GO Transit expanding service to Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Acton
Written by jrood
GO Transit will be expanding rail service on the Georgetown line to Toronto-area suburbs Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Acton, with service scheduled to begin by the end of 2011.
"We are pleased to
be offering GO train service to Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Acton,"
said GO Transit President Gary McNeil. "In partnership with the Province
of Ontario and these regional municipalities, we can encourage existing
commuters to leave their cars behind and use transit. This is also good news
for existing Georgetown and Brampton customers who will have improved service
as a result of this expansion."
To begin offering train
service by the end of next year, GO will be constructing new infrastructure: a
storage facility in Kitchener and ticketing service at new stations in Acton,
Guelph and Kitchener, as well as bringing an additional 54 new route-kilometers
(33.5 route-miles) into to the system. This infrastructure will support two
morning and two evening trains.
"This C$18-million
investment in expanded transit will ensure that the residents of Guelph, Acton,
Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas have more transit options when they
travel between these communities or into the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
(GTHA)," said Metrolinx President and CEO Bruce McCuaig. "We
appreciate the continued support from the Province of Ontario to deliver
Metrolinx’s important mandate to provide transit solutions."
An Environmental Assessment
for the expansion of train service from Georgetown to Kitchener-Waterloo was
completed in 2009 and approved by the Minister of the Environment in January
2010.
