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| Owner | City of Ottawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Line 1 (OC Transpo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Urban rail transit (Light metro) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | O-Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | OC Transpo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depot(s) | Belfast Yard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | Alstom Citadis Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | September 14, 2019[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 80 km/h (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),[2] is a urban rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as part of the city's O-Train 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.[3] Despite 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. Having full grade separation and CBTC train control, this line can be categorised as a light metro.[4]
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 was projected to cost $4.66 billion.[7][8][9]
- ^ "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
- ^ "Canada and USA are poles apart on transit funding". International Railway Journal. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "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.