TransitBart
Senior Member
Very cute. Quite a social commentary.This isn't related to service per se, but rather to GO ridership experience. A fun read. http://www.gotransit.com/EtiquetteFail/Etiquette_Book.pdf
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Very cute. Quite a social commentary.This isn't related to service per se, but rather to GO ridership experience. A fun read. http://www.gotransit.com/EtiquetteFail/Etiquette_Book.pdf
When asked, GO tell me it is because (and I quote) "GO Transit and UP Express are two separate entities, you must pay two separate fares." They have not responded to my follow up about how I often use GO and UP to travel between Weston and Exhibition and never pay two separate fares.
The real answer (which i suggested to them and they ignored) seems to be that they never got around to combining the fares into one set of readers....
This isn't related to service per se, but rather to GO ridership experience. A fun read. http://www.gotransit.com/EtiquetteFail/Etiquette_Book.pdf
Does it include wait time?The other day I experienced first hand the challenges of using intermodal transit via the GO and local bus network.
Going from Downtown Hamilton to Oakville (403/Bronte area) via HSR, GO Train and Oakville Transit took 1 hour 40 minutes
Drive time: 23 minutes.
Does it include wait time?
Ah, that explains it. Hopefully with RER this should improve.Yes. Mid-day.
Depends where the waiting took place....no?Ah, that explains it. Hopefully with RER this should improve.
Does RER include improved GO bus service?
RER stands for Regional Express RAIL.Does RER include improved GO bus service?
I had one of those light bulb experiences today - had an errand north of the city and thought, hey while I am up there I could park at the GO and do a quick mid day return trip downtown before I head home. Nice day for a train ride.
Arrived at King City to find the parking lot stuffed. Overflow lot is behind a church, 10-15 min walk away.... also full. Nice day, so I figured I would try Newmarket. Same story. Carried on to Aurora, with its large garage....also completely full. Now I’m thinking go for a drive instead, so I head towards Unionville. Same story there. Decide just to head home, via 407 TTC. Its lot also full. Only Pioneer Village had space.
It would have been moot, because Thursday is Roadswitcher Day and the Aurora mid day trains are bustituted anyways. Yes, again.
My point being - while I have always been opposed to building large parking garages at GO stations, I have to admit that up that way the car is everything and if a potential rider can’t find a parking spot at the GO station they will probably just carry on by car. This bodes badly for mid day GO train ridership.
GO really needs to do something about first mile/last mile, otherwise riders just won’t appear, even with RER - we can only build so much parking.
- Paul
Too bad RH Line is only peak direction during peak. If it was all-day, it'll need way more parking. (and double tracking).I guess this is why Gormley and Bloomington stations make sense, even though they look ridiculous on paper.
Too bad RH Line is only peak direction during peak. If it was all-day, it'll need way more parking. (and double tracking).
Is there any benefit to two way hourly service to Oriole and Old Cummer only, due ti freight north of that ?