Service changes
Fall service starts Sunday, August 27, 2023
Highlights
- Service improvements and seasonal adjustments for various routes.
- School service resumes August 29 for French schools and September 5 for English schools.
- NEW school routes added: Routes 677 and 679 serving St. Joseph High School and Routes 682 and 683 serving Cedarview Middle School.
- Rack & Roll continues on all buses!
- Weekend service to summer destinations ends Monday, September 4.
Bus and train service
On weekdays, service on O-Train Line 1 during peak periods will operate every five mins. It will be monitored and increased based on observed ridership levels, as outlined in the memo on August 14, 2023. On weekends, service will operate every ten minutes.
The Shuttle Express service that began on August 15, 2023, will continue to operate as an alternative to O-Train Line 1.
Holiday service
Holiday | Date | Service information |
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Labour Day | Monday, September 4 |
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Saturday, September 30 |
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Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 9 |
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Remembrance Day | Saturday, November 11 |
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Schedule and service changes
These adjustments reflect seasonal changes in ridership and the changing needs of our customers.
Use the Travel Planner or view the route schedules to check if your regular trips are affected.
Service adjustments
Some routes will be extended, or have select trips adjusted, added, or their frequency increased.
Route | Service information |
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7 |
Weekdays: An evening eastbound trip at 9:04 pm from Carleton University to Rideau Centre will be added. |
18 |
7 days a week: Will be extended to Parliament Station via Queen Street instead of Wellington Street. |
51 |
Weekdays: Westbound morning trips on Route 51 will be adjusted to follow the all-day routing via Lincoln Heights instead of remaining on Croydon Avenue. |
61 |
Weekends: Select trips will be extended between Terry Fox Station and CARDELREC Recreation Complex Goulbourn on Shea Road or adjusted to start earlier to improve service to employment areas in Stittsville. Saturday: Select trips on Route 61 will be extended between Terry Fox Station and CARDELREC Recreation Complex Goulbourn on Shea Road to improve transit connectivity to employment areas, principally on Stittsville Main Street. |
74 |
7 days a week: Will be extended to end at Riverview Station instead of Nepean Woods Station. |
75 |
Weekdays: To better reflect ridership levels south of Barrhaven Centre, One trip northbound in the morning and one trip southbound in the afternoon on Route 75 will be extended between Barrhaven Centre and Cambrian (Minto Recreation Complex). |
88 |
Weekdays: Supplemental trips on Route 88 will be added between Baseline and Hurdman Stations, to increase capacity and better accommodate current ridership levels. |
198 |
Weekdays: The short trips on Route 198 that don't serve Greenboro Station will be withdrawn, due to very low ridership. |
Seasonal adjustments
To better match ridership levels, some routes will have weekday frequency restored from the spring or summer service changes.
Route | Service information |
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R2 |
Weekdays: Frequency will be increased compared to summer service levels, to accommodate the seasonal return of higher ridership.
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25 |
Spring and summer service reductions will end.
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56 57 |
Will return to regular service. |
Weekend service to summer destinations ends
The last day for weekend service to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Petrie Island, and the Experimental Farm and Canada Agricultural and Food Museum is Monday, September 4 (Labour Day) for Routes:
- 25
- 139
- 185
School service
Service to French schools starts Tuesday, August 29. Service to English schools starts Tuesday, September 5.
To provide special school service to École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers, École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois, and Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School, the following Routes will have select trips adjusted:
- 96
- 99
- 171
- 173
- 175
To better match bell times and ridership levels, some routes may have trips added or removed, or times adjusted. NEW school routes have been added: Routes 677 and 679 serving St. Joseph High School and Routes 682 and 683 serving Cedarview Middle School.
Service information | Route |
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Canterbury High School
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48 |
Cedarview Middle School Two NEW routes added to accommodate students shifting from Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) service to OC Transpo service:
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682 683 |
Earl of March Secondary School
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161 |
École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois
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171 |
Gloucester High School
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20 24 |
Holy Trinity High School
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667 668 |
Immaculata High School
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7 |
Merivale High School
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680 688 |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
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636 |
St. Joseph High School
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75 |
St. Matthew High School
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32 34 131 |
St. Mother Teresa High School
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171 |
St. Peter High School
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131 |
Ongoing construction
Station impacts and construction as part of Stage 2 development will be ongoing. Work on Ottawa roads continues into the fall and could lead to service delays and detours. Routing directions for any affected bus routes and stops can be found on our Alerts page.