OC Transpo expects to pay $3.5 million per month to operate the Trillium Line once the new extension of north-south rail corridor is back online, according to an email to councillors obtained by CBC.
How do costs compare to the original O-Train?
At that time, it consisted of eight kilometres of single-track rail servicing five stations and was operated by the city, instead of through a public-private partnership. Similar maintenance payments to Rideau Transit Group, the consortium managing the Confederation Line, are $4 million to $5 million per month.
For instance, transit general manager Renée Amilcar said the city will refuse to pay any money for July when a bearing issue caused a system-wide shutdown."Ottawa has signed a public-private partnership and those operational costs, the big question there is, are we getting value for money?" said Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard, who requested the monthly data at a recent committee meeting.
An update to OC Transpo's long-term financial plan suggested that operating costs are increasing for a number of factors, including electricity and fuel costs for the Trillium Line's diesel trains.Coun. Steve Desroches, who chairs the light rail subcommittee, said the projected monthly costs are "one piece of a bigger puzzle in terms of the cost of a transit system."
Coun. Steve Desroches, chair of the light rail subcommittee, says the sort of rising costs placing pressure on OC Transpo are common.
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