm.	Reduced will run until 3 am.	Special from 5:45 am. Extended to 1 am.	Friday schedule from 5 am to 2 am. Peak period service every five minutes.
New Year's Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025	Sunday Shopper Route 303Limited Local Route will not run.	Sunday	Sunday

Seasonal changes

The following routes will have a reduced weekday frequency during the Christmas and New Year's weeks to reflect reduced ridership levels:
Route	Service information
	Peak period frequency will be reduced from approximately every 4 minutes to every 5 minutes.
	The supplemental trips that start or end at Carleton University at peak class times will be removed.
25	Frequency will be reduced north of Blair Station in the midday from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes.
88	The following supplemental trips will be removed: Eastbound from Baseline Station at 7:34 am, 12:03 pm, 2:01 pm, and 2:52 pm. Westbound from Hurdman Station at 3:02 pm and 4:15 pm.

❅❆ Severe Storm Schedule ❆❅

In effect for buses on weekdays when 31 cm or more of snow is expected (or other severe weather conditions such as a mixture of wet, heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain).

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School service

Christmas and New Year's weeks: All school trips on regular routes and 600-series routes will be removed. Select special school trips on the following routes will be adjusted to follow a reduced weekday schedule:

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99
171
173
175