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Even though there won’t be an LRT stop in Vanier, New Edinburgh or Rockcliffe Park, the opening of the Confederation Line next year means big changes for how people who live or work on the east side of the Rideau River get around.

Bus routes across the entire OC Transpo network are being transformed to provide connections to the $2.1-billion LRT line.

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Routes currently bringing riders from western and southern suburbs into the downtown will instead end at Tunney’s Pasture, where people will transfer en masse to the train. Similarly, those coming in from the southeast and eastern ends of the city will board the train at Hurdman and Blair stations, respectively.

For some bus routes, the changes are more intricate. People living north of Montreal Road will likely still ride a bus to and from downtown. But even though it might seem counterintuitive, others might take a bus east to St. Laurent station or south to Hurdman, and catch the train.