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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.
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]
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.
Map of proposed GO Transit Regional Express Rail services. GO Expansion will see many sections of GO train lines receiving two-way all-day service. [19] Sections proposed to get two-way all-day 15-minute or better are: Lakeshore West line between Burlington and Union Station [3] Lakeshore East line between Oshawa and Union Station
Corridor Station Location Planned opening date Lakeshore West: Confederation: Centennial Parkway, Hamilton: 2025 Grimsby: Casablanca Boulevard, Grimsby TBD Lakeshore East
Rouge Hill is a GO Transit train and bus station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On the Lakeshore East line, the station is located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the West Rouge neighbourhood of the district of Scarborough. It is a major commuter transfer point, with large parking lots and local bus services.
Oshawa is the eastern terminus of GO's Lakeshore East line train service, operating in its own dedicated trackage east of Pickering. [8] This is one of the only two terminal stations in the GO transit system located at the actual end of line trackage, the other one is West Harbour GO Station located in Hamilton.
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]