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The take-home message from Tuesday’s OC Transpo briefing is that the city’s public transit system is about to undergo a massive overhaul that will almost certainly affect every single rider.

And many of the proposed changes will become a reality even before the Confederation line opens in 2018.

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Here are five things you need to know about the new OC Transpo.

Colours and signs

Bus routes and train lines will be organized into five main service types: O-Train, rapid, frequent, connexion and local. Each will have corresponding colours and symbols to help riders navigate the system.

O-Train refers to the city’s two-line rail network, which provides station-to-station service. Confederation line in red, Trillium line in green.

Rapid routes, in blue, connect stations along the Transitway and dedicated bus lanes on highways and major roads, with connections to the Confederation line at Tunney’s Pasture, Hurdman and Blair stations.