A new year means whole new transit options - earlier and later in the day. (St. Catharines, Ont.) For the first time ever, GO Transit is introducing year-round weekday train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto. The official announcement was made today (Dec. 14) during an event in St. Catharines, Ont. The inaugural weekday trip … Continue reading Weekday GO Train Service To Niagara Region
Month: December 2018
Be one of the first beta PRESTO app users
The PRESTO app is here to make it easier for you to manage and load your card on the go. Starting today, Metrolinx is making a beta version of the app available to a limited group of users to get feedback on their experience before launching the official version. The PRESTO app gives users the … Continue reading Be one of the first beta PRESTO app users
‘Community for Commuters’ – Adopt-a-Station program launches at Agincourt GO
New pilot initiative adds a splash of art to local GO station Kseniya Tsoy is making an impression on the Agincourt community. The local artist is putting her talents to good use as part of the first ever Adopt-a-Station pilot program launched by Metrolinx at Scarborough’s Agincourt GO Station. The program is designed to bridge … Continue reading ‘Community for Commuters’ – Adopt-a-Station program launches at Agincourt GO
Bridges from the past restored for better transit in the future
After nine weekends of work, the Lakeshore West bridge project is finally over. The giant blue cranes are gone. And that signals relief for both the Lakeshore West line and GO Transit customers – as we say ‘thank you for your patience’ during the historic work. If you traveled along the train corridor on weekends … Continue reading Bridges from the past restored for better transit in the future
Metrolinx makes dogs on GO a permanent feature
Five months after launching a pilot project allowing leashed dogs on GO trains and buses with their human commuters, Metrolinx’s board of directors voted Thursday to make it a permanent part of its pet policy. Metrolinx is doing something doggone good. During their Dec. 6 meeting, the Metrolinx board unanimously approved changing its pet policy … Continue reading Metrolinx makes dogs on GO a permanent feature
GO Transit celebrates the Million Kilometre Man
Hamilton resident Louie Wu has been travelling on GO Transit to downtown Toronto for 30 years. The avid runner and math whiz says he’s crunched the numbers - he’s travelled a million kilometres with GO! Louie Wu has travelled the equivalent of going to the moon and back. And he’s been asleep for most of … Continue reading GO Transit celebrates the Million Kilometre Man
Bringing holiday cheer to GO commuters at Toronto’s Union Station
Metrolinx employees sing to raise spirits and money for United Way As Maria Hurtado recently got off a Lakeshore West GO train, instead of just the usual soft thunder of commuter footsteps and safety announcement over the Union Station public address system, something else called to her. Descending the stairs onto busy York Concourse, she … Continue reading Bringing holiday cheer to GO commuters at Toronto’s Union Station
Training for transit independence in Ontario
Metrolinx participates in Community Access to Transportation program for people with developmental disabilities. On a brisk autumn morning, a very bundled up Carmen Farrugia waits patiently at a bus stop in downtown Hamilton. He’s wearing a bright red jacket and is standing on the sidewalk a few feet back from the curb. As the bus approaches, Farrugia … Continue reading Training for transit independence in Ontario