Weekday options add flexibility for customers. A new express GO Train service on the Lakeshore East line offers more choice for transit users and commuters travelling from Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering. The new express train service, which began April 17, is in addition to improvements previously introduced, including: 15-minute midday service between Oshawa GO … Continue reading New GO train express options for Lakeshore East line
Month: April 2019
Reaching way down – Oakwood Station build calls on remote control solution
Progress on the Eglinton Crosstown continues as we head further west. Next up, the westernmost of the three mined stations along the line, Oakwood Station. If you mine a cave, deep below the city, how do you make the connection between top and bottom? With a remote control crane that’s the ultimate version of an … Continue reading Reaching way down – Oakwood Station build calls on remote control solution
All-Star CSA: Guarding GO customers and the Raptors
He protects customers on the Lakeshore East line by day and Toronto Raptors players by night. This Customer Service Ambassador might just be the best guard around. “Please stand clear of the doors. Doors are now closing.” It’s one of the familiar voices you hear every morning on Lakeshore East trains. On one train in … Continue reading All-Star CSA: Guarding GO customers and the Raptors
Old becomes new – Fairbank Station progress brings a fresh flair to legacy infrastructure
Construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project isn’t all just stations and stops. For Fairbank Station it also means replacing a century old watermain, and a new parkette. Located at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Dufferin Street, Fairbank Station is the fourth stop heading east on the Eglinton Crosstown. The station will … Continue reading Old becomes new – Fairbank Station progress brings a fresh flair to legacy infrastructure
From the ground up – Caledonia Station will get customers moving quicker
In the fourth part of our continuing Crosstown Progress series, we see how Caledonia, is unique, by being built in a traditional way. You live in Barrie but work at Yonge and Eglinton. That commute sounds, well, long. But we’re working to save you a bit of extra time. Located on Eglinton Avenue West, between … Continue reading From the ground up – Caledonia Station will get customers moving quicker
A bridge so near – Planned Burlington pedestrian crossing will span GO tracks as well as decades of use.
A pedestrian bridge that has stood the test of time is set to be replaced by a new, fully accessible structure that will improve connectivity over the rail corridor and provide room underneath for future electrified GO service. Some pedestrian arteries lead straight into a community’s heart. Maybe it’s a familiar path to a school … Continue reading A bridge so near – Planned Burlington pedestrian crossing will span GO tracks as well as decades of use.
Transit stops are given name changes on the Hurontario and Finch West LRT Lines
Metrolinx Board approves new titles for transit links. At Metrolinx, we are in the midst of planning and building some of the biggest transit infrastructure in the world. An important part of our planning process includes making it easier for our customers to find their stations, stops and interchanges throughout our system, and through wayfinding … Continue reading Transit stops are given name changes on the Hurontario and Finch West LRT Lines
A transit hero rises – Keelesdale station is already a super-cool build
In the third part in our continuing Crosstown Progress tour from west to east – taking you inside the current state and future promise of Toronto’s historic Eglinton LRT project - we look at the mighty station that kicked off this heroic transit build. Far below the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Trethewey Drive … Continue reading A transit hero rises – Keelesdale station is already a super-cool build
Your GO Transit fare change primer
You have questions about fare changes, so we have answers. On April 10, Metrolinx’s board of directors approved a range of fare changes, including a reduction of GO fares for short-distance trips by $1 when using PRESTO – a reduction of 21 per cent – to give customers more affordable local transit in their communities. … Continue reading Your GO Transit fare change primer
Province announces historic subway expansion plans
Metrolinx will play key role in delivering new projects. The provincial government announced a groundbreaking plan to expand Ontario’s transit infrastructure on April 10. At a press conference at Metrolinx’s Willowbrook facility, Premier Doug Ford, Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek and Infrastructure Minister Monte McNaughton announced more than $28 billion in new transit projects. Leading the … Continue reading Province announces historic subway expansion plans
