Spring 2023 transit service changes
OC Transpo’s spring service changes comes into effect on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Regular schedule adjustments take place seasonally.
Service adjustments
The weekday trip on Route 75 that starts at Tunney’s Pasture Station at 16:07 will be extended to end at the Minto Recreation Centre instead of Barrhaven Centre.
Service on Route 97 to and from the Ottawa International Airport will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes through most of the service day, seven days a week. This will restore the frequency of service to the airport to what it was before changes were implemented in Summer 2021 as result of low ridership due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Route 228 will be adjusted to serve Chapel Hill Station.
Route 231 will be extended in the morning to start on Innes Road, west of Frank Bender Street, to address idling concerns from nearby residents.
As part of the regular review of schedules to improve reliability and service for customers, schedule adjustments will be made to the following routes:
On weekdays, O-Train Line 2 replacement bus service and routes 40, 57, 88, 168, 170, 171, 231, 261, and 263.
On weekends, routes 61, 62, 63, and 88.
School service
A.Y. Jackson Secondary School: Select school trips on Route 161 will be adjusted to travel on Stonehaven Drive and Grassy Plains Drive, reducing the walking distance for students in the Stonehaven Drive / Old Richmond Road area.
Earl of March Secondary School: The afternoon school trip on Route 62 will be extended to start at Teron Station.
Service adjustments for construction
With the completion of the Montréal Road Revitalization Project last fall, routes 12 and 15 will revert to their pre-construction routing and hours of service, with Route 12 operating from Blair Station to Parliament Station seven days per week (no longer serving St-Laurent Station), and Route 15 operating during weekday peak periods only, between Blair Station and Gatineau (no longer operating in the midday or evening, nor on weekends, nor via Blair Road).
Downtown, Route 12 will operate via Elgin Street and Queen Street instead of Wellington Street.
Seasonal Service Changes
Frequency on O-Train Line 2 replacement bus and on Route 25 will be reduced in certain time periods on weekdays, to reflect reduced seasonal ridership levels at Carleton University and La Cité.
Frequency on routes 56 and 57 will be reduced in certain time periods on weekdays, to reflect seasonal changes in ridership.