New bus route launches to connect North Grenville to OC Transpo

An NGTransit on-demand bus in North Grenville, Ont. on Nov. 11, 2024. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa)

A new bus route in North Grenville has officially launched, connecting people who live south of Ottawa to the capital’s transit system.

NGtransit officially launched a morning and evening commuter service connecting with Limebank Station in Ottawa, allowing riders to hop on to Line 2 LRT and the rest of the OC Transpo network.

Residents can catch the new NGtransit commuter bus in the north parking lot of the North Grenville Municipal Centre at 285 County Road 44 in Kemptville. NGtransit says the ride to Limebank Station takes approximately 32 minutes, depending on traffic and road conditions.

The fare is $5 per ride. Trips can be booked on the Blaise App, online at ride.blaisetransit.com or by phone at 613-368-5620. Dispatch is available seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., NGtransit says.

Buses depart from North Grenville at 6:25 a.m. and 7:40 a.m. Return trips from Limebank Station in the afternoon depart at 5:10 p.m. and 6:25 p.m.

The route also has trips from Limebank to North Grenville in the mornings, at 7 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. and from North Grenville to Limebank in the afternoons, at 4:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

OC Transpo says NGtransit will serve Stop J at Limebank Station.

When the new service was announced in June, North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford said thousands of North Greenville residents commute to Ottawa for work.

The expanded service comes after North Grenville received $719,000 in funding on the way from the Ontario Transit Investment Fund.

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