OC Transpo rolls out colours, station names for future LRT routes

An east-bound O-Train pulls in to Rideau Station on the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit system in Ottawa, Ont. (Brenda Woods/CTV Ottawa)

OTTAWA — All aboard the red, green, gold and blue O-Train lines.

OC Transpo has unveiled plans for the four O-Train lines when light rail transit to Trim Road, Moodie Drive, Algonquin College and Riverside South open for riders. The O-Train line to Riverside South also includes a spur to the Ottawa Airport.

In a memo to Council, Transportation Services General Manager John Manconi announced staff have finalized plans for the service patterns and line numbers and colours.

Transit riders using Line 2 from Bayview Station to Limebank Station will need to transfer to Line 4 for service to the airport.

"Line colour selection takes into consideration legibility and contrast, and the new colours are distinguishable from the other service type colours for customers with the most common forms of colour-blindness," said Manconi.

"The use of numbers together with colours and symbols in all signage allows customers with more visual impairment and those who cannot detect any contrast to be able to identify and distinguish the different services."

Manconi says the chosen colours work well in many formats, including digital screens, print information, maps and station signage under normal, low light and backlit conditions.

The Confederation Line will continue to be used to identify the corridor for Line 1 and Line 3, serving Trim Road to Moodie Station and Algonquin Station. The Trillium Line will be known as the corridor for Bayview Station to Limebank Station, along with the link to the Ottawa Airport.

The Trillium Line to Riverside South is scheduled to open in 2022.  The Confederation Line route to Trim Road is scheduled to be completed in 2024, while the line to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College will open in 2025.

Manconi also unveiled the names of the 41 stations along the east, west and south corridors, along with the reasons for the names:

West

South

East