Confederation Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | City of Ottawa | ||
Line number | 1 | ||
Locale | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
Stations | 13 | ||
Website | Confederation Line (Line 1) | ||
Service | |||
Type | Light rail | ||
System | O-Train | ||
Operator(s) | OC Transpo | ||
Depot(s) | Belfast Yard | ||
Rolling stock | Alstom Citadis Spirit | ||
Daily ridership | 159,000 (avg. weekday, Q4 2019)[1] | ||
History | |||
Opened | September 14, 2019[2] | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) | ||
Character | At-grade, underground | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary | ||
Operating speed | 25–80 km/h (16–50 mph) | ||
Signalling | Thales SelTrac CBTC | ||
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The Confederation Line (French: Ligne de la Confédération), also called O-Train Line 1 (French: Ligne 1 de l'O-Train),[3] is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the city's O-Train light rail system. It opened on September 14, 2019, and is O-Train's second line. It operates on an east–west route, with a segment under Queen Street in the downtown core, complementing the north–south Trillium Line that operates to the west of the downtown core.[4] Using light rail rolling stock and technology (e.g. pantograph electrical pickup from overhead catenary rather than a third rail), the Confederation Line is completely grade separated.
The project was approved by the Ottawa City Council and the contract was awarded in December 2012.[5] Construction began in 2013.[6] At a cost of just over CA$2.1 billion, the first stage of the line was the largest infrastructure project awarded in the history of the city before being surpassed by the Stage 2 extension of the line, which will cost $4.66 billion.[7][8][9]
O-Train passengers could be boarding the expanded and newly named Trillium Line by mid-November