Ottawa LRT Trains

• ‘Cold start’ to new year: Ottawa official sorry for closure, LRT to reopen Tuesday

  It's been six days since a winter storm damaged overhead lines, leaving trains stuck on the tracks and forcing a partial closure of the system. 

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
  
• 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.

  News

  Nov 29, 2021
  
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• Ottawa LRT: 8 train cars need repairs for axle issues

  Eight train cars will need to have replacement parts installed to fix an axle issue that resulted in one train derailing from Ottawa's Confederation Line last week.

  News

  Aug 17, 2021
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• Transportation Safety Board investigating wheel cracks on Ottawa LRT

  The latest issue with Ottawa's light-rail transit is prompting intervention from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

  Traffic

  Jul 10, 2020
• OC Transpo orders ‘spotters’ back to all LRT platforms after CCTV system glitches

  LRT operators reported issues with the CCTV camera system at around 10 a.m. Wednesday, OC Transpo says.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
• No launch date for Ottawa LRT but builder applies to move on to critical 12-day trial run

  No new deadline for the Confederation Line was announced Friday, but the Rideau Transit Group continues to say it'll hand over the train by the end of June, according to the head of OC Transpo.

  Canada

  May 10, 2019
• Riding the LRT 101: What Ottawans need to know when the Confederation Line launches

  It's still unclear when the LRT system will launch but OC Transpo officials explained on Wednesday what the rollout will look like for riders.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2019