O-Train Line 2 & 4: More than 68k rides in first 4 days [Video]

OC Transpo says more than 68,000 trips have been taken on the new O-Train lines since they launched on Monday.

O-Train Line 2 and Line 4 officially launched Monday morning, more than two years behind schedule. The north-south train line brings commuters from Line 1’s Bayview Station west of downtown to Limebank Station in Riverside South, with stops at Dow’s Lake, South Keys and Carleton University, among others. Line 4 is a short link from South Keys Station to the Ottawa airport.

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In a memo to city council and the media, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar said the first day of service saw 20,700 trips between 6 a.m. and midnight. There were 17,500 trips on Tuesday, 16,200 on Wednesday, and 13,700 on Thursday. Approximately 400 trips per day were on Line 4.

“We are …