Dedicated O-Train thread
http://www.octranspo1.com/routes/o-train
Left- Current vehicles - Bombardier Talent BR643
Right - New vehicles for 2014 - Alstom Coradia LINT 41DMU
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Ph...355/story.html
Expansion Plans
The City of Ottawa is undertaking the expansion of the existing O-Train an eight kilometre light-rail service running from Greenboro Station in the south to Bayview Transitway station just west of downtown Ottawa in order to increase the current frequency of the O-Train from 15 minutes to approximately 8 minutes.
The O-Train pilot project’s initial ridership target was 5,100 to 6,400 customer trips per day; actual ridership has now reached more than 12,000 customer trips per day. Growing demands, along with the requirement to enhance non-Transitway service corridors during east-west LRT construction, highlight the need to increase the frequency and capacity of the O‑Train service.
The project will involve the following key elements:
- Acquisition of six new Alstom diesel multiple-unit (DMU) trains to permit concurrent operation of four trains
- Construction of two new passing tracks and signalling infrastructure upgrades along the O-Train corridor at Gladstone Avenue and south of Brookfield pedestrian pathway crossing
- Upgraded O-Train station facilities to improve accessibility and customer convenience
- Expand and upgrade the Walkley yard maintenance facilities to accommodate the larger DMU fleet
Schedule
The O-Train service shutdown is scheduled from April 27, 2013 until August 30, 2013. The bulk of the heavy civil work for the expansion project will be completed at this time. The new Alstom Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains will arrive Summer 2013. Testing, training and commissioning of the new system and the new Alstom DMU trains will commence in the Fall of 2013 and be completed by 2014. Implementation of increased service frequency using the new trains is anticipated to commence in Winter 2014.
City Staff Report on O-Train expansion.
Found some updates as of August 2013.
@SherryAske -https://twitter.com/SherryAske/status/369575510155603968
surleyshamit - instagram
http://instagram.com/p/dKdtyOhnq3/
Possible extension in next TMP
https://app06.ottawa.ca/calendar/ott...on%20Study.htm
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