OC Transpo
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| Founded | 1972 (formerly Ottawa Transportation Commission) |
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| Headquarters | 1500 St. Laurent Boulevard |
| Locale | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Service area | National Capital Region |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit, bus rapid transit, light rail |
| Routes | 145 (includes school routes) |
| Fleet | 980 buses, 88 wheel trans buses, 6 diesel multiple units |
| Daily ridership | 340,000 |
| Fuel type | Biodiesel, Diesel, Hybrid Technology, Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel |
| Operator | City of Ottawa |
| Website | www.octranspo1.com |
Coordinates: 45°24′44.5″N 75°37′55.5″W / 45.412361°N 75.632083°W
OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The system carries approximately 97.1 million annual riders (340,000 daily trips). An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of:
In December 2012, Ottawa City Council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east-west LRT line, the Confederation Line through the downtown to replace the existing BRT by 2018.
OC Transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of Gatineau, Quebec, especially during rush hour. Rush-hour service is also provided to a park and ride lot in the Township of Russell.
OC Transpo has a fleet of 940 buses (as of December 31, 2014) that run on regular streets, all of which are fully accessible low-floor buses. OC Transpo uses many articulated buses to provide service. Some of the routes that run on the Transitway, including the city's most-used bus routes, are served almost exclusively by articulated buses (e.g., route 95, route 96, and route 97). Peak hour express routes are served primary by Double Decker buses.
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