September Service Changes by Route

Route 2 service west of Westboro Station will be increased to every ten minutes during rush hour and every 12 minutes mid-day. This will streamline service along this corridor and provide a more consistent and reliable service for customers.

Route 2 will no longer be a designated Rack & Roll route.

Modified route 15 will continue to operate between downtown and Blair Station serving La Cité collégiale, but will be changed to travel along Matheson, Plumber and Charlton to replace a portion of Route 29. Route 15 will no longer travel west of Rideau Centre.

Riders travelling on Route 15 to will be able to transfer to downtown service at Blair.

Route 15 will no longer operate west of downtown, but will continue to travel between the Rideau Centre and Blair Station in the east end, which will reduce the duplication of service with other routes.

Will be extended from Lincoln Fields west to Britannia and will be more frequent, becoming the major cross-town bus service from Britannia and through the residential communities north of Carling Avenue. It will replace the current service provided by Routes 18 and 50 in Britannia Village, and offer more frequent service than either of those routes. Increased frequency on Route 16 will also replace the trips now provided by Route 15.

In Britannia Village Route 16 will follow the same pattern as Route 18 from Lincoln Fields to Britannia Village via Cassels and Bradford, with the exception of service on Regina.

Eastbound morning rush hour trips, which replace Route 50, will also travel via Cassels and Bradford. In addition, rush hour trips will bypass Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre and travel on Croydon for a faster trip to/from Lincoln Fields Station and connections with downtown service.

Service on Route 16 east of downtown to Ottawa Hospital on Smyth Road will be unchanged.

Will no longer operate west of downtown, but will continue to travel between LeBreton Station and St. Laurent Station in the east end.

Will be revised to operate from Portobello via Valin, Varennes, Watters, Montcrest and Princess Louise to Charlemagne and its regular route.

The two branches of Princess Louise Drive will be served by alternate patterns of Route 20. Route 20A will travel along the western part of Princess Louise, between Montcrest and Charlemagne. Route 20B will serve the eastern part of Princess Louise.

Service along sections of Charlemagne will be provided by Routes 20B, 27 and 35. Service on Gardenway and Orchardview will be provided by revised Route 27, giving residents a new, direct connection to Gatineau.

Will travel from Valin and Trim Road, continue west on Valin, then along Portobello to Springridge and the regular route. This change will bring express service closer to residents and provide new service on Valin and Portobello.

Instead of operating on Innes between Provence and Trim, Route 22 will be extended south along Trim Road to Millennium Park & Ride as approved in an earlier Transplan. Innes Road will continue to be served by Route 94, which will be increased in frequency. Service will also be removed from Trim between Valin and Springridge, but will be available nearby on Valin, Portobello and Springridge.

CANCELLED.

Service provided from Blackburn Hamlet via Bearbrook by Routes 25 and 128 will be combined into one route - New Route 133 will be introduced from Chapel Hill to Blair via Blackburn Hamlet.

Will be revised to start at Gardenway and Portobello and travel via Gardenway to Orchardview and the regular routing. Service south of Gardenway, on Orchardview and Esprit, will be provided by revised Route 35.

Route 27 will also serve Jeanne d’Arc Station in order to improve connections to Gatineau service for Orléans residents.

CANCELLED.

Service provided from the former CFB Rockcliffe and Carson Grove areas by Routes 29 and 129 will be combined into one route.

Will be replaced by revised Route 20 along Portobello, Valin, Varennes and Montcrest, and by Route 20B along the eastern part of Princess Louise and Charlemagne. Route 35 will continue to serve Charlemagne.

Route 32 will be revised to start and end at Des Épinettes and Tenth Line. See revised Route 35 for service south of Innes.

Will be extended south of Innes along Esprit, Blackburn Bypass, Lakeridge, Harvest Valley and Tenth Line to Lakepointe, bringing downtown express service closer to new residents.

For residents on Lakepointe, Route 35 will be available on Tenth Line at Innes. For residents on Aquaview, Route 35 will be available on Lakeridge at Blackburn.

Will be replaced by Route 20 on Montcrest and by Route 20A on Princess Louise. Service will continue to be provided by Route 193 on St. Joseph Blvd. and by Route 22 on Trim Road.

Will be extended on some trips via Conroy, Davidson and Lester to bring service closer to the new Deerfield Village community just east of Albion Road.

Route 45 will be renumbered route 245 and will continue to serve the communities of Manotick, North Gower and Kars as it does today, but will be removed from the residential streets in Riverside South. When Route 245 buses arrive at Riverview Station, they will continue to downtown as Route 99. Passengers will be able to remain on the same bus to downtown as they do today.

In the afternoon rush hour, two trips on Route 99 will continue south to Manotick as Route 245.

CANCELLED.

Replaced by Route 16 in Britannia and by Route 2 on Richmond Road, which will have increased service.

CANCELLED.

Replaced by new Route 150 along Iris, Navaho and Maitland.

CANCELLED.

Replaced by new Route 155, following the same pattern as Route 55 does today as far as LeBreton Station where connections can be made to service to Gatineau and downtown. Eight morning and eight afternoon trips will operate on Route 155, providing a bus every 20 minutes.

CANCELLED.

Combined with service on Route 166, which travels through Crystal Beach, along Carling and Woodridge Crescent to Bayshore Station. Extra service will be added to Route 166 during rush hour, which will provide a more frequent service than today on Routes 59 and 166 combined. As well, in the morning rush hour, two trips on Route 166 will continue directly to downtown as Route 96 so that passengers on these trips will not have to transfer at Bayshore. High frequency service from Bayshore to downtown is available on Routes 96 and 97, as well as on all the Express buses from Kanata.

Routes 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 68 will be revised to operate on the new section of the Transitway in both directions and all trips will serve Bayshore Station.

Will be revised to operate on the new section of the Transitway in the afternoon only.

Route 94 will have increased hours of service and frequency in most time periods. The route will operate every 5 minutes in peak periods, and every 15 minutes in the mid-day on weekends. Additional trips will be added later in the evenings on weekdays.

Will be revised to operate on the new section of the Transitway in both directions and all trips will serve Bayshore Station.

New rapid transit Route 99 will provide a connection from Riverside South to the Transitway, serving Riverview Station, Spratt, Leitrim, Albion, and Lester to the Airport Parkway, South Keys and Greenboro Station. Route 99 will operate seven days a week to Greenboro Station for connections with Transitway service. During weekday rush hours, Route 99 will be extended to downtown, with trips operating approximately every 10 minutes.

Until Riverview Park & Ride lot opens, Route 99 will loop around the Plaza roadway in order to continue to serve the temporary Park & Ride lot on the east side of River Road.

In 2010, when Leitrim Park & Ride lot opens, Route 99 will also serve that lot and be increased in frequency according to ridership levels.

Increased frequency on Route 99 and more service to downtown in other time periods will be phased-in as the communities develop and ridership grows.

Route 99 will be designated as a Rack & Roll route.

Will be revised to operate on the new section of the Transitway in the westbound direction only. Eastbound trips will continue to operate from Bayshore Station via the 417 in order to continue to serve the stop on Pinecrest near the Pinecrest Mall.

In Kanata, Route 101 Sunday service will be cancelled due to declining ridership to the employment area in Kanata North. In addition, two late evening trips Monday through Saturday will be cancelled.

During peak periods, some Route 101 trips will be extended to Kanata to provide increased options and connections for Kanata residents. In the morning rush hour, new eastbound trips will start at Eagleson Park & Ride lot, and in the afternoon, westbound trips will be extended to Teron Station.

Route 118 will be modified slightly to travel from Navaho via a new roadway that connects to Constellation Drive and Baseline Road. This change is required as part of the realignment of the Transitway and Baseline Station to slightly west of its current location to accommodate the new Algonquin College building and the future light rail.

This change will be effective at the beginning of October when Baseline Station is relocated, so stay tuned for more information.

New Route 120 will operate seven days a week and follow a pattern similar to Express Route 20, through the centre of the community and along Portobello to Blackburn Bypass at Lakeridge in the south. Route 120 will connect to new Route 136 at Blackburn Bypass, providing a connection to Tenth Line.

New Route 122 will operate seven days a week in the Trim Road/Springridge area, between Millennium Park & Ride and Place d’Orléans, following a pattern similar to Express Route 22. Route 122 will provide new service along Portobello between Valin and Trim, and on Valin east of Trim Road.

Will be revised to end at Hurdman in all time periods. Customers will be able to transfer to convenient, high frequency rapid transit service at Hurdman Station, including many express routes at the regular fare, for connections to downtown. Route 24 will also continue to provide direct service to downtown.

Will have an increase in frequency to replace Route 29 along Ogilvie Road.

Riders travelling to downtown will be able to transfer from Route 127 or 129 to high frequency Transitway service at St. Laurent or Hurdman Stations. Riders travelling on Route 15 to will be able to transfer to downtown service at Blair.

There will be no service on Hemlock between St. Laurent and the Aviation Parkway due to the closure of the housing project (formerly CFB Rockliffe).

Service provided from Blackburn Hamlet via Bearbrook by Routes 25 and 128 will be combined into one route - New Route 133 will be introduced from Chapel Hill to Blair via Blackburn Hamlet.

Modified Route 128 will provide Blackburn Hamlet residents with high frequency, regular-fare service to Blair, St. Laurent and Hurdman Stations on the same routing as the current Route 25.

Route 128 will no longer operate in a two-way loop, but will follow its current routing from Tauvette and Innes through Blackburn Hamlet to Montreal Road and then along Highway 174, instead of Ogilvie Road, for a faster trip to Blair Station.

Service along Innes west of Blackburn Hamlet and on Blair Road will be replaced with extra trips on Route 94. For service to Ogilvie Road, customers will have access to school trips on Route 128, or could transfer to Routes 12, 124 or 127 at Blair Station.

Riders travelling to downtown will be able to transfer from Route 128 to high frequency Transitway service at Hurdman Station. In the morning rush hour, Route 128 will operate every 15 minutes. The travel time to downtown will remain unchanged at 30 to 35 minutes. See also new peak period Route 133.

The Sunday pattern of Route 128 via Bearbrook to the arena will be unchanged.

Service provided from the former CFB Rockcliffe and Carson Grove areas by Routes 29 and 129 will be combined into one route.

Riders travelling to downtown will be able to transfer from Route 129 to high frequency Transitway service at St. Laurent or Hurdman Stations.

Route 129 will be increased in frequency during weekday rush hours to every 10 minutes. Service will be rerouted to travel from Montreal Road via the Aviation Parkway to the Museum, instead of via Codd’s and Hemlock.  

Route 130 will be unchanged, and four other routes will provide local service through the community: All routes will connect with Route 95 at Place d’Orléans and with Route 94 on Innes for travel to destinations along Innes Road. Routes 120, 135 and 136 will operate via Centrum Blvd. in both directions for improved access to destinations in the area.

Service provided from Blackburn Hamlet via Bearbrook by Routes 25 and 128 will be combined into one route - New Route 133 will be introduced from Chapel Hill to Blair via Blackburn Hamlet.

New Route 133 will operate during weekday rush hours and provide new service from Renaud Road, Joshua and Saddleridge, then via Chapel Hill South, Blackburn Hamlet, Innes and Blair to Blair Station for connections to the Transitway and high frequency service to downtown. Route 133 will operate every 30 minutes.

Modified Route 135 will follow a similar pattern to Express Route 35 and will introduce new local service on Lakeridge. Service on Portobello south of Innes, Blackburn, Watters, Montcrest and Princess Louise will be provided by new Route 120.

Modified Route 136 will operate Monday to Saturday along Tenth Line south to the Blackburn Bypass at Lakeridge, where it will connect with new Route 120. Route 136 will maintain service along Tenth Line and connections to shopping, recreation and schools.

For service on Varennes see Route 120, for service on Valin see Route 122, and for service on Gardenway west of Orchardview see Route 135. Service will be removed from Gardenway east of Orchardview, but residents will be within walking distance of Route 135 on Orchardview and Route 120 on Portobello.

Will be modified to operate in a one-way loop within the Riverside South community and connect with Route 99. New service will be introduced on Canyon Walk, between Spratt and Earl Armstrong, to bring service closer to this new residential area.

The current service on Limebank north of Leitrim, and along River Road and Hunt Club will be removed. See Route 189 for new peak period service.

New Route 99 will replace Route 145 as a Rack & Roll route

New Route 150 will operate during rush hours only, replacing parts of Routes 15, 18 and 51. Buses will travel along Iris, Navaho, Maitland, Carling and Churchill to Scott, then along Scott to Westboro and Tunney’s Pasture Stations, then via the Transitway to LeBreton Station for connections to Gatineau and downtown service. Route 150 will operate eight trips each in the morning and afternoon peak periods.

New Route 155 will follow the same pattern as Route 55 does today as far as LeBreton Station where connections can be made to service to Gatineau and downtown. Eight morning and eight afternoon trips will operate on Route 155, providing a bus every 20 minutes.

Will no longer travel to downtown – all trips will terminate at Lincoln Fields Station where transfers can be made to high frequency rapid transit service on Routes 95, 96 and 97, as well as many express routes.

In the morning rush hour, selected trips on these three routes will continue to downtown as trips on Route 95 so that passengers on these trips will not have to transfer at Lincoln Fields.

New Route 159 will operate between Westboro Station and Carlingwood along Scott, Churchill, Richmond and Woodroffe, providing residents with a connection to shopping and to rapid transit service. Buses will operate every 30 minutes, Monday to Friday, between approximately 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Will be rerouted to serve the new section of Transitway between Pinecrest and Bayshore Stations, and will no longer operate on Bayshore Drive and Woodridge.

Will be modified slightly to travel via Crystal Beach, Corkstown, Carling, Bayshore Drive and Woodridge, instead of via Holly Acres, in order to provide residents with extra service to Bayshore.

Will no longer travel to downtown – all trips will terminate at Lincoln Fields Station where transfers can be made to high frequency rapid transit service on Routes 95, 96 and 97, as well as many express routes.

In the morning rush hour, selected trips on these three routes will continue to downtown as trips on Route 95 so that passengers on these trips will not have to transfer at Lincoln Fields.

Will be modified to travel via Constellation between Baseline Road and Baseline Station in October.

Will operate via the new section of the Transitway between Pinecrest and Bayshore, instead of via the 417, Bayshore Drive and Woodridge.

Will be revised to operate between Lincoln Fields and Bayshore Stations via the Transitway, the 417 and the new section of the Transitway, instead of via Carling Avenue, Bayshore Drive and Woodridge, for a faster, more direct trip for customers. Service on Carling Avenue will continue to be provided by Routes 85 and 116.

New Route 189 will provide rush hour service along River Road between Hunt Club and Earl Armstrong with connections to Greenboro and Riverview Stations. In the morning, Route 189 will provide a connection from Greenboro Station to the employment area near River Road and Balmoral, and will connect residents along River Road with Route 99 service at Riverview Station. In the afternoon, Route 189 will travel from Riverview to Greenboro Station.

Will be rerouted to travel from Howlett via Douglas and Chattaway to Blair Road, instead of Via Venus, Codd’s and Montreal Road. Service to CMHC will be maintained by Route 12 and revised route 129.

Will be modified slightly to travel westbound via Centrum, instead of St. Joseph Blvd.

New Route 195 will operate from Place du Portage and Terrasses de la Chaudière in Gatineau, then west via the Transitway to Fallowfield Station, Woodroffe, Longfields and Bill Leathem to Leikin Drive. Until Longfields is completed later this fall, buses will temporarily travel via Fallowfield and Merivale to Leikin. Two trips will operate in both the morning and afternoon rush hour. This route will provide convenient connections along the Transitway, including Lincoln Fields and Baseline Stations for residents from the west end of the city.

New Route 199 will operate from Place d’Orléans via the Transitway east to Hurdman Station, then south along the Transitway to South Keys Station and west via Hunt Club, Prince of Wales, Fallowfield and Merivale to Leikin Drive. Two trips will operate in both the morning and afternoon rush hour. This route will provide convenient connections for many transit customers from the east and south ends of the city.

Routes 261, 262 and 263 will be revised to operate on the new section of the Transitway in both directions and all trips will serve Bayshore Station.