OC Transpo reveals highest monthly ridership since start of pandemic
Posted Oct 14, 2023 12:35:16 PM.
Last Updated Oct 14, 2023 12:35:25 PM.
A report presented to the City of Ottawa’s Transit Commission shows that OC Transpo experienced it’s highest ridership last month since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020.
According to OC Transpo’s report, there were 6.4 million passenger trips on buses and the O-Train’s Confederation Line in September of 2023.
That number was an increase of 500,000 trips compared to September of 2022.
Para Transpo ridership is also continuing to approach pre-pandemic levels and is 18 per cent higher than it was a year ago September.
Response times on Para Transpo also decreased from 4:01 to 3:27 minutes, while on-time performance decreased by two per cent.
