royalrivers
Active Member
More information is in the Guelph Mercury actually
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December 19th is the date I've heard from head office.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
GO Train service is coming to Guelph and Kitchener!
Starting December 19, we’re running weekday train service to our new GO stations in Guelph and Kitchener.
During morning rush hour…
The existing weekday eastbound 6:47 a.m. train from Georgetown GO Station will now start at the Kitchener GO Station at 5:52, serve the Guelph Central GO Station at 6:14, then stop at Georgetown and all other stations along the route. Times between Georgetown and Union Station remain the same with arrival at Union at 7:53.
A new weekday eastbound train trip for the entire line will depart Kitchener GO Station at 7:10 a.m., serve Guelph Central GO Station at 7:32, Georgetown at 8:05, Mount Pleasant at 8:14, Brampton at 8:21, Bramalea at 8:29, Malton at 8:35, Etobicoke North at 8:41, Weston at 8:46, Bloor at 8:53 and arrive at Union Station at 9:08.
During afternoon rush hour…
The existing weekday westbound 4:45 p.m. train from Union will now serve Georgetown at 5:46 p.m., Guelph Central at 6:18 p.m. and Kitchener at 6:42
The existing weekday westbound 5:45 p.m. train from Union will now serve Georgetown at 6:46, Guelph Central at 7:18 and Kitchener at 7:42. ...
Except niftz, that VIA is more expensive than GO.
True ... and probably out for a daily commute. But most people I doing that run are only weekly or less riders - so I'd think the VIA option would be preferable. I guess the question is, will this induce people who do it daily to jump to GO. I guess the ridership numbers will clearly tell the story, ultimately.Except niftz, that VIA is more expensive than GO.
I have to say, I'm really loving these "under the radar" improvements that GO is doing. Purchase a section of track here, new parking structure there, and no 'fiscal watchdogs' even blink an eye. No sticker shock involved.
The extended service to Kitchener is also great news. Looking forward to seeing continual minor upgrades to that service over the next couple of years as well.
On a semi-related note, took the GO train from Burlington to Union and back again yesterday, and noticed that they're building what looks like a parking structure on the south side of Oakville GO station. Is it indeed a parking structure? Haven't rode the GO train very often lately, so this is news to me.
True ... and probably out for a daily commute. But most people I doing that run are only weekly or less riders - so I'd think the VIA option would be preferable. I guess the question is, will this induce people who do it daily to jump to GO. I guess the ridership numbers will clearly tell the story, ultimately.
I really have to wonder how much demand there is for a 2-hour commute ... and that assumes you live right next to Kitchener station, and work at Union station. It could easily be a 2.5 hour commute with even only a 15-minute drive to Kitchener station, and a 10-minute walk from Union. But then I'm surprised at the demand for the 90-minute GO Train from Barrie. I have to wonder what the breaking point is. If 2-hour trains from Kitchener work, what about a 2-hour 19-minute train from Kingston? VIA runs that now.
GO ought to at least add a Friday night run eastbound, and a Sunday night run in both directions to capture the student market. The Waterloo to Square One bus is very well used during these times.