Trillium Line will run 7 days a week starting Sunday, March 16
North-south rail line launched in stages to help troubleshoot tech, train drivers
More than two months after it opened to the public, Ottawa's north-south Trillium Line will be open seven days a week, starting this coming Sunday, March 16.
An expanded and renamed Line 2 to Riverside South and the spur Line 4 to the airport launched Monday, Jan. 6. after more than four years of work and $840 million.
Trains originally ran only on weekdays, then expanded to Saturdays later in January.
OC Transpo had kept the line closed on Sundays because it didn't have enough drivers and wanted time to fix problems with passenger information screens.
A memo from transit general manager Renée Amilcar on Monday afternoon said enough progress has been made to begin offering Sunday service.
OC Transpo now has more staff, maintenance teams are working well and the information technology is becoming more reliable, she wrote.
Trains will run from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. on Sundays, shorter hours than the rest of the week. B2 buses that run between Bayview and South Keys stations will keep going until Saturday, March 29, Amilcar said.
Wider-ranging bus cuts and changes to match the Trillium Line's opening are coming April 27. The "New Ways to Bus" changes include the end of Route 97 to and from the Ottawa International Airport.