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GO Train Service to Niagara

May 06, 2013 No Comments by

GO Transit has announced the return of seasonal weekend GO Train service to Niagara, which will run June 29 to Labour Day plus Victoria Day and Thanksgiving weekends. The trains will stop at Union Station, Exhibition GO Station, Port Credit …

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Enhanced GO service helps bring GTA into the 21st century

Apr 22, 2013 No Comments by

The earth might not have moved, but the landscape of the GTA has changed forever. When Ontario Transportation Minister Glen Murray announced last Friday that GO service will be expanded in both directions along its busy Lakeshore route, he quietly …

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Metrolinx May Consider Charging for GO Parking

Feb 15, 2013 No Comments by

Metrolinx may finally be ready to consider charging GO Transit riders for access to its vast parking lots, which operate mostly on a first-come, first-served basis.
Station parking is one potential revenue stream that could be considered among other taxes and …

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Holiday Transit Schedules in and around Halton

Dec 14, 2012 No Comments by

Special schedules will be in effect for all transit systems over the holidays, including early rush hour service on Dec. 24 and 31, limited or no service on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1, and extra late night service on …

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Oakville Transit and GO Transit to end passes

Nov 14, 2012 No Comments by

Oakville Transit will stop selling adult tickets on December 31, 2012. Tickets will be accepted until April 1, 2013. [source]

GO Transit passes will no longer be available beginning January 1, 2013. [source]

Both Oakville and …

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GO Transit collect ideas on sustainability

Jun 27, 2012 No Comments by

GO Transit has created an art train car to help collect ideas on transportation sustainability. The art car will be travelling throughout the GO network between June 27 and December 1, 2012.

The project’s special app (tetAtet) will allow riders to …

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Summer Transit Changes and Promotions

Jun 20, 2012 No Comments

Burlington Transit:

Two for one special for students this summer. Ride in July and August for $64 or one month for only $40.
[news alert]

Milton Transit: [news release]

Students can ride the bus all summer for $45. Those who buy a …

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GO discontinuing 2-ride and 10-ride tickets

May 30, 2012 No Comments

Starting June 1, 2012, GO 2-ride and 10-ride tickets will no longer be available for purchase. These ticket types will only be valid until July 31, 2012 for use on GO Trains and GO Buses. They are being replaced by the …

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Go Rail Service Through Acton

May 25, 2011 No Comments

GO Transit’s latest news release includes an announcement of GO rail service through Acton to Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo this year as well as Presto fare card service at all GO stations later this spring. 

See http://www.news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2011/05/making-it-easier-for-commuters-to-get-on-the-go.html.

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Electrification of GO lines

Feb 13, 2011 No Comments

Metrolinx is recommending electrifying the tracks on the Lakeshore and Georgetown GO train lines, to enable the provision of more frequent service in the future. The first part of the project, the airport to Union Station link, is scheduled to …

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