EnviroTO
Senior Member
That is out of date now. The up to date map is on the previous page.
I've often wondered whether there could eventually be a north-south service in the west end: Niagara Falls / Hamilton / Cambridge / Waterloo? At least, a GO bus service between Hamilton and Waterloo might make sense.
What about the regular scheduled bus that Canada Coach has been running for decades. I last used it in the 1980s, and it's still running according to their website - doesn't look much different than it did a quarter-century ago.I was actually looking at that last weekend. I was looking to get from Hamilton or Burlington to Kitchener by bus. The options were virtually non-existent, aside from a major detour via Square One using GO, or a less than desirable Greyhound schedule.
What about the regular scheduled bus that Canada Coach has been running for decades. I last used it in the 1980s, and it's still running according to their website - doesn't look much different than it did a quarter-century ago.
7 departures a day from Kitchener to Hamilton. It runs between the bus terminals of the two cities, with a stop at McMaster.
Here's the current schedule - http://www.coachcanada.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/116/HamSep2012.pdf but it changes next month - http://www.coachcanada.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/116/HamApr2013.pdf It has good connections to their Hamilton/St. Catharines/Niagara Falls bus.
Kitchener Hamilton is a much bigger market than Guelph-Hamilton. I'm not sure if there were 7 trips a day back 25 years ago ... if they are really doing that number of trips per day, I'd assume they are making money on it. If they weren't, there'd be less departures.GO already has Guelph-Mississauga and Kitchener-Mississauga bus routes. I think Guelph-Hamilton and Kitcher-Hamilton are only a matter of time.
That is out of date now. The up to date map is on the previous page.
Especially between Lincolnville and Uxbridge!
Once we have bi-directional, all-day 20 minute service, I would be fine with extending train service to Uxbridge, but even then I question the post-greenbelt economics of it. Even by 2031, it's only expected to have about 27,000 residents (from about 20,000 in 2011). By contrast, even Stouffville will have 60,000 residents by 2031 (from 37,000 in 2011). I would be curious to know how many people get on the bus at Uxbridge, but I would imagine there aren't that many. Given it's a 20-minute bus ride, I'd imagine most people just drive to Lincolnville to catch the train.
I don't see any reason that route shouldn't be once every 20 minutes, at least as far as Markham - and perhaps even Mount Joy, given how close it is to Markham. It's a very urbanized corridor until that point.20 minutes?
I don't see any reason that route shouldn't be once every 20 minutes, at least as far as Markham - and perhaps even Mount Joy, given how close it is to Markham. It's a very urbanized corridor until that point.
If they actually came up with TTC/GO fare integration, I'd have thought the service from Union to Agincourt would even support a 15-minute service.
Though if they did this, is would be nice to see off-peak and some peak trains stopping again at either Danforth or Scarborough, to allow those travelling from, say, Rouge Hill to Markham to change there, instead of having to go all the way into Union.
No, certainly not yet. I was thinking 10-years from now or so ...I just don't think the man power is available for that now, I thought I have to agree.