Trillium Line LRT will open in January [Video]

The City of Ottawa will ring in 2025 with the launch of its new north-south light-rail transit line, but service will only be five days a week on the Trillium Line during the first phase of launch.

OC Transpo general manager Renee Amilcar announced a three-phase approach to opening Line 2 and Line 4, officially opening service to the public on Jan. 6.

“I’m confident that OC Transpo and our maintainer, TransitNext, are ready for the new challenges of revenue service,” Amilcar told reporters and councillors on Friday.

“I’m confident in the system.”

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The Trillium Line will run between Bayview Station and Limebank Station, with a spur connecting South Keys Station and the Ottawa Airport. The Line 2 and 4 were originally scheduled to open in August 2022.

Amilcar says the Trillium Line will open in three phases, starting with …