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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
A few more O-Train changes in August for extension, wheel work
Partial closures and schedule changes continue this month for Ottawa's rail transit system. OC Transpo said Tuesday that Line 1 service will be scaled back Saturday Aug. 16, Sunday Aug. 17 and Sunday Aug. 31 for more work on the extension east from Blair to Trim stations and on the St-Laurent station tunnel. On Aug. 16 and 17, trains won't run east of Tremblay station. R1 buses will connect Hurdman station and Blair, with the usual shuttle between St-Laurent and Cyrville stations. R1 buses will run instead of the east-west rain line the morning of Aug. 31. Trains should come back at noon. This eastern connection work includes cameras, security systems and software and allows more driver training through the 12.5 kilometres of new track and five stations, according to OC Transpo. There should be more changes in September. The transit service's website says the east extension should open this year. The target for its western extension to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College is 2027. Fewer Line 2 trains some nights The north-south Line 2 will run every 24 minutes instead of every 12 minutes after 8 p.m. from Aug. 11 to 15. This will let OC Transpo install equipment to monitor the axle bearings on its trains. Problems with those bearings, part of what hold the wheels to the train, have plagued Line 1. Line 4 to and from the airport won't be affected.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
A few more O-Train changes in August for extension, wheel work
Partial closures and schedule changes continue this month for Ottawa's rail transit system. OC Transpo said Tuesday that Line 1 service will be scaled back Saturday Aug. 16, Sunday Aug. 17 and Sunday Aug. 31 for more work on the extension east from Blair to Trim stations and on the St-Laurent station tunnel. On Aug. 16 and 17, trains won't run east of Tremblay station. R1 buses will connect Hurdman station and Blair, with the usual shuttle between St-Laurent and Cyrville stations. R1 buses will run instead of the east-west rain line the morning of Aug. 31. Trains should come back at noon. This eastern connection work includes cameras, security systems and software and allows more driver training through the 12.5 kilometres of new track and five stations, according to OC Transpo. There should be more changes in September. The transit service's website says the east extension should open this year. The target for its western extension to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College is 2027. Fewer Line 2 trains some nights The north-south Line 2 will run every 24 minutes instead of every 12 minutes after 8 p.m. from Aug. 11 to 15. This will let OC Transpo install equipment to monitor the axle bearings on its trains. Problems with those bearings, part of what hold the wheels to the train, have plagued Line 1. Line 4 to and from the airport won't be affected.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Time of India
Commuters throng underground as surface transport goes haywire
1 2 3 4 Kolkata: Commuters on Monday preferred the underground route as transport above the ground went missing since morning, forcing many office-goers to take unsanctioned leave. The Metro was a saviour when buses, mostly hired for rallyists, were unavailable and app-cab services were erratic. Till 3 pm, the Blue Line, which is the city's transportation lifeline operating along the North-South axis, recorded a sharp spike with 386,033 commuters. Green Line 2, or East-West Metro's Esplanade-Howrah Maidan section, ferried 39,528 people till 3 pm. Howrah was the Green Line's most crowded station, earning Rs 3.1 lakh (cash) till 5.30 pm. "Compiling revenue generated from other means like smart card, UPI, and the Metro app, Howrah station earned around Rs 5 lakh till 5.30 pm," an official said. The passenger count for Green Line 1, or East-West Metro's Sector V-Sealdah section, was 29,501 till 3 pm. The less-used metro lines were more crowded than usual. Till 3 pm, the Orange (New Garia-Ruby) and Purple (Joka-Majerhat) lines recorded 3,276 and 3,430 passengers, respectively. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Extra counters were opened at stations like Esplanade, Howrah, and Park Street. Extra staff members and RPF personnel were deployed to control the crowd. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AirSense 11 – Smart tech for deep sleep ResMed Buy Now Undo Manual passage replaced automatic fare collection (AFC) gates. Separate accesses were opened for smart card users for faster movement. As passengers were trying to squeeze in, a few trains were briefly held up at Esplanade and Chandni Chowk stations because the compartment doors could not be closed. RPF personnel were seen rushing in to help commuters board the trains. Escalators were turned off to prevent accidents. "It was like a local train journey. The compartments were packed with rally participants. I had to get down at Esplanade but could not. I went to Park Street instead and walked back," said Pritam Saha, a Lake Town resident who boarded a train at Belgachhia. Above the ground, the dearth of buses or any other means of commute gave daily travellers a harrowing time. "I waited for 20 minutes for a bus to Park Street, then decided to take the metro from Thakurpukur station to Majerhat where I waited for another 30 minutes for a bus. Joined three others around 10 am for a shared cab ride to Park Street that cost us Rs 600," rued Goutam Maji, a private firm employee. App cabs were cancelling at random. "At 8.30 am, at least four cab drivers cancelled rides to Esplanade," said Tanima Mondal, who was forced to opt for an app bike for twice the normal fare. Very few auto rickshaws were seen in the morning. Buses from both the northern fringes (Barasat, Rajarhat, New Town) and the south (Behala, Budge Budge, Amtala, Sonarpur, and Baruipur) weren't available since Sunday evening. According to Titu Saha of the City Suburban Bus Service and Tapan Banerjee of the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, it was the highest rally requisition in recent years.
Toronto Star
17-07-2025
- Business
- Toronto Star
Everyone wants the new TTC subway cars to be made in Canada. So why are Ottawa and city hall butting heads over them?
All three levels of government agree that the badly needed new subway cars for Line 2 should be made in Canada, but the project to replace the TTC trains has been stalled for weeks over an apparent misunderstanding between city hall and Ottawa. A letter obtained by the Star dated June 23, written by federal Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson to Mayor Olivia Chow, notes that it had become 'apparent' that both Toronto and the Ontario government were seeking to ensure the contract for the project would allow the cars to be built within the country, leaving the TTC to change its procurement plans.
Hamilton Spectator
17-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Everyone wants the new TTC subway cars to be made in Canada. So why are Ottawa and city hall butting heads over them?
All three levels of government agree that the badly needed new subway cars for Line 2 should be made in Canada, but the project to replace the TTC trains has been stalled for weeks over an apparent misunderstanding between city hall and Ottawa. A letter obtained by the Star dated June 23, written by federal Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson to Mayor Olivia Chow, notes that it had become 'apparent' that both Toronto and the Ontario government were seeking to ensure the contract for the project would allow the cars to be built within the country, leaving the TTC to change its procurement plans. 'With the procurement of these subway trains, I am supportive of any action that accomplishes a build Canada option in a manner that is consistent with the city of Toronto's legal obligations,' the letter from Robertson to Chow reads. 'Should the (Toronto Transit Commission) decide to effect this change, I look forward to receiving the formal request on their proposed procurement approach as part of the TTC Baseline Funding Capital Plan as soon as possible.' More than three weeks later, the federal government says it is still waiting for the TTC to act. A federal government official with knowledge of the matter, speaking to the Star on the condition they not be named, said the minister's office had not received a response to the June 23 letter from city officials. The mayor's office, however, says it needed approval from the federal government to change the procurement process to allow the 'buy Canadian' approach. 'The mayor has been in regular communication with both the provincial and federal ministers throughout this process and continues to work collaboratively with them,' said Shirven Rezvany, a spokesperson for the mayor. 'Any procurement process is a highly confidential TTC board process and cannot be discussed in detail.' When reached for comment, Robertson's office would not discuss the contents of the June 23 letter, saying in a statement that the 'final decision regarding the procurement for TTC train cars rests entirely within the mandate of the TTC.' Earlier in June, Chow had been enthusiastic about a made-in-Canada approach, saying at a press conference on June 17, that the city was waiting on Ottawa to 'exempt … the tendering process, so we can take the jobs to Thunder Bay.' 'We're waiting for federal government to give us the go-ahead,' Chow added. The city has now received two requests from higher levels of government to ensure the $2.3 billion for 55 new subway cars for the Bloor-Danforth line are spent in Canada amid the economic uncertainty brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada. 'The moment we are in calls for action that protects Canadian workers,' Robertson wrote in his June 23 letter, asking for sourcing Canadian components and for the cars to be built in Canada. In a letter to Chow in April , Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria went further, asking for the cars to be built at French train manufacturer Alstom's Thunder Bay plant. The 55 new subway cars are meant to replace the current cars, which are expected to reach the end of their 30-year service life in 2026. Line 2 has 400,000 daily boardings, and the risk of running trains past their service life was underscored when the Scarborough RT derailed in September 2023 , with then TTC CEO Rick Leary warning of similar problems if the Line 2 cars are not replaced . The new subway cars aren't expected to begin rolling out until 2030, and Percy previously said the TTC would undertake a 'light overhaul' of the current Line 2 cars to extend their service life in the interim. The cost of the new subway cars required the city, the province and the federal government to each contribute a third of the cost. The province's third was secured as part of the Ford government's 'new deal' with Toronto and the federal government sealed the deal with funding announced on Nov. 29, 2024 . At that announcement on November, representatives for both the federal and provincial governments said the new trains would be built in Thunder Bay. The TTC's then interim CEO Greg Percy said at the November press conference that the contract for the subway cars would be open to bids from multiple companies, with a request for proposals that went out on Dec. 10. The Thunder Bay factory, which was owned by Bombardier until Alstom took over the company's rail business in 2021, has filled previous orders for TTC subways and streetcars. In 2022 it lost out on a major contract for new trains for the province's Ontario Line project.
