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Station naming convention[edit]

See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Canadian stations) for details. Secondarywaltz (talk) 17:36, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Classification as Light Rail[edit]

It's probably worth considering changing the classification of this line from light rail to light metro (I see that there is a page for medium-capacity system). The capacity, headway, and style of operation all align more with a light metro like Vancouver's SkyTrain than with a traditional light rail system like the Portland MAX. Since there doesn't seem to be mention that the line is fully grade-separated, and since the article states that the O-Train is "light rail", someone trying to get familiar with the system will misinterpret what it actually is. The similar Vienna U6 is classified as rapid transit rather than light rail despite using low-floor vehicles. ---Reecemartin558 (talk) 04:56, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Reecemartin558: Hey Reece, welcome to Wikipedia! Classification of transit lines always seems to be a tricky topic for some reason. For the record, OC Transpo and most news sources consistently use the term "light rail" even though that really undersells the system. I will edit the article at some point to emphasize the full grade separation. BLAIXX 00:57, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Blaixx: Thanks for the quick reply! I do agree at the minimum grade separation should be highlighted, since right now there's nothing that would lead an uninformed reader to think this isn't just a tramway like most North American LRTs. To my knowledge, there's no other system in North America that uses low-floor trains with full grade separation (Seattle Link comes close). In addition, because of the grade separation, the capacity, which is a function of frequency and train length, is much higher than on other "LRT"s in North America. I think the main benefit of such a change would be increased precision, since tramways and this system are both under the umbrella of LRT, not to mention in Asia LRTs often mean light metros anyway. Definitely worth considering, maybe even an extra section. ---Reecemartin558 (talk) 01:56, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Noting the edits by an IP editor changing Ottawa to light metro or the very poorly defined Medium-capacity rail system - consensus at present is that we refer to Ottawa's system as light rail, given that OC Transpo [1] , Ottawa [2] and most local news sources [3] use the term light rail to refer to it.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Turini2 (talk • contribs) 6:38, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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Should we have a section for Incidents / Issues / Problems?[edit]

Given the huge number of problems with the LRT, perhaps a section dedicated to some of the major problems and disruptions is in order? Dianne Skoll (talk) 18:57, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This link: https://www.tvo.org/article/ottawas-colossal-lrt-debacle-a-brief-ish-history covers the problems through the end of 2022. There have been many problems in 2023 (for example, as of July 20, 2023, the system has been completely down for three days) and I'm sure we can find sources documenting them. Dianne Skoll (talk) 19:02, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is good coverage in this section: Confederation Line#Vehicle issues. Feel free to add to that. BLAIXX 14:21, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]