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CTV News
12-06-2025
- CTV News
OC Transpo says no early LRT closure tonight
An eastbound O-Train pulls in to Rideau Station on the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit system in Ottawa, Ont. (Brenda Woods/CTV Ottawa) Line 1 O-Train service will run as normal Thursday night instead of stopping early, OC Transpo says. Planned maintenance occurring on Line 1 this month requires some partial or full interruptions to service for passengers, with most of the work occurring at night or on weekends. Service stopped early the evenings of June 6, 7, and 8, with five more days of interruptions planned. Line 1 service was slated to be offline between uOttawa and Blair stations after 10 p.m. Thursday, with R1 bus service running between Rideau and Blair stations, but in a memo to city councillors and the mayor Thursday afternoon, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar said that won't be necessary. 'Since June 6, Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) has been performing annual maintenance activities on O-Train Line 1. They have been able to accelerate some of the work, and as a result the early closure of Line 1 on Thursday, June 12 is no longer required,' Amilcar wrote. 'Customers have been advised through all our communication channels that Line 1 service will continue to operate until the normal closing time.' This means Line 1 service will run until 1 a.m. The planned shutdown this weekend will still take place, Amilcar says. 'The maintenance and Stage 2 East integration activities will continue as planned on June 14 and 15. During the weekend there is no train service on Line 1 and R1 bus service will be running between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations,' Amilcar wrote. The Line 1 east extension is getting closer to completion, with the Transit Committee hearing Thursday that the public is expected to be riding the train east from Blair Station to Trim Station in Orléans before the end of the year. The maintenance schedule for Line 1 also includes no train service on the entire line between 8 a.m. and noon on June 22 and on June 29, with R1 buses moving transit riders between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations during those times. Amilcar says these interruptions are required for additional adjustments to Line 1 service for Stage 2 East Extension integration work.
Ottawa Citizen
12-06-2025
- General
- Ottawa Citizen
OC Transpo Line 1 running as usual Thursday, closed for maintenance this weekend
An accelerated maintenance schedule meant OC Transpo did not close Line 1 early on Thursday, as had previously been scheduled. Article content Rideau Transit Maintenance has been performing annual maintenance on O-Train Line 1 since June 6, according to a memo to council from OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar. Article content Article content 'They have been able to accelerate some of the work, and as a result the early closure of Line 1 on Thursday, June 12, is no longer required,' Amilcar said. Article content Line 1 service was to operate until the normal closing time on Thursday. There will be no Line 1 LRT trains on June 14 and 15, though, as maintenance will continue as planned on the weekend, Amilcar said, along with LRT Stage 2 East integration activities.
CTV News
30-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Here's when O-Train Line 1 service will be shutdown for maintenance this spring and summer
An O-Train on Line 1 pulls into Bayview Station in this undated image. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa) O-Train Line 1 will be shut down several times through the spring and summer for annual maintenance and work required for the O-Train East Extension integration ahead of the launch of service between Blair and Trim Road later this year. In a memo to council, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar announced the plan for upcoming service adjustments on the Confederation Line in June and July. 'All rail systems require regular maintenance to support the long-term sustainability and reliability of the system,' Amilcar said. 'This year, in addition to working with Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM), OC Transpo has coordinated with the Stage 2 project and Infrastructure and Water Services Department (IWSD) in order to address multiple priorities in parallel to minimize the number of disruptions to rail service for customers.' Maintenance activities in June include: Line 1 train control server upgrades Localized rail replacement at 'specific locations' Ongoing upgrades of supporting wires on the overhead catenary system 'to make them more resilient and durable.' Adjustments to track electrical grounding near Tunney's Pasture Station General station maintenance and seasonal cleaning Testing and integration of the Stage 2 O-Train East Extension with Line 1 Here is the planned service adjustments for O-Train Line 1 June 6: No LRT service between Tunney's Pasture and Hurdman after 9 p.m. June 7: No LRT service between Rideau Station and Blair Station after 10 p.m. June 8: No LRT service between Rideau and Blair stations after 7 p.m. June 12: No LRT service between Rideau and Blair stations after 10 p.m. June 14-15: No LRT service all weekend. R1 bus service running along the O-Train Line June 22 and June 29: No LRT service between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. R1 bus service running along the O-Train Line OC Transpo OC Transpo announced planned closures for O-Train Line 1 between June 6 and 29. (OC Transpo release) R1 replacement bus service will run in areas where the LRT system is out of service for maintenance. Amilcar says additional Stage 2 integration work will occur on the weekends of July 5 and July 26 that will affect Line 1 service. 'Every effort has been made to conduct Stage 2 integration work at the same time as other maintenance activities; however, additional service adjustments are required to complete testing activities,' Amilcar said. 'It is also anticipated that there will be additional impacts to Line 1 throughout the summer as the O-Train East Extension testing and commissioning progresses and, in the fall, to conduct rail grinding.'
