Confederation Line West LRT Extension (Stage 2) [Tunney's to Baseline/Moodie] | U/C

[Kitchissippi]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Probably just what west-end buses do whenever there’s a closure on the parkway: via Croydon Avenue, Richmond Road, Churchill Avenue, Scott Street

I meant getting from Bayshore to Lincoln Fields via Pinecrest and Queensview. It’ either a traffic clogged Queensway or small residential streets. Replacement buses will be super slow.

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by Kitchissippi

I meant getting from Bayshore to Lincoln Fields via Pinecrest and Queensview. It’ either a traffic clogged Queensway or small residential streets. Replacement buses will be super slow.

There will be a local shuttle like they have for Cyrville Station, and the bulk of the replacement buses will bypass awkward to access locations.

[J.OT13]

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[Richard Eade]

Well, that’s dizzyingly fast. But the thing that caught my eye, more than anything else, was the number of curves. Honestly, it looks as if the person laying out the tracks couldn’t find a straight ruler, so improvised with a set of French Curves. The tracks seem to be continually going ‘this way, then that way’. Maybe it is an alternative to running the overhead Contact Wire from side to side. With this topology, they can run a straight wire and have the train weave side to side.

Silver Lining: ‘Train Surfing’ on this end of the line should be great practice for surfing the big swells at Nazaré, Portugal.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Richard Eade

Well, that’s dizzyingly fast. But the thing that caught my eye, more than anything else, was the number of curves. Honestly, it looks as if the person laying out the tracks couldn’t find a straight ruler, so improvised with a set of French Curves. The tracks seem to be continually going ‘this way, then that way’. Maybe it is an alternative to running the overhead Contact Wire from side to side. With this topology, they can run a straight wire and have the train weave side to side.

Silver Lining: ‘Train Surfing’ on this end of the line should be great practice for surfing the big swells at Nazaré, Portugal.

Certainly a few places where I feel they could have straightened it out a bit more. At least it's not as bad as the east end of Stage 1.

[Uhuniau]

Between the trench, the tunnel, and the berming of the new parkway alignment, will train passengers get even a fleeting glimpse of the river just west of Kichi Sipi?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

Between the trench, the tunnel, and the berming of the new parkway alignment, will train passengers get even a fleeting glimpse of the river just west of Kichi Sipi?

I am disappointed that the early plans that had the train buried under a berm with a few grates open to the river for ventilation wasn't accepted by the NCC. I feel like the NCC of today would have accepted that proposal.

The natural light and brief views of the river from the train, and the sight of the train from the parkway through the grates, would have been enhanced the experience for all.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

OC Transpo hopes for full LRT service by end of May after 'additional damage' found
New issue impacting plan to help get more train cars on the rails

Arthur White-Crummey · CBC News
Posted: Apr 09, 2026 11:44 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc...-after-additional-damage-found-9.7157652

I'm pretty confident it will be much longer than May. At this point, I think East and West will open at the same time towards the end of the decade.

[urbanforest]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

I'm pretty confident it will be much longer than May. At this point, I think East and West will open at the same time towards the end of the decade.

That headline is talking about returning to full double car service by the end of May. Troy Charter said he did not expect the Eastern extension to open this quarter.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by urbanforest

That headline is talking about returning to full double car service by the end of May. Troy Charter said he did not expect the Eastern extension to open this quarter.

Yeah, sorry, wasn't clear. Fixing the trains will be far longer than May delaying the opening of east years into the future. That's my prediction.

[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by urbanforest

That headline is talking about returning to full double car service by the end of May. Troy Charter said he did not expect the Eastern extension to open this quarter.

This was an overly optimistic statement. It was a sliver of good news to downplay what was clearly really bad news.

[sseguin]

Rail Fans Canada takes you trackside for an in-depth update on Ottawa’s expanding LRT system. In this April 2026 video, we show the latest progress on the O-Train Stage 2 West Extension, stretching from Tunney's Pasture Station to Algonquin in Nepean, and Moodie towards Kanata.

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[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

I am disappointed that the early plans that had the train buried under a berm with a few grates open to the river for ventilation wasn't accepted by the NCC. I feel like the NCC of today would have accepted that proposal.

The natural light and brief views of the river from the train, and the sight of the train from the parkway through the grates, would have been enhanced the experience for all.

It really would have. But the river view is now reserved for motorists and MUPpers. (MUPpets? Not sure how to self-identify here.)

[Kitchissippi]

The views might have been nice but the grates would have created issues with animals getting in and debris getting blown in. With northern exposure I imagine snow drifting in would also create extra headaches.

[Richard Eade]

And the home owners would have lost their river view.

[Kitchissippi]

The platform configuration at Lincoln Fields just doesn’t make sense. The centre platform should have been shared between the outbound tracks. Even for station signage it would have been logical to have the single platform signed as downtown bound and the double as Algonquin and Moodie bound. If they were running truncated off-peak shuttle service to the west end all you would have to do is walk across the platform to the other track, saving a climb up and down.

[sseguin]

Sorry I might not have explained it clearly enough. The single platform will be used for Moodie bound trains in special service, or late night/weekend service. That was previously the plan... whether things will change when it actually opens is another matter. With this setup, outside of the modified service pattern, it will operate as a typical centre platform station.

But yes, it probably would have made more sense for the downtown/East trains to use the single platform, where as the two westbound lines could have used the center platform.

[Kitchissippi]

Originally Posted by sseguin

Sorry I might not have explained it clearly enough. The single platform will be used for Moodie bound trains in special service, or late night/weekend service. That was previously the plan... whether things will change when it actually opens is another matter. With this setup, outside of the modified service pattern, it will operate as a typical centre platform station.

But yes, it probably would have made more sense for the downtown/East trains to use the single platform, where as the two westbound lines could have used the center platform.

I understood you right, it's just that the station was built wrong. Had the single and centre platforms been switched, each track would have had a dedicated and specific direction at all times.

[Richard Eade]

It might look as if it doesn’t make sense, at first, but you might be thinking in terms of Line 3 being truncated at Lincoln Fields – which it will be, but only a small portion of the time. The usual configuration of Line 1 and 3 is for them to use the central platform only, and alternate.

So, MOST of the time, only the larger, central platform is used. The passenger movements would be as follows:

From Algonquin to Downtown – stay on the inbound Line 1 train;
From Algonquin to Moodie – alight the inbound Line 1 train, cross the platform, and wait for an outbound Line 3 train;
From Moodie to Downtown – stay on the inbound Line 3 train;
From Moodie to Algonquin – alight the inbound Line 3 train, cross the platform, and wait for an outbound Line 1 train;
From Downtown to Algonquin – stay on the outbound Line 1 train;
From Downtown to Moodie – stay on the outbound Line 3 train.

This would be the case for five days a week, excluding late-night service. Only the wide, central platform is in use. The extra side platform is not in use, so there is no reason for ups and downs during these times.

During the other two days, and late at night, Line 3 will only run between Lincoln Fields and Moodie. The Line 3 train will use the single, side platform. Passenger movements will be as follows:

From Algonquin to Downtown – stay on the inbound Line 1 train;
From Algonquin to Moodie – alight on the central platform, up/down to the side platform, and wait for a Line 3 train;
From Moodie to Downtown – alight on the side platform, up/down to the central platform, and wait for a Line 1 train;
From Moodie to Algonquin – alight on the side platform, up/down to the central platform, and wait for a Line 1 train;
From Downtown to Algonquin – stay on the outbound Line 1 train;
From Downtown to Moodie – alight on the central platform, up/down to the side platform, and wait for a Line 3 train.

So, during the minority of time, there will be ups and downs to change platforms. However, because Line 1 and Line 3 trains are at different platforms, it might be possible to time them for a faster transfer

If things were the opposite way, then people would be doing the opposite: ups and downs during the majority of the time, but just crossing the platform on weekends.

[lrt's friend]

9 minute transfer wait times between trains like at South Keys?