10-20-2025, 02:48 PM
https://railway-news.com/ontario-governm...go-tracks/
Ontario Government to purchase new land for Kitchener GO tracks
Ontario Government to purchase new land for Kitchener GO tracks
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10-20-2025, 03:59 PM
(10-20-2025, 02:48 PM)Kodra24 Wrote: https://railway-news.com/ontario-governm...go-tracks/ This was mentioned earlier already, the land is between Georgetown and the 407. It will include the widening of multiple bridges, a rail over rail flyover and twin track in many places (quad in total). Some places aren't possible to have quad so there will be triple. Design work is well underway for it, its been happening for over a year at this point. It's just public now.  (10-19-2025, 08:57 PM)KevinL Wrote:(10-19-2025, 08:47 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Is there any word about the Mount Dennis station, which would give us a connection to Union-Pearson Express? And that prediction just got pushed forward more. Sigh. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/eglinto...1e180.html 
10-22-2025, 02:04 AM
(10-21-2025, 07:08 PM)KevinL Wrote:(10-19-2025, 08:57 PM)KevinL Wrote: It will presumably open at or close to the opening of Line 5, the Eglinton Crosstown. Predicting a date for THAT is a wholly different endeavour. Over 10 years from the start of construction ... that is a very long time for 28 km of track.
10-23-2025, 03:33 PM
(10-21-2025, 07:08 PM)KevinL Wrote:(10-19-2025, 08:57 PM)KevinL Wrote: It will presumably open at or close to the opening of Line 5, the Eglinton Crosstown. Predicting a date for THAT is a wholly different endeavour. Well, Eglinton may not be opening, but Finch West (Line 6) is nearly ready to go: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/10066...h-west-lrt And the province has decided to go ahead with some Eglinton elements that don't need the line working - relevant to this discussion... Quote:On November 16, 2025, the government will open the Mount Dennis GO and UP Station, connecting riders to GO Transit’s Kitchener Line and UP Express. 
10-23-2025, 03:47 PM
(10-19-2025, 08:47 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Is there any word about the Mount Dennis station, which would give us a connection to Union-Pearson Express? There's already Weston, which is closer to Pearson than Mount Dennis. The trains that are express Bramlea-Union skip Weston, but AFAIK they're expected to skip Mount Dennis too. (10-20-2025, 12:11 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(10-19-2025, 11:07 PM)Momo26 Wrote: Yes, parking should be free at the station. You need to incentivize people taking train. Changing habits. GO's entire model is huge free parking lots and garages. I believe every GO station except Kitchener, Hamilton Centre, and Union have free parking spots. Even relatively urban ones like Mimico have free parking. Kitchener GO will never have large amounts of free parking, land in DTK is too expensive, but Breslau GO will absolutely have a massive free parking lot.
11-13-2025, 09:00 AM
Previously announced Go service improvements have been confirmed
There were rumours about the timing of the new weekend service, and it turns out they were correct: weekend departures eastbound from Kitchener at 7:49am and 3:49pm, and westbound departures from Union Station to Kitchener at 4:48pm and 10:48pm. 
11-21-2025, 10:23 PM
4 trains a weekend and people are cheering like we've accomplished something amazing...lol. Lmao even.
11-22-2025, 01:13 AM
11-22-2025, 08:57 AM
4 based on a ratio of what existed before is infinitely better.
11-22-2025, 10:05 AM
I believe the initial schedule was 2 trains to Toronto in the morning, 2 back to Kitchener in the evening, Monday to Friday. Pitiful, right? Yet now we are, if I’m reading the schedule correctly, up to 10 trains each way weekdays, and soon to 2 each way on the weekend.
11-22-2025, 04:07 PM
11-22-2025, 04:12 PM
(11-22-2025, 04:07 PM)MidTowner Wrote:(11-22-2025, 03:58 PM)Momo26 Wrote: Is it 10 each way M to F? 9 Toronto bound and 10 Kitchener bound? Are they dead heading one train back to Toronto? That would be rather....stupid. |
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