The Task Force’s primary recommendation is to use existing
rail corridors and rights-of-way to build a light rail system
modelled on the O-Train. The system would be fully electrified
over time using the latest available technology. Electrification
would start in the downtown tunnel and convert from diesel to
electric elsewhere, as funds and demand permit.
System Map 2010
The network will serve Kanata, Barrhaven, Smiths Falls, Ottawa
South and Alexandria. Ottawa Station (VIA) and Bayview Station
would be major transfer points.
View the 2010 map.
System Map 2017
The network will include a downtown tunnel. In the west, trains
will run to Kanata, Carp and Stittsville and through Barrhaven
to Smiths Falls. The network will stretch to Mitch Owens Road
in the south and run north to the Casino in Gatineau. In the
east, service will run through Orléans to Cumberland.
A spur to the airport would also be built.
View the 2017 map.
System Map 2037
Service could be extended to Arnprior and Carleton Place in
the west and Navan in the east. Wakefield and Masson could
also be included. The entire Transitway would be converted
to electric light rail. Extensions from Earl Armstrong Road
to Cedarview Road and from downtown to CFB Rockcliffe would
also be considered.
View the 2037 map.
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