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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

Concert goers aren't happy with GO transit's snarky AI bot...

As Coldplay kicked off a concert run at the new Rogers Stadium at Downsview Park in Toronto, some GO Transit riders expressed frustration with service and in at least one instance a customer received an AI-generated response. Nick Westoll reports.


 
There is now a single bicycle car on the Kitchener line starting in Brampton on weekends.

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Islington Express Bus said:
I find those bike coaches are either completely full or completely empty, no in-between.
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Because they typically add them in response to a specific surge (e.g. to Niagara on weekend mornings, to Brampton on weekday evenings), and the coaches stay on the train for the entire day, including times when there is no major surge of bikes.

My guess is they were observing overcrowding of bikes on AM weekend trains from Brampton and PM weekend trains to Brampton so they added a bike coach to the most overcrowded trip(s). But of course that coach also exists for the entire day do it sits mostly empty on other trips.

Do the platform screens announce that an approaching train has a bike coach? If not, people may just be parking in the aisles as they're used to, not knowing that there's a bike coach on a particular departure.
 
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reaperexpress said:
Because they typically add them in response to a specific surge (e.g. to Niagara on weekend mornings, to Brampton on weekday evenings), and the coaches stay on the train for the entire day, including times when there is no major surge of bikes.

My guess is they were observing overcrowding of bikes on AM weekend trains from Brampton and PM weekend trains to Brampton so they added a bike coach to the most overcrowded trip(s). But of course that coach also exists for the entire day do it sits mostly empty on other trips.

Do the platform screens announce that an approaching train has a bike coach? If not, people may just be parking in the aisles as they're used to, not knowing that there's a bike coach on a particular departure.
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The issue is Uber Couriers.

I recall a few times at Union where the platforms were crowded with Bramptonites and their bikes heading to work. If they were not in designated bike cars the trains would have been a fire hazard.

This is one of the reasons I was in favor of banning e-bikes on GO trains.
 
I’m not up to speed on how consists cycle between Bramalea, Barrie, and Stouffville runs, but it must be a challenge to deploy the bike cars where most needed given that trainsets do cycle between lines.
I have seen less overcrowding of courier bikes on Bramalea trains lately, but now I am seeing more on LSE runs. The owners seem to be self policing more than in the past

-Paul
 
crs1026 said:
I’m not up to speed on how consists cycle between Bramalea, Barrie, and Stouffville runs, but it must be a challenge to deploy the bike cars where most needed given that trainsets do cycle between lines.
I have seen less overcrowding of courier bikes on Bramalea trains lately, but now I am seeing more on LSE runs. The owners seem to be self policing more than in the past

-Paul
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It could be because there’s not as many couriers on the LSE, but my experience with them has been positive. Most seem to stick to the 2 bikes per coach rules. I’ll see some guys notice the car stopping in front of them is full and they run to the next car looking for space. Some I’ve seen even just wait for the next train. Which I guess is easy because weekend service is every 15 minutes. Most of them are patient with the elevators and let those who need it go first like my elderly parents. I’m not sure what rush hour is like, since I only take the train on weekends for the most part.
 
On weekends the Kitchener Line doesn’t interline with other lines. Niagara doesn’t either but when there are service disruptions trains are sometimes cycled onto other lines, especially the last Niagaea train after terminating at Union.
 
Bordercollie said:
toronto.citynews.ca

GO Transit adjusts departure times, adds new trains from Rogers Stadium for BlackPink concert

Ahead of two shows by BlackPink scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday night, GO Transit announced revised train services.
toronto.citynews.ca toronto.citynews.ca

Three additional South bound trains after the concert ends. Why southbound when the TTC already provides service to Union?

3 trains to Barrie would be more logical. Am I wrong?
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I'm guessing they looked where the trains are needed?
 
Bordercollie said:
toronto.citynews.ca

GO Transit adjusts departure times, adds new trains from Rogers Stadium for BlackPink concert

Ahead of two shows by BlackPink scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday night, GO Transit announced revised train services.
toronto.citynews.ca toronto.citynews.ca

Three additional South bound trains after the concert ends. Why southbound when the TTC already provides service to Union?

3 trains to Barrie would be more logical. Am I wrong?
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Yes you are wrong. The number of people heading south after the concert far exceeds the capacity of the subway.

The article also fails to mention that those extra trains and schedule adjustments are the same ones that have already been in place for previous concerts.
 
reaperexpress said:
Yes you are wrong. The number of people heading south after the concert far exceeds the capacity of the subway.

The article also fails to mention that those extra trains and schedule adjustments are the same ones that have already been in place for previous concerts.
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1400 people per 3 minutes is not enough? But the GO train is farther apart...by the time it shows up the subway would have cleared the crowd...
 
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