GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[Northern Light]

You may be missing the point. The trains are really, really, really empty right now.

You could fire a cannon down the aisles and not transmit COVID to anyone.

- Paul

I don't believe cannons are a significant risk of transmission, even in crowded spaces.

 

[stevensontransit]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384908973359439874

Huh? Why there will be no weekday rush hour service on route 16?

 

[reaperexpress]

I only took the 16 once. It was not the fastest or best way from Hamilton to Toronto.

I took the 16 very frequently when I lived on King Street in Hamilton. It was definitely the fastest and best way to get to Toronto.

 

[Garuda]

I don't believe cannons are a significant risk of transmission, even in crowded spaces.

Slow down there Napoleon III. This isn't Paris under Haussmann.

 

[Northern Light]

Slow down there Napoleon III. This isn't Paris under Haussmann.

If Covid 19 has been around since Napoleon III our leaders have failed us even more than we had thought!

 

[innsertnamehere]

I took the 16 very frequently when I lived on King Street in Hamilton. It was definitely the fastest and best way to get to Toronto.

The train would be quicker in rush hour - but until GO can start getting sub 1 hour train service to Hamilton, the bus will always be the better option in the off peak.

 

[reaperexpress]

The train would be quicker in rush hour - but until GO can start getting sub 1 hour train service to Hamilton, the bus will always be the better option in the off peak.

Yes, this is why it's essential that the planned off-peak train service to Hamilton be a new express service, not an extension of the existing local service. An express service making 4 intermediate stops (e.g. Aldershot, Burlington, Oakville, Port Credit) would cover Hamilton-Toronto in 59 minutes, as I've demonstrated before by splicing together the existing train schedules.

 

[christiesplits]

I took the 16 very frequently when I lived on King Street in Hamilton. It was definitely the fastest and best way to get to Toronto.

But not during rush hour!

 

[joet00]

Four car trains on Richmond Hill line.

"Service change starts April 19

We’re keeping an eye on customer levels and continue to make adjustments to the length of our trains to match demand while using our resources efficiently. Starting April 19, we’re trying out four-car trains for some trips on the Richmond Hill Lin

Starting Monday, April 19, the northbound 3:45 p.m. train from Union Station will have four cars instead of si
Starting Tuesday, April 20, the southbound 7:26 a.m. train from Gormley GO Station will have four cars instead of six."x.e. six.

Was walking on the trail that is literally beside the tracks thru Newmarket today (adjacent to Fairy Lake). It was about 6:30 and Engine 613 (I think) was hauling a 4-car consist southbound.

Are they expanding 4-car service to more lines?

 

[crs1026]

Was walking on the trail that is literally beside the tracks thru Newmarket today (adjacent to Fairy Lake). It was about 6:30 and Engine 613 (I think) was hauling a 4-car consist southbound.

Are they expanding 4-car service to more lines?

Trains run through between various lines, so yes.

- Paul

 

[Allandale25]

Place your bets on what this'll be for...

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca

 

[Coolstar]

Place your bets on what this'll be for...

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca

Either a new update on the King/Victoria transit hub or 2WAD to Kitchener. I lean towards the former but we'll see. Maybe even a Breslau GO station update.

 

[Allandale25]

^ Maybe a Cambridge-Guelph passenger rail connection will be asked by the media...

 

[crs1026]

^The interesting podium guest is Ian McLean, Chair of Connect the Corridor.

One would expect this to be more than a couple new bus stops.

- Paul

PS: The important question would be about when they are going to get those passing sidings built, and what about east of Georgetown?

 

[Allandale25]

Richmond Hill line sees GO Transit’s first ever four-car trains

Richmond Hill line sees GO Transit’s first ever four-car trains

blog.metrolinx.com