Trillium Line

Capital Railway
Overview
Headquarters	Walkley Yard
Reporting mark	CR
Locale	Ontario and Quebec

Trillium Line
Trillium Line
	;
	Train departing Bayview station
Overview
Status	Closed for expansion
Owner	City of Ottawa
Locale	Ottawa, Ontario
Stations	5 (+8 under construction)
Website	Trillium Line (Line 2)
Service
Type	Light rail
System	O-Train
Operator(s)	OC Transpo under the name Capital Railway
Rolling stock	Alstom Coradia LINT; Stadler FLIRT;
Daily ridership	20,000 (avg. weekday, Q4 2019)
Ridership	3,922,500 (2018)
History
Opened	October 15, 2001
Closed for upgrading	May 3, 2020
Planned reopening	Q3 2024
Technical
Line length	8 km (5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	60–80 km/h (37–50 mph)
Signalling	Canadian Rail Operating Rules
Train protection system	Indusi; PTC (future);
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Confederation Line
	to Tunney's Pasture │ to Blair
Detailed diagram
	Former CPR Ellwood Subdivision
	now QGR Lachute Subdivision
	Chief William Commanda Bridge
	over Ottawa River
	Quebec
	Ontario
	Confederation Line
	to Tunney's Pasture │ to Blair
	Highway 417
	Queensway
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The Trillium Line (French: Ligne Trillium), also called O-Train Line 2 (French: Ligne 2 de l'O-Train),^[3] is a diesel light rail transit (DLRT) service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo.^[4]^[5]^[6] The line has been closed since May 2020 for service expansion.

Part of the O-Train light rail system, the line runs north–south for 8 kilometres (5 mi) between Bayview and Greenboro. The line is a single track, with three passing sidings on dedicated rights-of-way shared with Ottawa Central freight trains south of Walkley Yard, which occasionally serve the National Research Council of Canada's Automotive and Surface Transportation Research Centre. Despite being a local public transit line, it is actually a federally regulated mainline railway and operated under the official name "Capital Railway", which appears on the trains in addition to the service's logo.^[7] All stations except Carleton have single platforms.

Between 2013 and 2015, the line was upgraded and its fleet replaced, cutting wait times during peak periods from 15 minutes to 12 minutes.^[8]

On May 3, 2020, the line was shut down for a four-year upgrade and expansion project, which will add eight stations and 16 kilometres (10 mi) of track, including a spur to Macdonald–Cartier International Airport. During its closure, service along the line is being provided by buses. The upgraded and expanded line is expected to reopen in the third quarter of 2024.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

^ Manconi, John (General Manager, Transportation Services) (January 23, 2020). Special Transit Commission meeting - January 23, 2020 (Audio Recording). 14 minutes in. Retrieved May 6, 2020. Ridership on the Trillium Line set new all-time records in September, October, November, and December, and on an average weekday we carry approximately 20,000 passenger trips on that line.
^ "Public Transportation Ridership: Fourth Quarter 2018" (PDF). American Public Transit Association. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ "O-Train Line 2". OC Transpo. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ Ramlakhan, Krystalle (February 24, 2019). "Students rail against longer-than-expected O-Train shutdown". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^ "Here's what's happening for Stage 2 LRT construction right now". October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^ "Trillium Line shuts down for next 2 years". CBC News. May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "Decision No. 283-R-2007". www.otc-cta.gc.ca. June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference Improve-Service-2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Trillium Line hits another delay, opening timeline pushed back through the summer". CTV News. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Trillium Line launch delayed until spring 2024". Ottawa. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^ "Trillium Line launch pushed back again". Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ Joanne Chianello; Kate Porter (December 17, 2021). "Trillium Line extension now delayed to spring 2023". CBC. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "Trillium Line South". Stage 2 Ottawa. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

[1] Manconi, John (General Manager, Transportation Services) (January 23, 2020). Special Transit Commission meeting - January 23, 2020 (Audio Recording). 14 minutes in. Retrieved May 6, 2020. Ridership on the Trillium Line set new all-time records in September, October, November, and December, and on an average weekday we carry approximately 20,000 passenger trips on that line.

[2] "Public Transportation Ridership: Fourth Quarter 2018" (PDF). American Public Transit Association. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[3] "O-Train Line 2". OC Transpo. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[CBC-shutdown-2019-4] Ramlakhan, Krystalle (February 24, 2019). "Students rail against longer-than-expected O-Train shutdown". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[OS-construction-2019-5] "Here's what's happening for Stage 2 LRT construction right now". October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[6] "Trillium Line shuts down for next 2 years". CBC News. May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[7] "Decision No. 283-R-2007". www.otc-cta.gc.ca. June 6, 2007. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[Improve-Service-2015-8] Cite error: The named reference Improve-Service-2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[update-feb-2024-9] "Trillium Line hits another delay, opening timeline pushed back through the summer". CTV News. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[:3-10] "Trillium Line launch delayed until spring 2024". Ottawa. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

[Nov-2023-11] "Trillium Line launch pushed back again". Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[delay-2023-12] Joanne Chianello; Kate Porter (December 17, 2021). "Trillium Line extension now delayed to spring 2023". CBC. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[13] "Trillium Line South". Stage 2 Ottawa. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

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