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The Lakeshore East line is the second oldest of GO's services, opening as part of the then-unified Lakeshore line on GO's first day of operations, 23 May 1967. [2] It is ten minutes younger than its twin; although the first train from Pickering bound for Toronto left at 6:00 am that day, a 5:50 am departure from Oakville on Lakeshore West beat it into the record books.
This line, now divided as the Lakeshore East and Lakeshore West lines is the keystone corridor of GO Transit, and continued to be its only rail line for its first seven years of operation. [5] GO's other five lines were opened between 1974 and 1982, significantly expanding the rail network from 86 to 332 kilometres long, and from 16 to 43 stations.
Amtrak restored the Empire Service brand with the June 11, 1972, timetable, and added individual train names on the May 19, 1974, timetable. [5] [6] As was done on the Northeast Corridor with NortheastDirect, individual train names for New York-Albany and New York-Niagara Falls service were dropped on October 28, 1995, and replaced with Empire. [7]
The route between Detroit and Toledo was slow; the Lake Cities required nearly two hours to travel 57 miles (92 km). [ 3 ] Historian Graydon Meints characterized the Toledo service as "disappointing", and Amtrak re-routed the Lake Cities to Pontiac, Michigan in 1995, mirroring the route of the Wolverine and the Twilight Limited . [ 4 ]
GO Expansion, [5] previously known as GO Regional Express Rail (RER), [6] is a project to improve GO Transit train service by adding all-day, two-way service to the inner portions of the Barrie line, Kitchener line and the Stouffville line, and by increasing frequency of train service on various lines to every 15 minutes or better on five of the corridors.
The plan included a Michigan-funded connection between Toledo and Detroit, but this was cancelled due to poor track conditions. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Lake Shore was the last long-haul train to use Cleveland's Union Terminal , with the last departure occurring on December 31, 1971.
June 29, 2013: GO transit increased train service on Lakeshore East and Lakeshore West to every 30 minutes, seven days a week. Adding 263 trains. [7] September 24, 2018: Frequencies were improved again on both Lakeshore Lines. Trains run every 15 minutes on the Lakeshore East line while trains run every 20 minutes on the Lakeshore West Line. [8]
Corridor Station Location Planned opening date Lakeshore West: Confederation: Centennial Parkway, Hamilton: 2025 Grimsby: Casablanca Boulevard, Grimsby TBD Lakeshore East