Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 96 'Greenboro & Hurdman/Merivale & Colonnade'

96 'Hurdman & Greenboro/Merivale & Colonnade' Number of Branches 4 Types of vehicles used New Flyer D40i , Orion VII NG HEV Garage n/a

Route 96 is a bus route operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Route Details

The current routing of Route 96

Route 96 is a regular crosstown route that runs from Merivale to Greenboro Station off peak or to Hurdman Station during peak periods. Route 80 offers supplementary service on Merivale, MacFarlane and the business park. The first two trips in the AM peak run from Greenboro Station to Colonnade (OC Transpo Merivale Garage). Late night trip at 11:15 PM departs from Lowe's on Hunt Club Road to Greenboro Station. Some tips begin at MacFarlane & Briggs and end at Greenboro on weekends.

History

September 3rd, 2017

• Route 116 is renumbered to local Route 96 in preparations for the launch of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018.

April 22nd, 2018

• Trips that operate between Merivale/Slack and Lincoln Fields Station will become new local limited service Route 186.

March 30th, 2020

• Due to low ridership from the COVID-19 outbreak. Service will be reduced to operate every 30 minutes.

May 3rd, 2020

• Line 2 train service at Greenboro will be replaced with Line 2 Bus service in preparations for the launch of Stage 2 LRT in 2022.

June 28th, 2020

• Will be in service and will operate the same route network that was in place from January to March 2020, with some seasonal adjustments.

September 5th, 2021

• The morning trip to École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers at 8:11 AM will now depart Hurdman Station at 8:06 AM.
• The afternoon trip from École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers at 3:45 PM will now depart to Hurdman Station at 3:34 PM.

Previous route maps

October 2019

April 2018

September 2017

Points of Interest/Popular Locations

• Merivale Mall
• South Keys Mall

Rapid, Local, Local Limited Service, & Express v·d·e Active routes 90 - 92 - 93 - 96 - 97 - 98 - 99 Inactive routes 90 - 91 - 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96 - 96 - 99 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission (OC Transpo) v·d·e Routes v·d·e CURRENT ROUTES/CLASSIFICATIONS O-Train Line 1 O-Train Replacements R1 - S1 - 2 Rapid 39 - 45 - 57 - 61-63 - 74-75 - 97-99 Frequent & Local 1-19 - 20-29 - 30-39 - 40-49 - 50-59 - 60-69 - 70-79 - 80-89 - 90-99 - 110-119 - 130-139 - 140-149 - 150-159 - 160-169 - 170-179 - 180-189 - 190-199 Connexion 220-229 - 230-239 - 250-259 - 260-269 - 270-279 - 280-289 - 290-299 Shopper 301-305 Events (Canadian Tire Centre) 404-406 Events (TD Place/Landsdowne) 450-452 - 454-456 Rural partner 500-599 School 5-199 - 600-699 Employee shuttles 900-999 INACTIVE ROUTES/CLASSIFICATIONS O-Train Line 2 O-Train Replacements R2 - 107 - 740 - 741 Regular & Regular Limited Service 1-19 - 20-29 - 30-39 - 40-49 - 50-59 - 64 & 66 - 80-89 - 91-93 & 96 - 100-109 - 110-119 - 120-129 - 130-139 - 140-149 - 150-159 - 160-169 - 170-179 - 180-189 - 190-199 Peak Period 6 - 10 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 19 - 24 - 29 - 40-49 - 50-51 - 55-57 - 67 - 82 - 86 - 102-103 - 107-108 - 119 - 133 - 136 - 140 - 155 - 157-158 - 162-163 - 167 - 169 - 179 - 180-189 - 190-199 Express 20-29 - 30-39 - 45 - 59 - 60-66 - 68-69 - 70-78 - 90 Rural Express & Shopper 200-205 - 221-222 - 228 - 245 - 261-263 - 283 - 296 CommuniBus 306 - 316 - 356 O-Train & Peak Period Connector 700-799 Early morning 800-899 Shuttle Routes Amberwood, Manotick, Stittsville and West Ridge Services in Gatineau v·d·e Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO)