OC Transpo

OC Transpo
From top left to bottom right: O-Train Line 1, O-Train Line 2, and an articulated OC Transpo bus.
Overview
OwnerCity of Ottawa[1]
Area servedOttawa, Ontario
Gatineau, Quebec
LocaleOttawa, Ontario
Transit typeBus service, light rail, bus rapid transit, paratransit
Number of lines170 bus
2 light rail
Number of stations18 in use
27 under construction
Annual ridership110,596,700 (2023)[2]
Headquarters1500 St. Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Websiteoctranspo.com
Operation
Began operation1948 (1948)
Number of vehicles740 buses, 13 diesel multiple units, 39 Citadis Spirit
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
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Subway style map of the two o-train lines and various bus rapid transit lines crisscrossing the city
Rapid transit lines in Ottawa as of 2019. Local and connexion routes not shown

OC Transpo is the organisation that operates and plans public transport in the city of Ottawa, Canada. OC Transpo's system includes bus rapid transit, light rail, conventional bus routes, and door-to-door paratransit.

OC Transpo was established in 1948 as the Ottawa Transportation Commission, and currently operates two urban rail lines, 11 bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, and 170 regular bus routes. Ottawa is served with 18 urban rail stations, 43 BRT stations, and two intercity railway stations. Urban rail in Ottawa is called the O-Train, and the BRT is called the Transitway.

The network is designed as a hub and spoke system, where local bus routes feed Transitway lines, which themselves feed into O-Train lines.[3][4]

Ottawa is seen as example of successful bus rapid transit internationally, especially within the United States, due to the high ridership induced by its Transitway. This high ridership, which was 110,596,700 in 2023, has led to the creation of the O-Train system, which is seeing over-capacity segments of the Transitway be converted to a higher capacity light rail system. As a result of this, Ottawa has also become the first city in the world to convert bus rapid transit to light rail.[5]

Some OC Transpo routes also serve Gatineau in Quebec during peak periods.


  1. ^ "City of Ottawa, Main Administrative Structure". Ottawa.ca. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Egan, Kelly (September 28, 2021). "Egan: How to social distance on a crowded OC Transpo bus. Start the car?". Ottawa Citizen.
  4. ^ "New Ways to Bus | OC Transpo". www.octranspo.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Osman, Laura (January 3, 2024). "'I am done': Amid rider woes, is Ottawa's transit system a victim of its own success?".

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