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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.
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.
Corridor Station Location Planned opening date Lakeshore West: Confederation: Centennial Parkway, Hamilton: 2025 Grimsby: Casablanca Boulevard, Grimsby TBD Lakeshore East
Ajax GO Station: Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough 93: Whitby: Dundas at 412 GO Park & Ride: Oshawa (via Highway 2) 93: Whitby: Whitby GO Station: Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough 94: Oshawa: Oshawa GO Station: Lakeshore East Peterborough 94: Oshawa: Ritson GO Park & Ride: Lakeshore East 94: Oshawa: Oshawa Bus Terminal ...
On June 29, 1998, GO Transit restored full service to the Lakeshore lines, and terminated Stouffville Line service to Danforth and Scarborough, which are shared with the Lakeshore East line. On December 13, 2007, the government of Ontario announced funding to Metrolinx for network expansion, which included $20 million to build a second track to ...
The Erie Canal, which had first been proposed in 1807, opened in 1825 and greatly improved access to Detroit and other Michigan ports from Europe and the eastern seaboard. From Detroit, settlers were able to use the Chicago Road and other land routes. [2] Land sales in Detroit reached a peak in that year with 92,232 acres (373.25 km 2) being ...
Bowmanville GO Station is a planned GO Transit train station to be built by Metrolinx in the community of Bowmanville, Ontario. It will be the terminus station of GO Transit's approved expansion of train service on the Lakeshore East line [ 3 ] and will become a transit hub for Durham Region Transit and GO Transit.