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OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the primary Transit district, public transport agency for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operating bus rapid transit, light rail, conventional transit bus, bus routes, and door-to-door paratransit in the nation's capital region. OC Transpo was established in 1948 as the Ottawa Transportation Commission, and currently operates three stadtbahn, urban rail lines, 11 bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, and 170 regular bus routes. OC Transpo serves List of O-Train stations, 25 light rail (O-Train) stations, and 43 BRT (Transitway (Ottawa), Transitway) stations. OC Transpo achieved a total ridership of 68 million in 2024. Ottawa was notable for its Transitway system, a network of grade separated busways linking outer suburbs to the downtown core which originally opened with five stations in 1983, and continued substantial expansion into the late 2000s. Much of the Transitway infrastructure has been, and is currently being, converted to light rail since the opening of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alstom Citadis Spirit
The Alstom Citadis Spirit is a low-floor articulated light rail vehicle developed by Alstom for Ottawa's O-Train. It is marketed as part of its Citadis family, which includes other models of light rail vehicles, and is based on the Citadis Dualis, and, like the Dualis, with pivoting bogies. The Citadis Spirit is designed for both city-centre and suburban operation. The vehicle can be used for both street-running allowing boarding from street or curb, and high-speed travel up to . The first order for the Citadis Spirit came from the City of Ottawa for use on the new Confederation Line opened in September 2019. The second order came from the Government of Ontario's Metrolinx transit agency. They have placed an order to serve future light rail lines in the Greater Toronto Area. Options The Citadis Spirit is constructed using four types of modules, not all of which are used on the same vehicle: Promotional videos illustrate four configurations for the Citadis Spirit, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 1 (O-Train)
Line 1 (), also known as the Confederation Line (), is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, part of the city's O-Train system. It opened on September 14, 2019, and is O-Train's second line. It operates on an east–west route, with a segment under Queen Street in the downtown core, complementing the north–south Line 2 (O-Train), Line 2 that operates to the west of the downtown core. Despite using light rail rolling stock and technology (e.g. pantograph electrical pickup from Overhead line, overhead catenary rather than a third rail), Line 1 is completely grade separated. The project was approved by the Ottawa City Council and the contract was awarded in December 2012. Construction began in 2013. At a cost of just over , the first stage of the line was the largest infrastructure project awarded in the history of the city before being surpassed by the Stage 2 extension of the line, which was projected to cost $4.66billion.Schepers (December 4, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Transportation Commission
Ottawa Transportation Commission was the public transit operator for the city of Ottawa from 1948 until the creation of OC Transpo in 1973. OTC took over streetcar operations from the Ottawa Electric Railway, but they were gradually abandoned for trolley bus and bus operations. Some streetcars were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission. Routes List of routes as of 1948: Streetcar Routes * Line A - Britannia * Line H - Hull-St Patrick * Line S - Sommerset and Laurier * Line R - Preston-Rockcliffe * Line B - Bank-Rideau * Line E - Bronson Bus Routes * Elgin * Crosstown * Templeton * Crerar Fleet Electric Trolley Bus Roster Trolley Bus operation began December 15, 1951, and ran until June 27, 1959 Streetcar Roster Streetcar operation continued from the Ottawa Electric Railway Ottawa Electric Railway Company was a streetcar public transit system in the city of Ottawa, Canada, part of the electric railway streetcars that operated between 1891 and 1959. Ottawa once had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrhaven
Barrhaven is a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located about southwest of the city's downtown core. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 103,234. Geography Barrhaven is approximately bounded to the north by the Greenbelt, to the east by the Rideau River, to the west by Highway 416, and to the south by the new Half Moon Bay development along Cambrian Road south of the Jock River. The area is diagonally bisected by CN rail tracks. Barrhaven is surrounded by rural areas and farmland, with the exception of the growing Riverside South area across the Rideau River. Directly south of Barrhaven is Manotick, a commuter town of the city. Barrhaven's nickname is Farrhaven due to its far distance to and from the city centre of Downtown Ottawa. Barrhaven is divided into several areas: Barrhaven proper or Old Barrhaven is the westernmost part of the neighbourhood, lying between Ced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanata, Ontario
Kanata (, ) is a satellite city, satellite community and former city within Ottawa, Ontario. It is located about west of the city's Downtown Ottawa, downtown core. As of 2021, the former City of Kanata had a population of 98,938, with the Census geographic units of Canada#Population centres, population centre (which includes next-door Stittsville) having a population of 137,118. Before it was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001, it was one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada and the fastest-growing community in Eastern Ontario. Located just to the west of the National Capital Commission Greenbelt (Ottawa), Greenbelt, it is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa. History Kanata did not originate as a typical historic town or village and the area was originally part of March Township, Ontario, March Township, was first settled by Europeans in the early 19th century. One site dating from this era is Horaceville, Ontario, Pinhey's Point. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limebank Station
Limebank station is the terminal station on Line 2 in Ottawa, Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it .... The station is elevated with two side platforms and is located southwest of the intersection of Limebank and Earl Armstrong roads. OC Transpo routes 73, 74, 99, 110, 198, 283 and 299 connect to this station as of April 27, 2025. When revenue service began January 6, 2025, bus routes 74, 278, 99 (after 7 days service began) and 198 connected to this station This station serves the Riverside South community within an expansive area zoned for commercial and retail purposes. As with the Bayview terminus station, it features a public washroom. With the Line 2 expansion operational, OC Transpo Route 73 and 74 have been extended east from Nepean Woods station and Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Keys Station
South Keys station is an O-Train station and the southernmost station of the Southeast Transitway (Ottawa), Transitway in Ottawa. The station is located in the South Keys neighbourhood, behind the south end of the South Keys Shopping Centre, and between Bank Street (Ottawa), Bank Street and Airport Parkway (Ottawa), Airport Parkway. The Transitway station was opened for bus service on September 2, 1995. In 2025, an O-Train station opened next to the existing Transitway station, serving as the transfer point between Line 2 (O-Train), Line 2 (Trillium Line) and Line 4 (O-Train), Line 4 (Airport Link). O-Train station In 2025, an additional island platform O-Train station opened on the west side of the Transitway station, accessible by elevator or stairs via the existing pedestrian walkway beneath the station. The South Keys O-Train station serves as a transfer station between Line 2 (O-Train), Line 2 and Line 4 (O-Train), Line 4, (the "Airport Link"), and was designed with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 4 (O-Train)
Line 4 (), also known as the Airport Link (), is a diesel light rail line on the O-Train network in Ottawa, Ontario. The line provides a connection between Line 2 (also known as the Trillium Line) at South Keys station to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. The line opened on January 6, 2025. History Initial plans for expansions of the Trillium Line in 2013 considered an expansion to Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. However, these plans were discarded due to lack of funding and a focus on attracting ridership from the south of Ottawa. In 2016, the Ontario provincial government committed $1 billion to O-Train expansion, providing half the required funding for an extension to the airport, with an additional station at the EY Centre. Additional funding was acquired for the Airport Link through federal funding and the airport authority, who constructed the airport station for approximately $20 million, with $6.4 million from the federal governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton University
Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World War II veterans. Carleton was chartered as a university by the provincial government in 1952 through ''The Carleton University Act,'' which was then amended in 1957, giving the institution its current name. The university is named after the now-dissolved Carleton County, Ontario, Carleton County, which included the city of Ottawa at the time the university was founded. Carleton is organized into five faculties and with more than 65 degree programs. It has several specialized institutions, including the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, the Carleton School of Journalism, the School of Public Policy and Administration, and the Sprott School of Business. As of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Station
Ottawa station (, ), or Ottawa Train Station, is the Central station, main Inter-city rail, inter-city train station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located east of downtown Ottawa, adjacent to Tremblay station, Tremblay O-Train station in the neighbourhood of Eastway Gardens. The station is operated by Via Rail and serves inter-city trains connecting to Toronto, Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Montreal and Quebec City on Via Rail's Québec City–Windsor Corridor (Via Rail), Corridor Route. It also serves as an Intercity bus service, intercity bus stop for several bus operators. Location Ottawa station is located at 200 Tremblay Road, which lies directly south of Ontario Highway 417 (known locally as the ''Queensway'') near Exit 117 and east of Riverside Drive (Ottawa), Riverside Drive (Regional Road 19) in an industrial park area. The station's main entrance faces north towards Tremblay Road. To the northeast of the station area lies the Max Keeping footbridge, Pedestrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Route
A circle route (also circumference, loop, ring route, ring line or orbital line) is a public transport route following a path approximating a circle or at least a closed curve. Definition The expression "circle route" may refer in particular to: * a route orbiting a central point, commonly the central business district (CBD) in a city or large town * a route running in approximately a circular path from a point near the centre of a city or town out to a peripheral point and back again * a feeder route running from an interchange station around a neighbourhood or suburb in approximately a circle Typical characteristics Typically, a circle route will connect at several locations with one or more cross-city routes or radial routes offering services in a straighter line into or out of a city or town centre. When a circle route orbits a central business district in a large arc, it will often provide transverse (or lateral) links between suburbs or satellites, either on its own or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapibus Wayfinding
The Rapibus is a bus rapid transit system for the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. Construction was completed in the summer of 2013 with service beginning in the fall. The Rapibus aims to speed up the service for commuters in growing sub-divisions in the northern and eastern areas of the city by alleviating the congestion on key arteries currently served by bus-designated lanes. A direct link to Ottawa is included. Development process In the 1990s, the STO and the Communauté Urbaine de l'Outaouais had initiated plans to improve public transit in the Outaouais urban community as traffic problems were growing in several areas particularly in the eastern end of the city in the Quebec Autoroute 50 corridor as well as other bridges spanning the Gatineau and Ottawa Rivers. At that time, the CUO privileged existent railway corridors including the Canadian Pacific line in Hull and Gatineau for a future rapid transit corridor which would by-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
