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My god the train today smells like a highschool footballs teams locker room. This is really starting to get out of hand

Has anyone looked online to see how their commute will be with the new changes? I have, it doesn't look good.

A perfect example of this is the 85 Bayshore. From when the routs begins until 1pm, the bus only operates every 30 minutes instead of every 15-20 as it currently does. In that time alone, there will be 10 fewer trips. That's a lot of people on fewer buses.

If you're not heading downtown this fall, good luck. We're all going to need it.

Literally has been on hold for more than 10 mins what’s going on?

I was charged $8.20 twice this week for rides within the 90 minute window. Has this happened to anyone else this week? I put in a refund request. Hopefully I get my money back.

I'm looking for info on the 263 route from Richmond Village to Tunneys. I am planning to move to the area. With only three runs per day, I am curious if it really shows or if I'll be stranded if I am relying on this for work.

Does anyone have experience with the 5am, 6am or 7am run and corresponding returns?

So, the 81 bound for Bayshore was scheduled at 4:45pm, but at 4:48pm, the route 81 driver just decided to chill doing nothing for 15 minutes and then, departed at 5pm? How does the buses work, here?

Basically the title. Do you think it will ever improve or is it destined to only get worse?

Specifically north/south considering the poor design of the train where it takes almost 1.5 hours to get downtown Ottawa from Barrhaven.

Petty rant, but w/e. We were packed like sardines in a single, non-articulated bus that arrived 10 min late (and is normally articulated). A row of people wanted off and I was up against the side door, so I opened the door and let people off.

Then I reboarded and some lady followed, and that was somehow my fault. Bus driver refused to move until I waded through a sea of people to explain myself. He kept talking over me, demanding me to scan my card because I “snuck on” with the other person. I couldn’t get a word in edge wise.

I get the misunderstanding, and ideally I run to the front to reboard, but there’s a risk you drive away and don’t see me. Didn’t care for my explanation. The guy even said hello to me when I first boarded from the front.

Its the middle of summer on a beautiful sunny day and it still somehow finds a way to break down? It looks like the train at St Laurent just stopped and could not move?

I get to Blair and go in and see a sign saying the station is not in use.

I go back out and wait for r1 and in the meantime, several busses of people arrive and people just go straight up. I get curious why people aren’t going back down, so I go up and see the LRT is in fact running and all the way to Tunneys pasture.

There was a driver telling us about the r1 and how it will take us to Hurdman, he obviously didn’t know the train was running

Why is r1 service still running? Why is there a sign saying the station is out of service?

**O-Train East Extension update:** OC Transpo says work is continuing to prepare the extension between Blair and Trim for Pre-Trial and Trial Running.

A key milestone: 80% of the Line 1 fleet required for Trial Running is now equipped with the Smart Bugs condition monitoring system.

OC Transpo says it is **on target to have enough vehicles equipped by the end of August**.

The Smart Bugs provide near real-time monitoring of the cartridge bearing assemblies, and OC Transpo says the system, combined with existing safety measures, is helping make more trains available for service.

Meanwhile, final readiness activities are ramping up on the East Extension.

Expect to see an increasing number of **out-of-service trains operating between Blair and Trim** as crews exercise the system, identify issues and work to improve reliability ahead of Pre-Trial and Trial Running.

A Trial Running schedule has **not yet been announced**. OC Transpo says it is working with RTG and East-West Connectors to determine one.

Before Trial Running begins, trains will eventually operate between Tunney's Pasture and Trim — though passengers will still have to get off at Blair.

More updates are expected at Transit Committee in September.

There were problems on this section earlier today too and tonight:

“According to a memo from Rick Leary, the general manager of the Transit Services, Line 1 service will be shut down east of Tremblay stations after 8 p.m. to allow for repairs on the OCS overhead catenary system.”

hey everyone

i was wondering if someone can tell how long does it take for oc transpo to get back to you after your written test assessment i gave my exam on july 28th i havent heard back from them yet they said it may take a couple of weeks until they get back to us but its been more then that can someone tell me if they have received any updates recently and how long does it take for them to respond usually please and thank you