Four new GO Transit stations proposed in West Toronto

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Ontario has proposed four new GO Train stations along the Barrie and Kitchener GO Transit lines as part of Metrolinx's Regional Express Rail (RER) program.

 

The proposed stations would appear in the areas of Bloor and Lansdowne, Spadina and Front, Liberty Village and St. Clair West and Keele in Toronto and supports the city’s SmartTrack plan.

The province said RER is one way Ontario is providing faster, more frequent and more convenient transit service across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, including introducing electrification of core segments of the network by 2024. The program will also help reduce congestion, connect people to jobs and minimize greenhouse gas pollution by reducing car trips and improve travel times.

SmartTrack adds to the province’s RER program, providing subway-like rail service on existing GO tracks. It will connect the Toronto region’s three main job centers: Markham center, the downtown financial district and the airport precinct.

The proposed new stations will be considered at the June 28 Metrolinx Board of Directors meeting and are subject to funding availability, environmental assessment processes and further planning, engineering and design work.

“Transit investments are strengthening our communities. Building the proposed new GO Train stations would support our efforts to build a modern and integrated transit network in the region and seamlessly connect communities and businesses. These proposed new stations would support increases in GO service, enhance regional transit connections and integrate with Toronto’s SmartTrack plan,” noted Steven Del Duca, Ontario’s minister of Transportation.

“These proposed new GO stations would make it easier for people to choose transit first, building on our plans to strengthen the GO rail network with faster, more frequent GO train service. They would integrate with local transit and serve key destinations wherever possible to make it easier for people to get where they need to be in their daily lives,” explained Bruce McCuaig, president and chief executive officer of Metrolinx.

 

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