Ottawa Confederation Line

The o train confederation line.

Ottawa confederation line. High frequency train service will soon replace bus routes that today operate on the transitway between blair and tunney s pasture stations and through downtown ottawa. Confederation line overview with jim watson mayor jim watson mayor of the city of ottawa gives an overview of the confederation line in this informational video recorded with o train fans. The confederation line opened on september 14 2019. The confederation line east extension will see lrt continue from blair station to trim road adding 12 kilometres of rail and 5 new stations to the o train network at montreal road jeanne d arc boulevard orleans boulevard place d orleans and trim road.

The project was approved by the ottawa city council. The confederation line also called o train line 1 is a light rail line operated by oc transpo in ottawa ontario canada as part of the city s o train light rail system. The o train confederation line is a significant part of oc transpo s integrated transit network. Ready for rail travel planner ready for rail 360 degree tour of an o train line 1 train.

The confederation line east extension project will include 12 kilometres of rail offering stops at five new stations. It was the day the confederation line opened putting to rest any lingering doubts about whether ottawa is a big city. Social sharing early reviews were a mix of awesome and about time. It connects to the existing bus rapid transitway at tunney s pasture station in the west and blair road in the east and to the o train trillium line at bayview station.

To further explore the confederation line east please use the city of ottawa s stage 2 lrt interactive map. From the history of the transitway to milestones during construction and testing. Montreal station jeanne d arc station orléans boulevard place d orléans and trim. Link is external is a state of the art lrt system and ottawa s largest transportation infrastructure project since the building of the rideau canal.

It is the second o train line opened operating on an east to west route to complement the north to south trillium line. The confederation line east will travel predominantly within the median of highway 174 between blair road and trim road providing stations that are equal distance from communities on either side.