OC Transpo
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This urban bus system offers express connections to and from downtown and the communities of Ottawa, Vanier, Nepean, Rockcliffe, Gloucester, Kanata, Orleans, Gatineau and outlying rural areas, as well as a light rail transit system, the O-Train.
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Profile Last Updated: April 22, 2009
The Transitway
One of the key features of the OC Transpo transit system is called the Transitway. The Transitway is a system of bus-only roadways that provides a rapid transit link across Ottawa’s urban area. Service operates 22 hours a day. There are a number of Transitway stations along the route that are located next to major shopping centres, schools and high density employment and housing areas. They allow convenient transfers and connections to the airport, train station, bus terminal and the O-Train. There are also seven Park & Ride lots located along the Transitway that provide free parking for downtown commuters.
The O-Train
In 2001, the O-Train, a light rail transit service began operating along a north-south corridor from the South Keys Shopping Centre via Confederation Heights and Carleton University to the Ottawa River. The O-Train runs along an 8 kilometre track and is fully integrated with the bus system and the Transitway for easy and seamless commuting.
A Little Public Transit History
The history of public transit in Ottawa goes back to the early days of Confederation. In 1866, the Ottawa City Passenger Railway Company was awarded "perpetual" running rights in the Capital and began operation using horse-drawn trolleys. In 1891 this company merged into the Ottawa Electric Street Railway Company, which began operating electric trolleys that carried more than 1.5 million passengers in its first year of operation and by 1895 was carrying more than 4 million passengers a year.
And Then There Were Buses
The first buses made their debut in 1924 but it wasn’t until 1959 that the street trolleys finally gave the roadways completely over to the bus operators. The year 1972 saw the birth of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission which we now know as OC Transpo. This ushered in an era of rapid growth in the Ottawa public transit system. By 1983, the first sections of the Transitway were opened and in the next ten years more than 500 million riders passed through the Transitway system. In 2002, the one billionth Transitway rider was celebrated by the system.
One of the key features of the OC Transpo transit system is called the Transitway. The Transitway is a system of bus-only roadways that provides a rapid transit link across Ottawa’s urban area. Service operates 22 hours a day. There are a number of Transitway stations along the route that are located next to major shopping centres, schools and high density employment and housing areas. They allow convenient transfers and connections to the airport, train station, bus terminal and the O-Train. There are also seven Park & Ride lots located along the Transitway that provide free parking for downtown commuters.
The O-Train
In 2001, the O-Train, a light rail transit service began operating along a north-south corridor from the South Keys Shopping Centre via Confederation Heights and Carleton University to the Ottawa River. The O-Train runs along an 8 kilometre track and is fully integrated with the bus system and the Transitway for easy and seamless commuting.
A Little Public Transit History
The history of public transit in Ottawa goes back to the early days of Confederation. In 1866, the Ottawa City Passenger Railway Company was awarded "perpetual" running rights in the Capital and began operation using horse-drawn trolleys. In 1891 this company merged into the Ottawa Electric Street Railway Company, which began operating electric trolleys that carried more than 1.5 million passengers in its first year of operation and by 1895 was carrying more than 4 million passengers a year.
And Then There Were Buses
The first buses made their debut in 1924 but it wasn’t until 1959 that the street trolleys finally gave the roadways completely over to the bus operators. The year 1972 saw the birth of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission which we now know as OC Transpo. This ushered in an era of rapid growth in the Ottawa public transit system. By 1983, the first sections of the Transitway were opened and in the next ten years more than 500 million riders passed through the Transitway system. In 2002, the one billionth Transitway rider was celebrated by the system.
