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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

ARG1 said:
Sure you could use it to go from Burlington to Oshawa, but the main goal is be a circumferential line that allows you to make regional trips that aren't downtown oriented (not requiring you to go through Union).
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The same way that in London, you wouldn't use the Overground (future light blue Mildmay line) to get from Clapham Junction to Stratford. If you did, it would take 70 minutes non-stop, but 36 minutes if you take the South Western train from Woking and change at Waterloo for the Jubilee. And yet the Underground is well used.

Ultimately in Toronto, I doubt many will take the Ontario line from East Harbour to Exhibition, when they can take GO (assuming much higher frequency, without the near 10-minute hold at Union).

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got a reminder of how poorly go handles issues.

Took the 9:50 train towards Durham college, locomotive had engine issues but they said it was due to weather.

It took about a hour and a half to get back to union, which is ok but the website said the outgoing trains were all cancelled so everyone was panicking if they’d need to take an uber or not.
 
turbanplanner said:
got a reminder of how poorly go handles issues.

Took the 9:50 train towards Durham college, locomotive had engine issues but they said it was due to weather.

It took about a hour and a half to get back to union, which is ok but the website said the outgoing trains were all cancelled so everyone was panicking if they’d need to take an uber or not.
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Durham College? There’s no train to Durham College.

Oh, yeah, just call it Oshawa. It’s Oshawa.
 
ShonTron said:
Durham College? There’s no train to Durham College.

Oh, yeah, just call it Oshawa. It’s Oshawa.
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2AM me didn't feel like typing out the entire name. I'm disappointed we had basically no communication, and when we did it was conflicting. (replacement trains being cancelled when they ended up running)
 
nfitz said:
I think if you are going to Durham College, you get off at Whitby.
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Just to confuse matters, there is a Whitby campus, but also one in north Oshawa, shared with Ontario Tech:

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I wasn’t familiar with the campus just north of the 401 so when the name change came though I was wondering why they named it after a school several km away 😂
 
Northern Light said:
Just to confuse matters, there is a Whitby campus, but also one in north Oshawa, shared with Ontario Tech:
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There is, but the transit directions from downtown (say for a 9 AM arrival) say to get off at Whitby and take the 905 bus. There is a slightly longer option to get off at Oshawa, but you have to change buses. And an option from Pickering, but again, with a change.

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nfitz said:
There is, but the transit directions from downtown (say for a 9 AM arrival) say to get off at Whitby and take the 905 bus. There is a slightly longer option to get off at Oshawa, but you have to change buses. And an option from Pickering, but again, with a change.

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Looks more straight forward from Oshawa GO to me:

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One bus, 27M run time.
 
Northern Light said:
Looks more straight forward from Oshawa GO to me:

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One bus, 27M run time.
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But as you see, it only runs every 30 minutes. Meanwhile the 905 runs every 15 minutes, and takes 31 minutes. Sure, it's 4 minutes slower from Whitby GO - but the schedule says that Whitby GO to Oshawa GO takes 7 minutes. So 3 minutes slower for a less frequent bus!
 
Taylor Swift Concert Service changes: (City News article is more detailed than the Metrolinx press release)

toronto.citynews.ca

How to get to The Eras Tour in Toronto: More GO train trips added

No need for a getaway car — Metrolinx is extending and adding more trains to many Greater Toronto Area GO lines.
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Kitchener GO Line:​

For weekday concerts, Nov. 14, 15, 21 and 22, the last outbound train of the night from Union will hold for concert goers to return safely.

The 11:34 p.m. train will depart from Toronto at 12:04 p.m.

For the weekend concerts, Nov. 16 and 23, the last outbound train will also hold at Union. The 11:51 p.m. trip will leave at 12:06 p.m.

Milton GO Line:​

On Nov. 14 to 16 and 21 to 23, there will be an extra trip leaving Union Station at 11:59 p.m., making all stops to Milton GO.

Lakeshore West GO Line:​

Additional trips will be added on Nov. 14, 15, 21 and 22 on the Lakeshore West GO Line.

Three trips to Union Station from Oakville GO will depart at 5:05 p.m., 5:35 p.m. and 6:05 p.m. These trips will only stop at Clarkson GO and Port Credit GO before running express to Toronto.

An extra weekday trip will leave Union Station at 12:02 a.m., making all stops to Burlington GO, in addition to the regular service.

There will be an extra trip leaving Union making all stops to Burlington GO following the concerts. On the weekend concert nights, there will be an additional trip leaving Union at 11:59 p.m. with all stops to Burlington GO.

Lakeshore East GO Line:​

Metrolinx is adding more trips to Union Station from Oshawa GO on Nov. 14, 15, 21 and 22.

Trips will leave Oshawa GO at 5:25 p.m. and 5:55 p.m. making all stops until Toronto.

For Nov. 14 to 16 and 21 to 23, there will be one extra trip after the concert leaving Union at 12:05 p.m. with all stops to Oshawa GO.

Barrie GO Line:​

For weekday concerts, a trip will be suspended to run a late-night train for concert goers, Metrolinx noted.

The 10:01 p.m. weekday northbound trip from Union Station will not run.

An extra trip will run at 11:54 p.m. north from Union making all station stops.

For the weekend concerts, the last train from Union will depart an hour later, so instead of a 10:54 p.m. train it will leave at 11:54 p.m.

Stouffville GO Line:​

On Nov. 16 and 23 (the weekend concerts) the last train will leave Union 30 minutes later.

The 11:11 p.m. northbound trip will depart at 11:41 p.m.
 
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