OC Transpo

• Year-end interview: Ottawa mayor ‘very confident’ LRT is back on track after derailments

  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson defends the status of LRT at the end of 2021, saying he believes the right team is in place to deliver the service the city expects.

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  Dec 17, 2021
  
• City of Ottawa taking dispute over recent LRT derailments to court

  Ottawa is taking a dispute over September's notice of default to Rideau Transit Group to court, hoping a judge will confirm its concerns related to recent derailments are valid.

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  Dec 15, 2021
  
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• OC Transpo running fare-free service across Ottawa LRT, buses all month long

  Rides on Ottawa buses, Para transpo and light-rail trains are completely free for the month of December following weeks without service on the Confederation Line.

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  Dec 1, 2021
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• Ottawa LRT meets peak service demand with 11 trains during morning commute

  There were enough trains running on Ottawa's Confederation Line light-rail system on Monday morning to meet peak service pandemic demand, OC Transpo says.

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  Nov 29, 2021
• Ottawa LRT service resumes after ‘unauthorized person’ removed from tracks

  Ottawa's light-rail transit system is back up and running after a disturbance caused by a person on the tracks in the east end on Friday afternoon.

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  Nov 26, 2021
• Ottawa LRT returns to service, free transit fares confirmed for December

  Ottawa transit riders will be able to get on the light-rail system for free in December, OC Transpo confirmed Friday as the Confederation Line returned with partial service.

  News

  Nov 12, 2021
• Ottawa LRT to resume partial service on Friday, pending final approvals

  Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT will restart with seven trains on Friday, pending a final successful day of testing and sign-off from the city's independent experts.

  News

  Nov 9, 2021
• Ottawa LRT trains pulled from testing as confidence in Rideau Transit Group questioned

  Ottawa's light-rail transit system is expected to be up and running for customers in the first two weeks of November, but no firm date was given during Friday's update.

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  Nov 5, 2021
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• Ottawa LRT: Bolts left loose after August derailment led to September incident, TSB says

  The latest derailment on Ottawa's light-rail transit line stemmed from bolts that weren't properly tightened during repairs related to another derailment, a TSB probe says.

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  Nov 4, 2021
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• Ottawa LRT trains testing regular service following ‘minor incident’ at storage facility

  Light-rail trains are out on Ottawa's Confederation Line in a mock full-service run starting Thursday following a 'minor incident' at the LRT storage facility earlier in the week.

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  Nov 4, 2021