GO Transit

[goggolor]

They have run extra trains on the Kitchener Line for the CNE, but those trips did not terminate at Kitchener Station: https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-new...nd-1031239.

[white_brian]

I had a group of 3 parishioners knock on door inviting me to this conference in Toronto. They asked if I would be needing transportation and how many people would be traveling with me. I am kinda interested to see how this works out. I will not be attending but I wonder how many people people do vs how many people said they would (blowing up expectations)

[danbrotherston]

Construction has apparently begun on the tunnels under the 401 and 409 for expanded Kitchener line GO service.

Completion in 2021, I assume this doesn't really relate to Kitchener service.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener...-1.5226158

[KevinL]

The work started five months ago, it seems the Ford regime needed a feel-good press conference so decided to announce a project already well under way...

[danbrotherston]

The work started five months ago, it seems the Ford regime needed a feel-good press conference so decided to announce a project already well under way...

Citation?  Ground had been broken?  It wasn't just utility work or something?

If so, our media really needs to get their act together.  I mean, I know this was Liberal planned work, its like "look, we didn't cancel everything", but if this already began...goodness.

[KevinL]

That's the consensus of Facebook comments I've seen on the matter.

[timio]

Rumours on UrbanToronto about a new peak train trip and a few off peak trips coming to Kitchener this fall.

We'll see when the fall schedules are announced how substantiated these are, but my experience with the poster suggests a certain level of credibility.

[MidTowner]

A new afternoon and evening train would be excellent. A modest improvement on speed would be excellent news, too...

[goggolor]

[MidTowner]

Awesome stuff!

The 6:00pm from Union will now run express to Bramalea, saving twenty minutes for Kitchener riders.

[plam]

The 953pm train is probably almost the best case for getting back home for me after weekday meetings in Toronto. It gets me home at midnight vs 10:30pm but it's an hour less of driving. Maybe I'll try it in September.

Good to see more service in general and I'll add it to the mix of transportation options, especially in combination with the 30. Weekend service is more important at this point than adding more middle-of-day train trips.

[MidTowner]

It's a bit ridiculous not to have any weekend service. Look, even in the presser on the Kitchener line upgrades they talk about going to see "a show or a game."

Nice to see some grinding down of the travel times.

[danbrotherston]

It's a bit ridiculous not to have any weekend service. Look, even in the presser on the Kitchener line upgrades they talk about going to see "a show or a game."

Nice to see some grinding down of the travel times.

What is the reduction?

We just had an excruciatingly slow Via trip into Toronto.

The 30 + 31 buses are 25 minutes faster than the train with no traffic, that's including a layover (yes I know, also fewer stops).  So there's lots of room for improvement.

[MidTowner]

It looks like six or seven minutes' travel time reduction- which brings the journey to less than two hours- and twenty minute' reduction for the express train.

When is the 30 twenty-five minutes faster than the train? Even very late or very early, the bus is almost two hours.

[plam]

It looks like six or seven minutes' travel time reduction- which brings the journey to less than two hours- and twenty minute' reduction for the express train.

When is the 30 twenty-five minutes faster than the train? Even very late or very early, the bus is almost two hours.

Kitchener to Toronto:

The bus to Bramalea is faster but then there's a transfer that is generously timed.

The morning westbound trains are all leaving 5 minutes later than they used to and arriving at the same time.

Leaving Kitchener at 1645 will get you to Toronto at 1851 rather than 1915 because train vs bus? 1750 is also 10 minutes faster.

Toronto to Kitchener:

No changes to morning schedules.

The afternoon trains are 6 minutes faster. They leave at the same time and get to Kitchener sooner. 1727 is 9 minutes faster. Plus the express trains. 1850 departure becomes 1853 and arrives 10 minutes earlier, so that's a 13 minute win.