| Confederation Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | City of Ottawa | ||
| Line number | 1 | ||
| Locale | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| Stations | 13 | ||
| Website | Confederation Line (Line 1) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Light rail | ||
| System | O-Train | ||
| Operator(s) | OC Transpo | ||
| Depot(s) | Belfast Yard | ||
| Rolling stock | Alstom Citadis Spirit | ||
| Daily ridership | 159,000 (avg. weekday, Q4 2019)[1] | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | September 14, 2019[2] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 12.5 km (7.8 mi) | ||
| Character | At-grade, underground | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 25–80 km/h (16–50 mph) | ||
| Signalling | Thales SelTrac CBTC | ||
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Line 1 opens on Sept. 14". octranspo.com. August 23, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "O-Train Line 1". www.octranspo.com. OC Transpo. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "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
- ^ "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]
- ^ "2015 Look Ahead" (PDF). Confederation Line. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Schepers (December 4, 2012), p.6
- ^ 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.
- ^ Whan, Christopher (March 6, 2019). "Ottawa city council approves funding for stage 2 of LRT". Global News. Retrieved July 21, 2020.