Service Changes
Spring service begins Sunday, April 24, 2022
Highlights
- Blair Station stop E and the Transitway from Pinecrest Station to Bayshore Station will be closed permanently as part of Stage 2 construction.
- Route 167 will be renumbered to NEW Route 67.
- Rack & Roll expands to all routes throughout the spring.
- NCC Weekend Bikedays returns on weekends and holiday Mondays.
Holiday service
Holiday | Date | Service information |
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Victoria Day | Monday, May 23 | Sunday schedule |
Stage 2 construction
Pinecrest Station to Bayshore Station
The Transitway between Pinecrest Station and Bayshore Station will be permanently closed. Several routes will be impacted. Pinecrest and Bayshore stations will remain open with stops relabelled as A, B, or C.
Additionally, the Highway 417 westbound off-ramp to Pinecrest Road will remain closed until May 1. As a result, several routes will be detoured between Lincoln Fields and Pinecrest stations.
Blair Station
Blair Station stop E will be permanently closed. Impacted routes will instead service the relocated stop D.
The Transitway between Blair Station and R.R. 174 closed permanently as of February 14.
Schedule adjustments
These adjustments reflect seasonal changes in ridership and improvements to service for our customers. Some trip times will be adjusted throughout the network for improved scheduling efficiency. (No change to the number of trips as part of these adjustments.)
Use the Travel Planner or view the route schedules to check if your regular trips are affected.
Service improvements
On Saturdays and Sundays, the schedules of the following routes will be adjusted to improve reliability of service:
- R2 Route2
- Frequent Route 11
- Frequent Route 25
- Local Route34
- Local Route35
- Local Route42
- Frequent Route 44
- Local Route46
- Local Route55
- Limited Local Route 56
- Rapid Route57
- Frequent Route 80
- Frequent Route 85
- Frequent Route 88
- Rapid Route99
- Limited Local Route 110
- Local Route138
- Local Route168
- Local Route170
In the afternoon, these Connexion routes will be adjusted to add service to Westboro, Dominion, and Lincoln Fields stations:
- Connexion Route 252
- Connexion Route 256
- Connexion Route 257
- Connexion Route 261
- Connexion Route 262
- Connexion Route 263
- Connexion Route 264
- Connexion Route 265
- Connexion Route 267
- Connexion Route 268
Adjustments will be made to better serve customer in the areas of Stittsville, River Road and Riverside South, as well as those connecting to night routes:
Route | Service information |
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Local Route16 |
Special trip from the Youville Centre:
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Limited Local Route 67 ↑ Limited Local Route 167 Connexion Route 252 |
Stittsville
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Limited Local Route 198Connextion Route 299 |
River Road and Riverside South: Adjustments will be made to serve transit customers in the new area south of Earl Armstrong and in the areas along River Road.
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Night Route39 Night Route45 Night Route57 Night Route61 Night Route75 Night Route97 |
Overnight service: Select trips will have schedule or pattern adjustments to better align with O-Train Line 1 hours of operation.
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Frequency reductions
The following Connexion routes will be reduced to every hour with no change to first and last trips:
- Connexion Route 221
- Connexion Route 231
- Connexion Route 237
- Connexion Route 258
- Connexion Route 261
- Connexion Route 263
- Connexion Route 264
- Connexion Route 270
- Connexion Route 283
Weekday frequency will be reduced in certain time periods on the following routes, to match seasonal changes in ridership:
- R2 Route2
- Frequent Route 10
- Frequent Route 11
- Frequent Route 12
- Limited Local Route 24
- Frequent Route 25
- Rapid Route 39
- Frequent Route 44
- Limited Local Route 56
- Limited Local Route 66
- Limited Local Route 73
- Rapid Route 75
- Local Route 84
Select weekday trips will be withdrawn and frequency reduced:
Route | Service information |
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R2 Route2 |
Frequency will be reduced to match seasonal ridership levels at Carleton University.
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Frequent Route 25 |
Frequency will be reduced to match seasonal ridership levels at La Cité.
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Frequent Route 40 |
Between St-Laurent Station and St-Laurent / Conroy:
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Limited Local Route 56 |
Peak period trips between Tunney's Pasture Station and Civic Hospital will be withdrawn in order to maintain service every 30 minutes along the full length of the route. |
Rapid Route57 |
Southbound late evening trips between 11:45 pm and 12:15 am will be reduced to every 24 minutes. |
Rapid Route61 |
Select peak period trips to/from Cardelrec Recreation Complex will be withdrawn and converted to NEW Route 67 trips to/from Tunney's Pasture Station and bypass Terry Fox Station. Select trips which start/end at Terry Fox Station will be extended to Cardelrec. |
Rapid Route 99 |
The 12:36 am westbound trip on weekdays from Riverview Station to Barrhaven Centre, will be withdrawn. The extension of the regular morning trip to Pierre-de-Blois will be adjusted onto the 7:45 am trip from Hurdman Station. |
Local Route 171 |
The 3:45 pm trip from Pierre-de-Blois will be adjusted to start at 3:55 pm. |
School service
The following improvements will be made to school service to better accommodate bell times and current ridership:
Service information | Route |
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All Saints High School
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Limited Local Route 674 |
Canterbury High School
|
Limited Local Route 48 |
Colonel By Secondary School, Lester B. Pearson High School, École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde, and École secondaire Béatrice-Desloges
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Limited Local Route 612Limited Local Route 622 |
École secondaire publique Louis-Riel
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Frequent Route 28 |
École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois
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Rapid Route 99 |
Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School
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Local Route 171 |
Merivale High School
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Frequent Route 80Limited Local Route 680 |
Sir Robert Borden High School
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Local Route 84 |
St. Paul High School
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Local Route 58 |
Seasonal adjustments
Rack & Roll expands!
All buses on our network will be equipped with a bike rack in the spring so riders can continue to rack and roll.
NCC Weekend Bikedays
Every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday Monday, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, vehicles will not be able to access the westbound lane of the Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway. Many people will walk, skateboard, bike, or inline skate along the Parkway as part of NCC Weekend Bikedays.
The following routes will be detoured during the NCC Bikedays events with minimal impacts to service:
- Rapid Route 57
- Rapid Route 61
- Rapid Route 62
- Rapid Route 63
- Rapid Route 74
- Rapid Route 75
- Frequent Route 87
Check the Alerts page for more information about this detour.
Read more about NCC Weekend Bikedays
on ncc-ccn.gc.ca/