GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[reaperexpress]

On top of this, my point is just that we're talking ideal scheduling. In reality, things get screwed up.

We are not talking ideal scheduling. We are talking about schedules with massive amounts of schedule padding to accommodate the inevitable delays. We are talking about 8 more minutes of schedule padding to every single trip, on top of all the schedule padding they already have, which is quite a lot.

 

[anb]

Again, I’d like to see a weekend Route 39, an express bus between Bramalea and Guelph via 407 and 401 with Aberfoyle as the first stop.

An express branch of the 48 would probably be better, starting at Hwy 407 Station and Bramalea, then skipping the entire milk run of the Hurontario and Meadowvale areas, and only stop at Hwy 401/25 P&R, Aberfoyle, and U of Guelph (or skip Aberfoyle and head straight up Highway 6 instead). Also extend the overall route to Guelph Central.

 

[reaperexpress]

An express branch of the 48 would probably be better, starting at Hwy 407 Station and Bramalea, then skipping the entire milk run of the Hurontario and Meadowvale areas, and only stop at Hwy 401/25 P&R, Aberfoyle, and U of Guelph (or skip Aberfoyle and head straight up Highway 6 instead). Also extend the overall route to Guelph Central.

You are basically describing the same route, the only differences being that you're suggesting to start at 407 rather than Bramalea, and make an intermediate stop at Milton P&R. I personally prefer the non-stop option given that route 48 already exists, so running non-stop provides a more unique offering for the new service (namely the faster connection to Guelph).

 

[Allandale25]

Kitchener Line news for Mount Dennis Station in the Finch West LRT news release.

On November 16, 2025, the government will open the Mount Dennis GO and UP Station, connecting riders to GO Transit’s Kitchener Line and UP Express. In addition, Eglinton West Station will also open its fare-free underground pathway under Eglinton Avenue West, which will substantially reduce congestion at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Allen Road and help pedestrians safely navigate the intersection. The ECLRT stations at Mount Dennis and Eglinton West will open to the public along with the rest of the line at a later date, at which point Eglinton West Station will be renamed Cedarvale Station.

 

[dowlingm]

Kitchener Line news for Mount Dennis Station in the Finch West LRT news release.

"the government will open" - is that not a curious construction? Shouldn't that be "Metrolinx"?

[this occurs elsewhere too - Ontario completes final testing, the Ontario government has successfully completed testing]

 

[PL1]

"the government will open" - is that not a curious construction? Shouldn't that be "Metrolinx"?

[this occurs elsewhere too - Ontario completes final testing, the Ontario government has successfully completed testing]

I guess they're saying the quiet part out loud – ML is just a mouth/hand for the MOT/Government of Ontario

 

[reaperexpress]

I guess they're saying the quiet part out loud – ML is just a mouth/hand for the MOT/Government of Ontario

Which is the ultimate proclamation of failure for Metrolinx, which was supposed to be a semi-independent evidenced-based transport planning agency

 

[innsertnamehere]

Metrolinx has long failed at that and become the public-transit version of MTO. It's not a new thing, nor is it a thing of the PC government. It failed pretty much as soon as it was started on that front with the Liberal government of the time constantly interfering.

 

[Allandale25]

 

[sixrings]

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Enough crews this time?

 

[Bojaxs]

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I'm looking at the Milton line schedule for Oct. 25th on their website. All I'm seeing is one train departing Milton at 4:30pm, but no trains returning to Milton after the game.

 

[ShonTron]

I'm looking at the Milton line schedule for Oct. 25th on their website. All I'm seeing is one train departing Milton at 4:30pm, but no trains returning to Milton after the game.

Oct. 25: Milton Line extra train service
On Saturday, Oct. 25, to help you cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays, we’ve arranged extra GO train service to get you to the game and home safely:

• A 4:30 p.m. train departing Milton GO, making all stops to Union Station arriving at 5:33 p.m.
• A 12:30 a.m. train departing Union Station, making all stops to Milton GO arriving at 1:30 a.m.

Remember to check your schedules.
Let’s GO Blue Jays!

 

[Bojaxs]

Oct. 25: Milton Line extra train service
On Saturday, Oct. 25, to help you cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays, we’ve arranged extra GO train service to get you to the game and home safely:

• A 4:30 p.m. train departing Milton GO, making all stops to Union Station arriving at 5:33 p.m.
• A 12:30 a.m. train departing Union Station, making all stops to Milton GO arriving at 1:30 a.m.

Remember to check your schedules.
Let’s GO Blue Jays!

Ah, whoops! I forgot to flip around the destinations at the top of the page.

 

[tsm1072]

Wouldn't it make more sense for VIA to purchase that stretch of tracks?

It has been discussed a bit before, but considering Metrolinx already owns the tracks to Kitchener, and is planning hourly service, buying the tracks that continue on to London, upgrading to a reasonable speed, and running a frequent service to London is probably better done by Metrolinx. They have the resources to upgrade and maintain the track, and the London to Toronto distance is not unreasonable to do as a regional rail style service once the tracks speeds are improved. It will also function well as a Kitchener to London service and provide commuter service for those in and near communities like Stratford that may coute to London or Kitchener.

 

[Bordercollie]

It has been discussed a bit before, but considering Metrolinx already owns the tracks to Kitchener, and is planning hourly service, buying the tracks that continue on to London, upgrading to a reasonable speed, and running a frequent service to London is probably better done by Metrolinx. They have the resources to upgrade and maintain the track, and the London to Toronto distance is not unreasonable to do as a regional rail style service once the tracks speeds are improved. It will also function well as a Kitchener to London service and provide commuter service for those in and near communities like Stratford that may coute to London or Kitchener.

Its not owned by Metrolinx, they bought rights to build a second track. So technically they own half the corridor.