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| '''Route 72''' was an [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission express services|<span style="color:black">express bus route</span>]] operated by [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission|<font color="black">OC Transpo</font>]] in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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| ==Current Route==
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| {{Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route infobox
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| |route=72 'Barrhaven/Mackenzie King'
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| |color=green
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| |vehicles=[[Alexander Dennis Enviro500|ADL Enviro500]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[New Flyer Industries D40i|New Flyer D40i]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[New Flyer Industries D60LF|New Flyer D60LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[New Flyer Industries D60LFR|New Flyer D60LFR]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[Orion International 'Orion VII Next Generation'|Orion VII NG HEV]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]]
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| |extra1=local
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| {{Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route infobox/extra/route|route=170|color=black}}<!--
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| -->{{Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route infobox/extra/route|route=173|color=black}}}}
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| ===Route Details===
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| [[Image:Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 72 map (06-2016)-a.png|thumb|right|283px|The latest routing of route 72]]
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| '''Route 72''' was a peak period express route that ran from Barrhaven to Downtown. Service operated Monday to Friday from <span title="6:00 AM">6:00</span> to <span title="9:00 AM">9:00</span> (AM peak) and <span title="3:00 PM">15:00</span> to <span title="6:00 PM">18:00</span> (PM peak). In the AM peak, there is no boarding allowed after [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Fallowfield Station|<span style="color:black">Fallowfield Station</span>]] to [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Westboro Station|<span style="color:black">Westboro Station</span>]], after which regular fare is charged.
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| Regular route [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 170|<span style="color:black">'''170'''</span>]] and [[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 173|<span style="color:black">'''173'''</span>]] provides parallel all day local service in Barrhaven.
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| ====History====
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| '''August 31st, 2014'''
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| *Was renumbered from route <span style="color:green">'''76'''</span>.
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| '''June 28th, 2015'''
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| *Morning trips end at Hurdman Station.
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| *Afternoon trips start at Campus Station.
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| '''December 20th, 2015'''
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| *Morning trips end at Mackenzie King Station.
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| *Afternoon trips start at Campus Station.
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| '''June 19th, 2016'''
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| *Extended along Cobble Hill to start and end at Hélène Campbell.
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| '''December 25th, 2016'''
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| *Route is re-branded and renumbered as Connexion route <span style="color:orchid">'''272'''</span>
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| =====Previous route maps=====
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| {| border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 0 0 0"|
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| |[[Image:Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 72 map (04-2016)-a.png|thumb|left|100px|April 2016]]
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| |[[Image:Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 72 map (12-2015)-a.png|thumb|left|100px|December 2015]]
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| |[[Image:Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 72 map (06-2015)-a.png|thumb|left|100px|June 2015]]
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| |[[Image:Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route 72 map (08-2014)-a.png|thumb|left|100px|August 2014]]
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| ====Branches====
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| =====[[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Mackenzie King Station|<span style="color:black">Downtown</span>]] direction=====
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| *'''72 Mackenzie King''' ''(AM peak)''
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| =====Barrhaven direction=====
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| *'''72 Barrhaven''' ''(PM peak)''
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| ====Points of Interest/Popular Locations====
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| * [[VIA Rail Canada|<span style="color:black">VIA Rail</span>]] - [[Fallowfield VIA Rail station|<span style="color:black">Fallowfield station</span>]]
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| * Nepean Sportsplex
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| * Algonquin College
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| * Westboro
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| * Tunney's Pasture Federal Government Offices
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| * Bayview O-Train Station
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| * Rideau Centre
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| * University of Ottawa
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| ==Previous route (March 18th, 1984 -August 29th, 1999)==
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| {{Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route infobox | | {{Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission route infobox |
| |route=72 'Nepean South/Downtown' | | |route=72 'Nepean South/Downtown' |