Ottawa Transitway
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| Overview | |
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| Owner | City of Ottawa |
| Locale | Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 10 |
| Number of stations | 58 bus stations 5 LRT stations |
| Website | http://www.octranspo1.com/routes/transitway |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1983 |
| Operator(s) | OC Transpo |
Ottawa Rapid Transit is a public transport system serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Operated by OC Transpo, it consists of two largely grade-separated, independent rapid transit systems:
The Transitway was one of the most extensive and successful implementations of bus rapid transit, having begun service in 1983; many of the Transitway roads are above or below the grade of normal streets in Ottawa, by the use of overpasses, bridges, and trench highways. Thus, they rarely intersect directly with the regular traffic, and make it possible for the buses (and emergency vehicles) to continue at full speed even during rush hour. Buses that travel on the Transitway can cross long distances (especially outside the downtown area) without stopping for a single traffic light. Most sections of the Transitway have a speed limit of 70–90 km/h (43–56 mph) between stations, and 50 km/h (31 mph) in the station areas.
The following routes are high-frequency routes that have a significant portion of their route along the Transitway (only bus only roads count as transitway; excluding all routes in Ottawa as transitway routes):
61 - St-Laurent; Hurdman to Laurier; Lebreton to Dominion; Lincoln Fields to Queensway (Queensway - eastbound only); Pinecrest to Bayshore; Terry Fox.
62 - St-Laurent; Hurdman to Laurier; Lebreton to Dominion; Lincoln Fields to Queensway (Queensway - eastbound only); Pinecrest to Bayshore; Terry Fox.
63 - Lebreton to Dominion (peak periods only); Lincoln Fields to Queensway (Queensway - eastbound only); Pinecrest to Bayshore.
64 - Lebreton to Dominion (peak periods only); Lincoln Fields to Queensway (Queensway - eastbound only); Pinecrest to Bayshore.
91 - Place d'Orléans; Jeanne d'Arc; Blair; St-Laurent (westbound only); Campus to Laurier; Lebreton to Dominion; Lincoln Fields to Baseline.
94 - Blair; St-Laurent; Campus to Laurier; Lebreton to Tunney's Pasture and Dominion; Lincoln Fields to Baseline; Hunt Club Road to Fallowfield (Tunney's Pasture to Fallowfield - some trips only).
95 - Place d'Orléans; Jeanne d'Arc; Blair; St-Laurent; Hurdman to Laurier; Lebreton to Dominion; Lincoln Fields to Baseline; Hunt Club Road to Barrhaven Centre (Baseline to Barrhaven Centre - most trips).
97 - South Keys to Laurier; Lebreton to Tunney's Pasture and Dominion; Lincoln Fields; Bayshore (Tunney's Pasture to Bayshore - most trips).
98 - South Keys to Greenboro and Laurier; Lebreton to Tunney's Pasture (Greenboro to Tunney's Pasture - most trips).
99 - Barrhaven Centre to Marketplace; South Keys to Greenboro and Laurier; Lebreton (Greenboro to Lebreton - peak periods only).
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