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In the event of exceptionally severe winter conditions, GO trains run on different schedules. Express trains will stop at all stations. The cancellation of train trips may occur, [39] as well as replacing trains with buses. GO Transit inspects train air conditioning more frequently during summer, as A/C systems have to work harder on hot days. [40]
GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada.With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven million across an area over 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi) stretching from Kitchener in the west to Peterborough in the east, and from Barrie in the ...
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.
On weekdays, GO Transit bus route 11 connects St. Catharines station to Hamilton West Harbour, Hamilton Centre and Aldershot stations, as well as Brock University. [ 5 ] Via Rail and Amtrak jointly operate a single daily round trip on the Maple Leaf train service between Toronto and New York City.
The Lakeshore West line is the oldest of GO's services, opening as part of the then-unified Lakeshore line on GO Transit's first day of operations on May 23, 1967. [4] The first train, numbered 946 left at 5:50 am from Oakville bound for Toronto, ten minutes before service began out of Pickering. [5]
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.
Guelph Central Station (also known as Guelph Central GO Station [2]) is the main inter-modal transportation terminal in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.It is used by Via Rail and GO Transit trains, as well as Guelph Transit local buses, GO Transit regional buses and intercity buses.
Oakville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is colocated and shares platforms with Via Rail 's Oakville railway station . It is a stop on GO's Lakeshore West line train service and, until October 2007, served as the western terminus for weekend service.