About the O-Train Trillium & Confederation Line in Ottawa Canada

The Trillium Line, the original O-Train line, was introduced in 2001 as a pilot project to provide an alternative to the busways on which Ottawa had long depended exclusively for its high-grade transit service (see Ottawa Rapid Transit). The system uses low-floor diesel multiple unit trains. It is legally considered a mainline railway despite its use for local public transport purposes, and is more like an urban railway rather than a metro or tramway. It is often described as ‘light rail’, partly because there were plans to extend it into Ottawa’s downtown as a tramway-like service, and partly because the original Bombardier Talent trains are much smaller and lighter than most mainline trains in North America, and do not meet the Association of American Railroads' standards for crash strength.

The Confederation Line (French: Ligne de la Confédération) is a light rail transit (LRT) line under construction in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Confederation Line will be part of the O-Train network operated by OC Transpo along with the existing diesel-powered Trillium Line. While using light rail vehicles and technology, the Confederation Line is completely grade separated with high frequency service and so falls towards the light metro end of the spectrum.

The project was approved by Ottawa City Council and the contract was awarded in December 2012. Construction began in 2013 and the downtown portion of the project will be substantially completed by 2017, the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation. The line is expected to open in 2018. At a cost of just over $2.1 billion, it is the largest infrastructure project awarded in the history of the city. The cost of phase 2 is $3 billion making the total cost $5.1 billion.

Source: Wikipedia

Below you will find an image showing the Average Sale Prices of Homes and Condominiums surrounding each of the stops along Ottawa's existing Trillium Line and the future Confederation Line.

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