Richard White
Senior Member
Let's not get the Niagara Trains stopping there. The travel time is already insane without an additonal stop.
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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Let's not get the Niagara Trains stopping there. The travel time is already insane without an additonal stop.
Northern Light
Superstar
Already discussed, what is required is alternate-stopping patterns as service is enhanced.
You're not getting non-stop Union-Niagara; not happening.
So the key is serving more places en route, but with limited stops on any given run.
Hamilton should be among those locations that receive service.
Richard White
Senior Member
Northern Light
Superstar
I don't think its been posted yet.......(apologies if it has)
Next weekend (Aug 14-15); GO is nixing service between Union-Danforth on the LSE. Service will run west from Union and East from Danforth.
Details are up on the GO site, here: https://www.gotransit.com/en/trip-planning/go-service-updates/train-schedule-changes
Apprently related to track work; I didn't notice anything any material in the corridor as yet (ties, rail, etc.) so not sure what they're up to, @smallspy or @crs1026 may know.
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Reminder that 15M service on Lakeshore returns tomorrow, for Rush Hours and Mid-Day on weekdays.
Next weekend (Aug 14-15); GO is nixing service between Union-Danforth on the LSE. Service will run west from Union and East from Danforth.
Details are up on the GO site, here: https://www.gotransit.com/en/trip-planning/go-service-updates/train-schedule-changes
Apprently related to track work; I didn't notice anything any material in the corridor as yet (ties, rail, etc.) so not sure what they're up to, @smallspy or @crs1026 may know.
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Reminder that 15M service on Lakeshore returns tomorrow, for Rush Hours and Mid-Day on weekdays.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Agreed. Only key stations should be served and West Harbour, being the “central all-day station” for the city, deserves Niagara GO access. It would also probably add lots of riders to the service.
Saw this on Twitter. Looks like a Niagara GO West Harbour solution is in the works still, which is great.
smallspy
Senior Member
A bunch of work at the east end of the USRC is being done this coming weekend, as well as a signal bridge being replaced. Interestingly, they will be staging and running the regularly-scheduled VIAs through the site (albeit with delays).
Dan
Northern Light
Superstar
I knew you would know! Thanks, Dan.
C
christiesplits
Guest
The Globe's Theatre critic on the potential for a GO Train to Stratford.
Northern Light
Superstar
What's amusing to me in that is the reply by Jonathan Goldsbie suggesting this service is a decade away.............
(psst, I don't think so).
Garuda
Active Member
Realistically what would service look like? Not running weekend service would be stupid as the majority of users would be off pealed travellers. Friday nights would be very popular for getting to Stratford and London.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
I saw that at Stratford, but I had to drive to get there.
crs1026
Superstar
^VIA has run special high-end charters to Stratford in past years. The challenge is the first mile - last mile logistics. Niagara has a well developed local transit operator, Stratford would be challenged to move a trainload of folks to the theatres.
Might work for matinees, where people might accept a more liesurely outing, but evening shows would be more of a challenge thanks to the late hour of return. The theatre might have better data on where their shows draw from, but I can see a lot of theatre goers not wanting to head to Union - Bramalea, on the other hand, woukd be a great place to catch the train from.
- Paul
Might work for matinees, where people might accept a more liesurely outing, but evening shows would be more of a challenge thanks to the late hour of return. The theatre might have better data on where their shows draw from, but I can see a lot of theatre goers not wanting to head to Union - Bramalea, on the other hand, woukd be a great place to catch the train from.
- Paul
TFC
Active Member
This would be an incredible boon for Stratford, not to mention the enhanced transit access that it would provide to nearby hamlets. I was in Stratford this past Saturday afternoon and the town was absolutely alive. Lots of people out on the main strip, with little parking to be found in the downtown core.
Definitely a tangent in this thread, but I wonder whether future passenger service through Stratford to Goderich would ever prove feasible (again, tapping into a future recreational/tourist market for day trips).
lenaitch
Senior Member
^ You would think VIA or GO, the municipality and festival management could team up with a charter carrier or even a school bus operator for a package.