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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 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 ]
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
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]
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 ...
There has also been some talk of service from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rockford railway station. Studies began in 2015 to look into the construction and contracting on the project. [3] In 2022, Amtrak received $3,000,000 in federal funds to support the final design of improvements to the concourse level of Chicago Union Station. [4]