O-Train Line 1 closures on September 29 and October 5 for Stage 2 work

Published on
September 23, 2024
Parking, roads, traffic and transit

O-Train Line 1 service will not run between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations on Sunday, September 29 from 8 am to approximately noon, and for the entire day on Saturday, October 5.

Line 1 service will resume at approximately noon on September 29. R1 replacement bus service will run every eight minutes from 8 am to approximately noon between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations.

On Saturday, October 5, R1 replacement bus service will run every eight minutes from 6 am to 2 am between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations. Line 1 service will resume Sunday, October 6.

Shuttle bus service will run every 15 minutes between St-Laurent and Cyrville stations and every 30 minutes between Lees Station and Mackenzie King Bridge while R1 is in effect.

These closures are needed to test communications and computer systems that will integrate the Stage 2 East Extension with the Line 1 system. This work cannot be completed overnight and customers may see trains running on Line 1 as part of the testing work. To allow this important Stage 2 work to advance, every effort is being made to minimize disruptions to customers.

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