LRT service resumes on entire Confederation Line on Monday, Aug. 14
Posted Aug 13, 2023 11:04:40 PM.
Last Updated Aug 14, 2023 02:26:58 PM.
The city’s light rail transit (LRT) system resumed service on the entire Confederation Line on Monday, Aug. 14.
OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar, in a memo to Ottawa City Council on Sunday, Aug. 13, confirmed that O-Train Line 1 service between Blair and Tunney’s Pasture stations will safely resume on Monday, August 14, at 5 a.m.
Amilcar said OC Transpo, together with Transportation Resource Associates (TRA), have conducted a final review of documentation from Rideau Transit Group (RTG) and the requirements to restart Line 1 service have been met.
“RTG completed repositioning of the restraining rails at 16 locations to fulfill the last requirement of the safety note from RTG and Alstom,” said Amilcar in her memo. “Testing was successfully conducted over the weekend to confirm the work and the system’s readiness to safely welcome customers.”
Transit riders can expect the following service when the system resumes:
- Line 1 will operate between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations
- During the morning peak period, 11 single-car trains will provide service every five minutes
- During the afternoon peak period, 13 single-car trains will provide service every four minutes
- During the rest of the day and on weekends, nine single-car trains will provide service every six minutes
- This level of service will meet customer volumes throughout the day
R1, R1 Express, and R1 Para service will operate for the entire day. Shuttles will continue to run to Lees Station every 30 minutes and to Cyrville Station every 15 minutes.
Amilcar said an update on R1 service will be provided on Monday.
“In parallel to the track infrastructure work, RTG also continues the required replacement of the wheel hub assemblies on the train fleet, and replacements are now complete on 28 trains,” said Amilcar. “The ongoing replacements increase the number of cars available to go into service.”
All O-Train service was suspended, and all stations closed around 5 p.m. on Monday, July 17 after a bearing issue was discovered on one train vehicle.
