rdaner
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^There is already TOD zoning in place for Grimsby and it would take an act of God to prevent redevelopment at Confederation!
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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Bojaxs
Senior Member
Ah, well that changes everything.
dowlingm
Senior Member
There were two inbound trains from Milton this afternoon and two outbound this evening. Same tomorrow
dowlingm
Senior Member
Aaaaand it didn’t happen today
sixrings
Senior Member
why are they assuming we understand.
Jonny5
Senior Member
Also, for early morning commuters there's the garage in Burlington which is attractive, especially in the winter. Having to clean piles of snow off your car when you are on the last leg of the trip home is not fun.
My father had to commute from west Hamilton to Toronto for years, and he would blow right past Aldershot on the 403 and skip to Burlington so he could get a spot in the garage and not deal with rain or snow when getting off the train. Now this is when he was in his 60's, and not in great shape physically, but he said even if they charged for parking in the garage he would still do it. I'm sure he isn't the only one who would bypass Confederation to get to Burlington because of that too. Oh and also, the fare from Burlington is actually cheaper.
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Allandale25
Senior Member
I wonder what happened? Last minute CPKC freight? Not enough crews?
sixrings
Senior Member
It really doesn’t matter does it… we understand.
T3G
Senior Member
If you don't, they will make you understand
chrisw
Active Member
Some official confirmation on the definition of 8 trips (going from 6 to 8 daily trips). Though I say the wording here and in the press release is all a mess.
“Currently, there are a total of six trips, three in each direction, every day of the week, between Union (Station in Toronto) and Niagara Falls GO,” said Metrolinx in a statement to the Niagara Falls Review.
“With two new trips to and from Niagara on weekends beginning Nov. 1, we’ll be offering eight trips every Saturday and Sunday between Union and Niagara. Weekday service levels to and from Niagara will remain the same, with some minor schedule adjustments.”
Metrolinx said updated schedules will be posted on GOTransit.com in the upcoming weeks.
www.niagarafallsreview.ca
“Currently, there are a total of six trips, three in each direction, every day of the week, between Union (Station in Toronto) and Niagara Falls GO,” said Metrolinx in a statement to the Niagara Falls Review.
“With two new trips to and from Niagara on weekends beginning Nov. 1, we’ll be offering eight trips every Saturday and Sunday between Union and Niagara. Weekday service levels to and from Niagara will remain the same, with some minor schedule adjustments.”
Metrolinx said updated schedules will be posted on GOTransit.com in the upcoming weeks.
Weekend GO train service expanding in Niagara
Beginning Nov. 1, GO train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto will increase to eight trips, making weekend travel more consistent and flexible, says Metrolinx.
www.niagarafallsreview.ca
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chrisw
Active Member
According to Reddit, the reason given was crew availability.
Northern Light
Superstar
Some official confirmation on the definition of 8 trips. Though I say the wording here and in the press release is all a mess.
“Currently, there are a total of six trips, three in each direction, every day of the week, between Union (Station in Toronto) and Niagara Falls GO,” said Metrolinx in a statement to the Niagara Falls Review.
“With two new trips to and from Niagara on weekends beginning Nov. 1, we’ll be offering eight trips every Saturday and Sunday between Union and Niagara. Weekday service levels to and from Niagara will remain the same, with some minor schedule adjustments.”
Metrolinx said updated schedules will be posted on GOTransit.com in the upcoming weeks.
Weekend GO train service expanding in Niagara
Beginning Nov. 1, GO train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto will increase to eight trips, making weekend travel more consistent and flexible, says Metrolinx.
This aligns with what I understand 4 trips each way on Saturday and Sunday (4 round trips).
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The wording is incredibly bad, infuriatingly bad. Even as they are releasing 'good news' they mess it up by making it clear as mud.
Part of it is that in the same press release, never mind variations from one to the next, they can use 'trips' to mean one-way or two way.
The language should clearly be 100% consistent, and in general I would prefer round trips to be the consistent choice as people generally require a trip in each direction for a service to be useful.
WB62
Senior Member
It was a full on mistake, not just bad wording:
The service announcement was updated recently to fix the mkstake:
The service announcement was updated recently to fix the mkstake:
Northern Light
Superstar
Right, but even the above is wrong.
In that, it could be read as 8 trips on each of Saturday, and Sunday or 16 trips in total.
The correct wording is 4 round trips on both Saturday and Sunday.
* The first variation isn't even worse than the second, because either could be understood the same way. The original and re-hashed wordings are both bad.
dowlingm
Senior Member
Hopefully the Niagara Falls layover happening will allow for an additional daily round trip simply because it eliminates a round trip to Lewis Road?