Confederation Line

Confederation Line

Overview
OwnerCity of Ottawa
Line number1
LocaleOttawa, Ontario
Stations13
WebsiteConfederation Line (Line 1)
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemO-Train
Operator(s)OC Transpo
Depot(s)Belfast Yard
Rolling stockAlstom Citadis Spirit
Daily ridership159,000 (avg. weekday, Q4 2019)[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 14, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-14)[2]
Technical
Line length12.5 km (7.8 mi)
CharacterAt-grade, underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed25–80 km/h (16–50 mph)
SignallingThales SelTrac CBTC
Route map

Stage 2 (2025)
Trim
Place d'Orléans
Convent Glen
Jeanne d'Arc
Montréal
Blair
Cyrville
St. Laurent
Belfast Yards
Maintenance Facility
Tremblay
Hurdman
Lees
uOttawa
Rideau
Parliament
Lyon
Pimisi
Bayview
Tunney's Pasture
Stage 2 (2027)
Westboro
Kichi Zìbì
Sherbourne
New Orchard
Lincoln Fields
Iris
Algonquin
Queensview
Pinecrest
Bayshore
Moodie

The Confederation Line (French: Ligne de la Confédération), also called O-Train Line 1 (French: Ligne 1 de l'O-Train),[3] is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the city's O-Train light rail system. It opened on September 14, 2019, and is O-Train's second line. It operates on an east–west route, with a segment under Queen Street in the downtown core, complementing the north–south Trillium Line that operates to the west of the downtown core.[4] Using light rail rolling stock and technology (e.g. pantograph electrical pickup from overhead catenary rather than a third rail), the Confederation Line is completely grade separated.

The project was approved by the Ottawa City Council and the contract was awarded in December 2012.[5] Construction began in 2013.[6] At a cost of just over CA$2.1 billion, the first stage of the line was the largest infrastructure project awarded in the history of the city before being surpassed by the Stage 2 extension of the line, which will cost $4.66 billion.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ Manconi, John (General Manager, Transportation Services) (January 23, 2020). Special Transit Commission meeting – January 23, 2020 (Audio Recording). 13 minutes in. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. August 23, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "O-Train Line 1". www.octranspo.com. OC Transpo. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Transit commission on board with new O-Train name". Metro News. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2017. O-Train passengers could be boarding the expanded and newly named Trillium Line by mid-November
  5. ^ "Design, Build, Finance and Maintenance of Ottawa's Light Rail Transit (OLRT) Project" (PDF). Disposition 47. Ottawa City Council. December 19, 2012. [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "2015 Look Ahead" (PDF). Confederation Line. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Schepers (December 4, 2012), p.6
  8. ^ Chianello, Joanne (February 25, 2019). "4 things you should know about the $4.66B contract for LRT Stage 2". CBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Whan, Christopher (March 6, 2019). "Ottawa city council approves funding for stage 2 of LRT". Global News. Retrieved July 21, 2020.