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| Overview | |||
| Owner | City of Ottawa | ||
| Locale | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 11 | ||
| Number of stations | 44 | ||
| Website | OC Transpo rapid network | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1983 | ||
| Operator(s) | OC Transpo | ||
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The Transitway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) network operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a series of bus-only roadways and reserved lanes on city streets and highways. The dedicated busways ensure that buses and emergency vehicles on the Transitway rarely intersect directly with the regular traffic, and make it possible for them to continue at full speed even during rush hour. OC Transpo operates a network of rapid routes which use the Transitway to connect communities with the O-Train light rail system. Additional bus routes also use segments of the Transitway.
The Transitway opened in 1983 with five stations. The network expanded greatly to include over fifty stations at its peak. Beginning in 2015, segments of the Transitway were closed to be converted to light rail. Ottawa's Stage 2 and 3 O-Train expansions will see additional segments of the Transitway converted.