The Ford authorities plans so as to add over 300 new weekly journeys on the Milton, Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Kitchener and Stouffville GO prepare traces.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement in Milton on Monday alongside Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation.
As of April 28, weekend afternoon and night prepare service will improve from each half-hour to each quarter-hour on the Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East traces between Oakville GO Station, Union Station and Durham School Oshawa GO Station.
GO prepare riders on the Kitchener line can even see 30-minute weekday service between Bramalea and Union Station throughout noon and evenings.
Ford mentioned it’s the biggest GO prepare service growth in over a decade and can give commuters extra decisions to get the place they should go quicker.
“As a part of our work to get it completed on the biggest public transit growth in North America, our authorities is including tons of of extra GO prepare journeys every week for communities throughout the GTA,” the Premier mentioned.
“[Monday’s] announcement, together with our latest introduction of free transfers between completely different transit programs by way of One Fare, will assist get folks throughout the area the place they should go quicker whereas saving the typical transit rider $1,600 yearly.”
The province can be including night prepare service seven days every week on the Stouffville line, in addition to a further morning rush hour journey to Union Station for commuters in Milton and a day rush hour journey from Union Station to Milton GO.
Adjustments to Pearson’s UP Specific
For transit riders going to and from Toronto’s Pearson Airport, each second UP Specific prepare (each half-hour) shall be continuous between Union Station and Pearson Airport.
Sarkaria mentioned this may present commuters with a extra direct and handy choice for airport transfers seven days every week.
“As Ontario’s inhabitants continues to develop, our authorities is investing in a world-class transit community that connects communities and other people to good jobs and reasonably priced housing,” Sarkaria mentioned.
“We’re delivering on our plan to convey extra dependable, handy two-way, all-day GO prepare service to commuters within the Better Golden Horseshoe.”
Final yr, the province added 12 spherical journeys per week between Union Station and Niagara Falls.
