Allandale25
Senior Member
^ Good point. Should say "More details in a report coming this spring for GO train service between Cambridge and Guelph"
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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Garuda
Active Member
Yes it should. Very click baity of the CBC journalist.
I think it would be operated similarly to Lakeshore West branching in Hamilton. Some rush hour trains go to Cambridge.
crs1026
Superstar
^When I read the bit about battery trains, I rolled my eyes, A jitney-style service is doable, off peak anyways, but the battery bit would be five years away. The report is no doubt just to keep anyone from expecting anything anytime soon.
Of course, with all the newcomers from overseas at ML, we’d probably have to build a signal box to run the junction ;-)
- Paul
Of course, with all the newcomers from overseas at ML, we’d probably have to build a signal box to run the junction ;-)
- Paul
Allandale25
Senior Member
Undead
Senior Member
^Could pass as a Metrolinx blog title 
Allandale25
Senior Member
I think I found the phase 1 report:
"A report on Phase 1 of the above Study was taken to the Region of Waterloo’s Planning and Works Committee on June 18th, 2019 (see report # TES-TRP-19-09)." Starts at PDF page 113.
Northern Light
Superstar
From the Capital Projects section of the Agenda for the next Metrolinx Board Mtg we have an indication that the extension of RH line service to Bloomington is relatively imminent:
Source: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pd...10325_BoardMtg_Capital_Projects_Quarterly.pdf
Source: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pd...10325_BoardMtg_Capital_Projects_Quarterly.pdf
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Metrolinx was tweeting that the station has reached substantial completion as well, so I imagine opening is any day now.
Islington Express Bus
Active Member
Can someone explain the point of Bloomington GO to me? Where is the ridership supposed to come from? I'm not super familiar with the area, but looking at it on google maps it looks like it's in the middle of nowhere between golf courses, farms, and rich-people suburbs.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
It's mostly intended to pull drivers off the 404, especially from Aurora.
Aurora GO is severely over capacity right now so GO is hoping to pull drivers away from the station and shift them onto the RH line. They are hoping that people in Aurora will be willing to drive a few minutes down the highway so that they don't have to fight for a parking spot at Aurora GO.
The Barrie GO line is about 10 minutes faster though.. so they may not convert as many riders as they hoped.
Islington Express Bus
Active Member
I see. I'm not an expert obviously, but my first reaction to that explanation is "good luck with that". Nothing nearby, much further away from anything than Aurora GO, no local bus connections, and subject to the woeful service pattern of the Richmond Hill line. Doesn't seem likely to attract much ridership.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
A lot of the riders currently living on the west side of Aurora aren't going to shift - but the ones living in the new subdivisions closer to the 404 likely will. A lot of people in southern Newmarket also use Aurora GO may switch too.
This will also attract riders from further upstream who go to East Gwillimbury or Newmarket GO right now as well. It's a far more convenient station if you are coming from Keswick than the existing stations on the Barrie line.
It's going to be very auto focused though, despite the massive bus terminal they built, mostly pulling people driving off the 404. They built a direct access from the end of the 404 off-ramp for a reason.
If I were coming from Keswick I may be temped just to go the extra interchange to Gormley though as it would probably be a few minutes quicker than travelling that distance on the GO train. You can start to hit congestion south of Bloomington though sometimes, which doesn't really happen north of it.
ARG1
Senior Member
You're mostly right except for one small detail, that being it doesn't really matter if you go to Bloomington or Gormley. Trains are only every 30 minutes (there are plans to get it down to 15 minutes) so the amount of time you save by driving to Gormley is ultimately, 0 mins. The only time it would save time is if somehow you were going to miss the train from Bloomington so you must drive to Gormley to catch up to it, but if you're in that situation, you have bigger issues to worry about such as fixing your time management skills.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
it would save you time in the evenings more so as there is no waiting for the train on the return trip - just jump in your car and go. Technically you would be able to leave your house a minute or two later in the mornings as well, but people leave enough of a buffer for waiting for the train in the mornings that it wouldn't impact the morning commute, agreed.
A lot of people also don't put that much thought into it, and just go to the closer station.
drum118
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Reminder: Lakeshore West – Temporary service changes taking place April 1-4
Lakeshore West passengers: Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 until end of service on Sunday, April 4, GO train service between Union Station and Port Credit GO on the Lakeshore West line will be suspended due to critical work to upgrade our rail infrastructure.
- Buses will operate directly between Union Station Bus Terminal and Port Credit GO.
- Trains will continue to operate between Port Credit and Aldershot GO stations throughout the entire weekend.
- Customers connecting at Union Station between Lakeshore East and Lakeshore West may experience delays due to the schedule changes required to accommodate this work.
- Customers connecting to bus routes 12, 15 and 18 at Port Credit GO will not be impacted due to service changes – buses will wait for you during bus replacements.
- It’s important to double check schedules and use triplinx.ca to plan your trip. Plan your trip here or see the full schedules here. Be sure to consult gotransit.com often for updates.
Lakeshore West passengers: Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 until end of service on Sunday, April 4, GO train service between Union Station and Port Credit GO on the Lakeshore West line will be suspended due to critical work to upgrade our rail infrastructure.
- Buses will operate directly between Union Station Bus Terminal and Port Credit GO.
- Trains will continue to operate between Port Credit and Aldershot GO stations throughout the entire weekend.
- Customers connecting at Union Station between Lakeshore East and Lakeshore West may experience delays due to the schedule changes required to accommodate this work.
- Customers connecting to bus routes 12, 15 and 18 at Port Credit GO will not be impacted due to service changes – buses will wait for you during bus replacements.
- It’s important to double check schedules and use triplinx.ca to plan your trip. Plan your trip here or see the full schedules here. Be sure to consult gotransit.com often for updates.