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The St. Laurent Station needs to undergo a multi-million-dollar rehabilitation to address leakage into the tunnel that could force the closure of the major O-Train Station to trains for several weeks.
OC Transpo riders have a chance to provide feedback and raise concerns about public transit over the next four weeks, as the city prepares for an influx of public servants and students on buses and the O-Train this fall.
OC Transpo’s new O-Buskers program officially launched this week, bringing live performances by local musicians to O-Train Line 1 stations.
The City of Ottawa will launch a new ad campaign this summer to encourage federal public servants to spend more time downtown at the end of the workday to help alleviate pressure on OC Transpo buses and the O-Train and roads across the city.
Gatineau’s transit service won’t be able to add more buses to the roads this fall as federal public servants spend more time in the office and students return to universities and colleges.
Final preparations are underway for trial running on the O-Train East Extension, but there is still no timeline to open the light-rail transit line between Blair and Trim stations.
OC Transpo says it will be increasing the frequency of trains on O-Train Line 1 this fall, as students return to the city and as more public servants travel to downtown offices.
OC Transpo says damage was found on part of the overhead power line on O-Train Line 1 overnight, causing service disruptions Friday morning.
Children and youth can ride OC Transpo buses, the O-Train and Para Transpo for free this summer.
School bus authorities in Ottawa say around 3,600 students in Ottawa will be swapping their red and white buses for yellow ones, as OC Transpo plans to make cuts to school routes this fall.
General manager of Transit Services Rick Leary says a scathing audit of OC Transpo’s bus scheduling processes validates his own plan to address delays and cancellations for bus customers in the city.
OC Transpo will be doubling some wait times on the light rail line that travels to the Ottawa airport this summer.
Two bus routes meant to supplement light rail service in Ottawa are costing OC Transpo $5 million a year, are taking buses from peak service, and were not considered priorities, according to the city’s auditor general.
A new audit of OC Transpo’s bus service says that the “New Ways to Bus” plan was launched in 2025 with outdated data and was focused more on cost savings, leading to late buses and other impacts to service.
There were fewer incidents of crimes against people and property on OC Transpo buses and the O-Train in 2025, the second straight year the transit service saw a decrease in crimes, according to new data.
OC Transpo is not providing a timeline to open the O-Train east extension, as full service ramps up on the original east-west Line 1.
