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I was messing around with Google maps. I wanted to see what was the best route for transit to get to work. I live in Oakville and work in Brampton. I always drive to work, never taken transit.

I've come to the conclusion that it only makes sense for me to take transit if I drive to the Trafalgar road, 407 park & ride and grab the 47 GO bus. If I park at the Oakville GO station (which is closer to where I live) I have to get on the 21A GO bus and transfer at the Trafalgar, 407 park & ride. Seems unnecessarily pointless to take a bus that adds roughly 20 minutes to my travel time just to get me up Trafalgar Rd. Plus by parking at the 407 park & ride I get to bypass Sheridan College.

The 47 GO bus essentially travels along the same route I take to work in my car. 403 > 410 > Steeles Rd. > Airport rd. I drive past Bramalea GO station almost everyday, unless I decide to take QEW > 427 to work.

Nearly 6 years I've worked at my job, I've always driven to work. Never taken transit. Never considered the GO buses until recently. I'm going to try this out sometime soon.

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Bojaxs said:
I was messing around with Google maps. I wanted to see what was the best route for transit to get to work. I live in Oakville and work in Brampton. I always drive to work, never taken transit.

I've come to the conclusion that it only makes sense for me to take transit if I drive to the Trafalgar road, 407 park & ride and grab the 47 GO bus. If I park at the Oakville GO station (which is closer to where I live) I have to get on the 21A GO bus and transfer at the Trafalgar, 407 park & ride. Seems unnecessarily pointless to take a bus that adds roughly 20 minutes to my travel time just to get me up Trafalgar Rd. Plus by parking at the 407 park & ride I get to bypass Sheridan College.

The 47 GO bus essentially travels along the same route I take to work in my car. 403 > 410 > Steeles Rd. > Airport rd. I drive past Bramalea GO station almost everyday, unless I decide to take QEW > 427 to work.

Nearly 6 years I've worked at my job, I've always driven to work. Never taken transit. Never considered the GO buses until recently. I'm going to try this out sometime soon.

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You’re looking at the weekend schedule on Google Maps. During weekdays, you have another potential route that could simplify your commute. Route 56 service actually starts at Oakville GO and goes to Bramalea GO. This could offer you a more direct and potentially faster option for getting to work, without the need to drive to or transfer at the Trafalgar park & ride. It might be worth checking out the weekday schedule for this route to see if it aligns better with your needs
 
Amike_416 said:
You’re looking at the weekend schedule on Google Maps. During weekdays, you have another potential route that could simplify your commute. Route 56 service actually starts at Oakville GO and goes to Bramalea GO. This could offer you a more direct and potentially faster option for getting to work, without the need to drive to or transfer at the Trafalgar park & ride. It might be worth checking out the weekday schedule for this route to see if it aligns better with your needs
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Yeah, I actually work on weekends. I work Wednesday-Sunday with Mon/Tuesdays off. So on Wednesday-Fridays I would need to catch the 41 GO bus, and on weekends the 47 GO bus.

The 56 doesn't seem to work for me. The scheduling of the bus doesn't line up with my shift ending at 8:00pm. The 56 arrives at Oakville GO at 10:25pm, while the 21A would arrive at Oakville GO by 9:50pm. I would get home sooner by taking the 41 & 21A transfer vs taking just the 56.

After getting off the 511 Zum, I could mill about at Bramalea GO for almost an hour while waiting for the 56 to arrive, or I can hop on the 41 that's about to leave.
 
Haydenpoon said:
But why would they choose Milton to make the announcement? The Milton Line is only getting 2 extra trips per day.
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I'd assume there'll be another announcement elsewhere for the Lakeshore trips - so they can focus on Milton with this.

Perhaps there'll be further commitments about Milton all-day service.
 
Haydenpoon said:
But why would they choose Milton to make the announcement? The Milton Line is only getting 2 extra trips per day.
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Most people don’t follow details closely, so, when the Premier announces a “massive increase in GO trips” in Milton, they’ll make assumptions as to how much that impacts Milton - regardless of reality.

We also know nothing significant is happening to the Milton line because there’s no federal presence here. Ford and gang have already only committed money iff the feds come to the table.
 
Allandale25 said:
I assume tomorrow will be when the April 28th changes are announced.

Press conference with the Premier and Minister of Transportation in Milton.

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I'll say this for the Ford government, they may be wildly inconsistent on any number of policy positions, projects or laws; but there is one thing they are rock solid consistent on.........

They never start a press conference on time!
 
crs1026 said:
I wonder what the voters of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex will think, perhaps a few will remember that Ford has walked back his promise to bring GO trains to London.

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The NDP won all three ridings in London with a fairly large margin so maybe they have given up on trying to buy votes there.

St Marys is in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, and they may be annoyed that they lost half of their train service. Prior to the pandemic and during the pilot they had two round trips per day (2 Via, and 1 Via + 1 GO, respectively) but now they only have one. The Town of St Mary's has invested a lot in their station - they purchased it from CN, renovated it and pay to staff it. It's one of the only staffed Via stations in a small town. Even St Catharines doesn't have a staffed station.

I've been meaning to email the province to ask for an update on this promise. Who would be the right place to direct the question to? Office of the Minister of Transport?
 

Ontario Expanding GO Train Service Across the Greater Toronto Area​

Province adding more than 300 new weekly trips to support two-way, all-day GO
April 15, 2024
Premier's Office
MILTON — The Ontario government is moving ahead with the largest GO train service expansion in more than a decade, adding more than 300 trips per week on the Milton, Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Kitchener and Stouffville lines. The 15 per cent increase in weekly trips will give commuters more choice to get where they need to go faster.
“As part of our work to get it done on the largest public transit expansion in North America, our government is adding hundreds of additional GO train trips each week for communities across the GTA,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Today’s announcement, along with our recent introduction of free transfers between different transit systems through One Fare, will help get people across the region where they need to go faster, while saving the average transit rider $1,600 every year.”
Starting April 28, 2024, weekend train service will increase from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes in the afternoon and evening on the Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East lines between Oakville GO Station, Union Station and Durham College Oshawa GO Station. For the first time, riders on the Kitchener line will also benefit from new 30-minute weekday service during midday and evenings between Bramalea and Union Station.
“As Ontario’s population continues to grow, our government is investing in a world-class transit network that connects communities and people to good jobs and affordable housing,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “We’re delivering on our plan to bring more reliable, convenient two-way, all-day GO train service to commuters in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.”
The province is also adding evening train service seven days a week on the Stouffville line, as well as an additional morning rush hour trip to Union Station for commuters in Milton and an afternoon rush hour trip from Union Station to Milton GO. For transit riders going to and from Pearson Airport, every second UP Express train (every 30 minutes) will be non-stop between Union Station and Pearson Airport, providing commuters with a more direct and convenient option for airport transfers seven days a week.
“Investing in GO rail service and infrastructure is critical to advancing Milton’s long-term complete community vision,” said Mayor Gordon Krantz, Town of Milton. “Additional GO rail service trips in Milton further connects people to jobs, students to learning, stimulates our economy, fosters housing builds in our transit corridors and improves connections to other transit services. We thank the Government of Ontario for this investment, demonstrating a positive step forward in the shared two-way all-day GO service vision for 2031.”
 
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