T3G
Senior Member
The 19:10 departure from Union is usually an L6.
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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nfitz
Superstar
Where? They were certainly in the York concourse on Tuesday.
Dan416
Senior Member
Ah OK. If I'm leaving later, it's usually quite a bit later and I take the 21 Milton bus or the Lakeshore West to Port Credit.
I think I did take the 7:10 train once and I think you're right, it might have been 6 coaches.
Luckily for me it doesn't matter anyway. And based on the amount of people who crowd the first coach, all of us want to be on that side of the train lol. I have no idea how full the other coaches are, but I would hazard that the first one is the busiest (tons of people getting on/off at Kipling there too because it's closest to the doors). Speaking of Kipling, since One Fare, I wonder if they've looked at how many people get on or off at Kipling now. I'm positive it's up from before, but no way for me to know exactly HOW much it went up. But I see the sea of people get off, while another sea of people get one (in both directions).
nfitz
Superstar
Yes, the locomotive end is more predictable! So that makes sense.
I'm not sure which is closest TBH. Though it would be nice if the system accepted the TTC tap-on as a Presto tap-off.
On the other hand, the last couple of times I've received penalty fares by forgetting to tap off, it appears to have used common sense and only charged a sensible fare, rather than the big fare you used to see. The biggest penalty is not getting the TTC discount tapping on during the 2 or 3-hour window.
WB62
Senior Member
I assure you this information was removed in early 2024
I’ve taken a lot of photos in Union over the years. The last photo I have that shows the length info was May 12th, 2024
Feb 4th 2026:
Nov 29 2025:
May 30 2025
Oct 6 2024
Sep 29 2024
May 12 2024 - last picture I have showing the length info
Unless this info was literally added back last Monday, it’s not there anymore
nfitz
Superstar
Is there another spot in Union station that I'd see a screen telling me how many cars the next Bramalea train would be? Perhaps I wasn't in the York concourse, but I received that information somehow while at Union, because otherwise I'd not have bothered walking to the Bay concourse.
Hmm ... perhaps it was in the app, but in my mind it was all on the boards. Interesting ...
It certainly is useful information though.
WB62
Senior Member
The only place to see the length of the train at Union is on the platform screens, maybe this is where you get that info from? Or an app too, a lot of them include that info now
There’s a lot metrolinx should do to better communicate the length of trains to customers. The new automated announcements should mention the train length but they unfortunately don’t, despite doing so at stations other than Union.
johntauren
Active Member
I got caught out by a 6 car train leaving Union to Bramalea last spring. Arrived from the skywalk entrance before it departed, except that the train was way down the platform so I still missed the train.
nfitz
Superstar
No ... it was almost half-an-hour before the departure time when I arrived on a different train.
By App I mean the GO website - https://www.gotracker.ca/gotracker/mobile/UnionDeparture/LW/EX
You've got me questioning myself now ...
lastcommodore
Active Member
I suspect a number of people have had to explain to newcomers to GO that no, this Kitchener train does not actually go to Kitchener
Hence why I think the line names should be changed from destination -> corridor, though i'm not sure what a great deal of them should be called.
The only one I can think of is maybe RH -> Don Valley?
crs1026
Superstar
Similar to discussion about naming or numbering LRT routes - I don’t think anyone other than transit geeks cares about the corridor naming. Any regular commuter I have ever known had no trouble with “Take the Milton Line to Dixie”even if they didn’t know where Milton is. Occasional travellers and tourists get the idea quickly, especially if they have done the same in their home transit lives.
Plenty of other properties do likewise - the Surf Line, the Hudson Line, the Hiawatha Line, and even the Inland Empire. Let’s not overthink this.
I do think there ought to be electronic signage at each gate in the concourse showing the train that is boarding on that track - pretty common in other places - and that signage should list the stops for that train with a minimum of scrolling.
Be thankful that ML hasn’t done its usual consultant infused branded name generation - better the “Kitchener Line” than say the “Oktoberfest Corridor”.
- Paul
Plenty of other properties do likewise - the Surf Line, the Hudson Line, the Hiawatha Line, and even the Inland Empire. Let’s not overthink this.
I do think there ought to be electronic signage at each gate in the concourse showing the train that is boarding on that track - pretty common in other places - and that signage should list the stops for that train with a minimum of scrolling.
Be thankful that ML hasn’t done its usual consultant infused branded name generation - better the “Kitchener Line” than say the “Oktoberfest Corridor”.
- Paul
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Dan416
Senior Member
I love this idea. Would be very helpful.
nfitz
Superstar
Excellent idea. I can't be the only one whose not paid enough attention to the number on the board, and walked up to find I'm not on the right platform (at least there's decent signage on the platforms).
T3G
Senior Member
It's bizarre that they haven't implemented that in the concourses yet. They have such boards over each gate at the bus terminal...