State of transit · Ottawa and Gatineaured tick = proposed target · line = last six months
Transit met 1 of the 1 proposed target we can measure in October 2026.
78.1% of arrival predictions were within five minutes.
Previous measure, Oct 5 – Nov 2. The new two-minute measures below are still being collected.
7 promises cannot be measured yet.
The month in plain words
We have not worked out why service fell short on Ottawa and Gatineau in past 12 months yet. We do this once a month.
Promises are graded one month at a time. These grades are for October 2026, the latest complete month. The chart and the cost figures cover the longer period.
Trips that ran
Target 99.5%
Not measured yet
Target 99.5%
Not measured yetWithin 1 early to 5 late
Target 85%
Not measured yet
Target 85%
Not measured yetExtra wait, busy routes
Target +2.0 min
Not measured yet
Target +2.0 min
Not measured yetO-Train service delivered
Target 99.0%
Not measured yet
Target 99.0%
Not measured yetTrips too full to board
0.0%
Target 3.0%
KeptConnections made
Target 95.0%
Not measured yet
Target 95.0%
Not measured yetWithin 2 minutes
Target 90%
Not measured yet
Target 90%
Not measured yetPara Transpo on time
Target 95.0%
Not measured yet
Target 95.0%
Not measured yet
Proposed target: the red tick is a proposed target until it is adopted.
On time since Line 1 opened
We have not measured on time this way for any month yet.
Dates of events and their sources
- September 14, 2019: Line 1 opens. Wikipedia: Line 1 (O-Train)
- March 30, 2020: Pandemic service cuts. The Glens community news: bus service moves to Saturday levels on Monday, March 30, 2020
- September 19, 2021: Line 1 derails. Wikipedia: Line 1 (O-Train)
- January 6, 2025: Line 2 opens. Wikipedia: Line 2 (O-Train)
- April 27, 2025: New bus network. CTV Ottawa: major changes to OC Transpo bus routes coming April 27
Furthest from their promise this month
No route has enough readings this month to rank.
Two ways to count on time
For one month we show the new measure beside the old one, so you can see the difference.
Observed on time
Not measured yet
New measure. Buses and trains seen at the stop, 1 minute early to 5 minutes late. A trip that never came counts as a miss.
Countdown accuracy
78.1%
Previous measure, Oct 5 – Nov 2. Share of final arrival predictions within five minutes of the timetable. Not the new two-minute target.
The comparison has not started. Until it does, the new measure is shown and the old one is labelled countdown accuracy.
We have no reading to show yet
We have not measured how close is each countdown? yet. We checked Nov 3, 2026, 11:47.
What is needed. We have not scored arrivals for this period yet.