For Immediate Release
July 12, 2002
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OC Transpo offers late-night service on Fridays |
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Ottawa – Transit riders can
now stay later in the Byward Market. OC Transpo is expanding its
late-night transit service on Rideau St. to include Fridays.
OC Transpo customers have enjoyed late-night service on Saturday nights since September 2000. Starting tonight, this popular feature is expanded to include Friday nights as well. This means employees and patrons of establishments in the Market will be able to catch the last trip home from Rideau St. between 2:20 a.m. and 2:55 a.m., depending on the route. Transitway routes 95 and 97 serve the Rideau Centre stop after 1:00 a.m. The eastbound stop is located on Rideau St. just east of Shopper’s Drug Mart, while the westbound stop is in front of McDonald’s. Transitway route 95 travels between Place d’Orléans and Woodroffe at Fallowfield, while Route 97 provides service between South Keys Station at Hunt Club and Kanata. Both routes travel through the downtown core. For each route, the last trip from the Rideau St. stop begins at:
Plan ahead - schedule information and trip planning are available by phone at 741-4390, or on the Web at www.octranspo.com. |
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Contact : |
City of Ottawa : 580-2450 |