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All day hourly GO train service between Toronto and Hamilton begins next month

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A historic announcement was made by Metrolinx today marking the first time ever all-day GO train service will connect Toronto and Hamilton. Starting Aug. 7, Metrolinx is launching hourly, all-day service between West Harbour GO in Hamilton and Toronto’s Union Station 7 days a week.

And West Harbour isn’t the only station in Hamilton. Metrolinx is also reintroducing two morning eastbound trips from Hamilton GO Centre to Union Station and two afternoon westbound trips from Union Station back to Hamilton GO Centre.

“We’re so pleased to be able to offer more GO train service to transit riders in Hamilton,” said Phil Verster, Metrolinx President and CEO.

“Today’s news is a key step forward in our continued commitment to enhance GO service and transit connections in Hamilton, as we build a transit network to support the region’s needs for decades to come.”

Verster says the new service represents an increase from 40 trips per week (pre-COVID) to a total of 250 trips per week to and from West Harbour, which is over 6 times more trips per week. He says Hamilton customers will also save about 20 minutes by getting on the GO at West Harbour rather than taking the GO bus to Aldershot GO to catch the train.

Looking south along York Boulevard where the rail corridor splits and trains can travel toward West Harbour GO by going left and and Hamilton GO Centre by going right

Quick facts

  • 28 new weekday trips to and from West Harbour GO
  • Reinstating two weekday morning tripd to Union Station and two afternoon trips back to West Harbour GO
  • The first weekday trip out of West Harbour GO is 5:13 a.m. – last train is 10:13 p.m. 
  • Weekday service from Union Station to West Harbour GO starts at 6:45 a.m. with the last westbound train at 11:45 p.m.  
  • 35 new weekend trips to and from West Harbour GO 
  • Hourly weekend trips to Union start at 8:13 a.m. with the last train at 11:13 p.m. 
  • Westbound trips from Union Station start at 6:45 a.m. with the last trip at 12:45 a.m. 

The good news doesn’t stop in Hamilton. Metrolinx also announced GO service increases on the Lakeshore East, Kitchener, Barrie, and Stouffville GO lines.

SOURCE Metrolinx

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