Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 147
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Route 147 was a bus route operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Route Details
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Route 147 was a regular route that ran through the former CFB Uplands base in Ottawa South. Route operated to the EY Centre every 30-60 minutes from Monday to Friday until about 10 PM., and hourly on weekends until about 7 PM.
History
September 5th, 1995
- Old Route 147 will be renumbered as Route 117.
- New Route 147 will be a local route serving CFB Uplands and buses will operate 7 days a week through the Base then via Hunt Club to Greenboro Station at the Transitway.
August 31st, 1997
- Saturday service hours will be reduced to operate between 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM.
September 6th, 1998
- Weekday service will operate hourly except in the AM peak toward South Keys and the PM peak toward the base when service will operate every 15 minutes.
- Saturday service will be reduced to an hourly basis, but several trips will be added in the morning and evening to extend the service hours.
August 29th, 1999
- Route is revised to travel via Uplands, Research, and Royal Route in a one-way loop to provide service to the NRC facilities.
June 27th, 2004
- No Sunday service.
- Alternate service is available on Hunt Club Road on Routes 87 and 116. This was due to major budget cuts in the city’s operating budget.
September 4th, 2004
- No service after 7 PM Monday to Saturday and no Saturday service before 9 AM. This was due to major budget cuts in the city’s operating budget.
June 26th, 2005
- Service after 7 PM, Monday to Friday, and from 9 AM to 7 PM on Sundays is reinstated.
December 19th, 2010
- Will be reduced to operate every 30 minutes, instead of every 15 minutes during weekday peak periods to reflect current ridership levels.
April 22nd, 2012
- Modified to serve the EY Centre.
June 28th, 2015
- No service on-site at the EY Centre weekday mornings.
April 24, 2016
- The last weekday trip leaving Greenboro Station at 10:15 PM is cancelled due to low ridership.
June 25th, 2017
- Route is renumbered to local Route 197 in preparations for the launch of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018.
Previous route maps
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Points of Interest/Popular Locations
- EY Centre (Convention Facility)
- South Keys Mall
