TFC
Active Member
You are absolutely correct. When I was in school at UW I would just drive to and from Toronto because, depending on the traffic, the bus could take 1.5 hrs or 3. Most of my friends and people I knew would drive or catch a ride with someone, simply because taking GO to Square 1 or Greyhound wasn't THAT much better than just driving. You'd still be stuck in the same traffic and the bus would often be at the mercy of whether there were any problems on the road or not. I'm not saying that GO train will be faster or that it won't experience delays, but I believe that the GO Train would be able to keep a higher standard for on-time performance. If there was a solid, reliable way to get to and from KW that had the same travel time regardless of hour, I think this could really take a whack of cars off the road between KW/Toronto. This, ofcourse, is just one demographic, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see a bunch more people use the service, especially if we see trains that go from Toronto to KW in the mornings and vice-versa in the afternoon. Add in the fact that it stops in Guelph and you've got another whack of people as well.
I think taking GO to Square 1 is a bit better(and almost faster) than driving because of the 407 portion of the trip, which really allows the bus to make up for any lost time. Also, every GO bus that I've been on has had really great drivers who try to stay on schedule as much as possible.
This thread has really shifted off-topic.