# GO Transit rail services

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Services provided by GO Transit

GO Transit rail services GO Transit rolling stock at North Bathurst Yard Overview Owner Metrolinx Locale Greater Golden Horseshoe Transit type Commuter rail Regional rail Number of lines 7 Line number Lakeshore West Lakeshore East Milton Kitchener Barrie Richmond Hill Stouffville Number of stations 70 Daily ridership 230,600 (weekdays, Q1 2026)[1] Annual ridership 60,760,200 (2025)[2] Operation Began operation May 23, 1967; 59 years ago (1967-05-23) Operator(s) Alstom Reporting marks GOT GOTX Number of vehicles 90 locomotives 979 Bombardier BiLevel Coaches Technical System length 526 kilometres (327 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge System map Show static map Legend Corridor to Quebec City Old Elm Stouffville line Stouffville Oshawa Lakeshore East line Mount Joy Whitby Markham Ajax Centennial Pickering Unionville Rouge Hill Milliken Guildwood Agincourt Eglinton Kennedy Allandale Waterfront Barrie line Scarborough Barrie South Danforth Bradford Canadian to Vancouver East Gwillimbury Bloomington Richmond Hill line Newmarket Gormley Aurora Richmond Hill King City Langstaff Maple Old Cummer Rutherford Oriole Downsview Park Union Kipling Bloor Dixie Mount Dennis Cooksville Weston Erindale Etobicoke North Streetsville Meadowvale Lisgar Milton Milton line Union Pearson Express to Pearson Airport Malton Exhibition Bramalea Mimico Brampton Long Branch Mount Pleasant Port Credit Georgetown Clarkson Acton Oakville Guelph Central Bronte Kitchener Kitchener line Appleby Burlington Aldershot Corridor to Sarnia / Windsor Hamilton Lakeshore West line West Harbour Confederation St. Catharines Niagara Falls Lakeshore West line Maple Leaf to New York This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

[GO Transit](/source/GO_Transit) ([reporting marks](/source/Reporting_mark) **GOT**, **GOTX**) operates a [regional](/source/Regional_rail) [commuter rail](/source/Commuter_rail) network, commonly referred to as the **GO train**, throughout the [Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area](/source/Greater_Toronto_and_Hamilton_Area) (GTHA) and the [Greater Golden Horseshoe](/source/Golden_Horseshoe) region of Ontario.[3] The system comprises seven lines and [70 stations](/source/List_of_GO_Transit_stations), converging at [Union Station](/source/Union_Station_(Toronto)) in Toronto. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 60,760,200 passengers per year.

GO Transit started on May 23, 1967, running single-deck trains powered by diesel locomotives in [push-pull configuration](/source/Push%E2%80%93pull_train) on a single rail line along [Lake Ontario](/source/Lake_Ontario)'s shoreline.[4][5] When GO trains began operation, they ran on tracks mostly owned by the two major freight railways of Canada: [Canadian National](/source/Canadian_National_Railway) and [Canadian Pacific](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Railway). Over time, GO Transit (and subsequently [Metrolinx](/source/Metrolinx))[6] have acquired tracks, ensuring GO Transit has control over track maintenance and expansion. Metrolinx currently owns 80% of the GO's rail corridors.[7]

All GO Transit fares are calculated by the fare zones that the origin and destination of the trip are in, as well as by passenger category (adult, student, senior or child). GO train fares are not differentiated based whether or not buses are used for part of the trip.[8][9] The GO Transit rail fleet consists of 90 [MPI](/source/MotivePower) [MP40](/source/MPI_MPXpress) [locomotives](/source/Locomotive) and 979 [Bombardier BiLevel Coaches](/source/Bombardier_BiLevel_Coach).[8]

## Lines and stations

GO Transit rail lines Line ID Cities served Termini Service (from Union Station) Route variants Lakeshore West LW Toronto Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls Union Station Aldershot GO, Hamilton GO, West Harbour GO, Niagara Falls station Two-way all day service to West Harbour Limited two-way service to Niagara Express Lakeshore East LE Toronto Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa Union Station Oshawa GO Two-way all day service Milton MI Toronto Mississauga, Milton Union Station Milton GO Rush hour one-way from Milton in morning Rush hour one-way to Milton in afternoon No weekend service No service outside rush hour Kitchener KI Toronto Brampton, Georgetown, Acton, Guelph, Kitchener Union Station Bramalea GO, Mount Pleasant GO, Kitchener station Two-way all day service to Bramalea Limited two-way service to Kitchener Two-way all day service to Mount Pleasant on weekends Express Barrie BR Toronto Vaughan, King City, Aurora, Newmarket, Bradford, Barrie Union Station Aurora GO, Allandale Waterfront GO Rush hour one-way from Barrie in morning Rush hour one-way to Barrie in afternoon Two-way service to Aurora outside rush hour Limited service to Barrie outside rush hour Two-way all-day service to Aurora on weekends Limited service to Barrie on weekends Richmond Hill RH Toronto Richmond Hill Union Station Bloomington GO Rush hour one-way from Bloomington in morning Rush hour one-way to Bloomington in afternoon No weekend service No service outside rush hour Stouffville ST Toronto Markham, Stouffville Union Station Mount Joy GO, Old Elm GO Rush hour one-way service from Old Elm in morning Rush hour one-way service to Old Elm in afternoon Two-way all day service to Mount Joy outside rush hour Two-way all day service to Mount Joy during weekends Limited service to Old Elm during weekends

### History

GO Transit rail service began on May 23, 1967, on a single rail line along [Lake Ontario](/source/Lake_Ontario)'s shoreline.[4][10] GO train service ran throughout the day from Oakville to Pickering with limited rush hour train service to Hamilton. This line, now divided as the [Lakeshore East](/source/Lakeshore_East_line) and [Lakeshore West lines](/source/Lakeshore_West_line) is the keystone corridor of GO Transit, and continued to be its only rail line for its first seven years of operation.[4] GO's other five lines were opened between 1974 and 1982, significantly expanding the rail network from 86 to 332 kilometres long, and from 16 to 43 stations.

To that point, all of GO's rail services ran on tracks mostly owned by the two major freight railways of Canada: [Canadian National](/source/Canadian_National) (CN) and [Canadian Pacific](/source/Canadian_Pacific) (CP).[7] in 1988, a small but significant milestone in network growth occurred when it expanded its Lakeshore East line on new track it built by itself. But following that, the network experienced two long distance extensions to [southern Barrie](/source/Barrie_South_GO_Station) and [Guelph](/source/Guelph_Central_Station) in 1990, only to have those extensions reversed three years later. GO did extend its Lakeshore East line again in 1995 from [Whitby](/source/Whitby_GO_Station) to [Oshawa](/source/Oshawa_GO_Station), finishing that line as it exists today.

The reach of GO's network remained relatively unchanged between 1996 and 2005. However, seven new infill stations were opened along the Bradford and Stouffville lines. This coincided with GO's initial purchases of the rail corridors it operated on, taking ownership of the entire Stouffville line past Scarborough station, and most of the Barrie line north of the Toronto border. In addition, GO took control of the critical [Union Station Rail Corridor](/source/Union_Station_Rail_Corridor), which all GO trains on all lines used. By the end of 2005, GO owned over a third of its rail network.

From 2007 to 2017, GO's network saw six extensions, requiring the Bradford line to be renamed as the "Barrie line", and the Georgetown line to "Kitchener line." These long distance extensions, along with the other extensions on the Lakeshore West, Richmond Hill and Stouffville lines, expanded GO's network length by 29%. Six critical corridor purchases were also made, tripling its length of owned corridors and bringing its ownership percentage to over 80%. Finally, 10 new stations were added, one of which coincided with the opening of the [Toronto–York Spadina subway extension](/source/Toronto%E2%80%93York_Spadina_subway_extension), creating a new interchange between GO and the TTC subway.

In 2019, Lakeshore West service was extended from Hamilton to [Niagara Falls](/source/Niagara_Falls_station_(Ontario)). This was the first major expansion of the GO network since service to Kitchener began in 2011. In 2021, a two-year pilot project extended the Kitchener line to London however this did not continue past 2023. In November 2025, the 70th GO station opened at [Mount Dennis](/source/Mount_Dennis_station), which created another transfer to the Toronto subway.

GO Transit rail history view talk edit Corridor Colors Date Stations Length Track ownership Note Lakeshore (unified West and East) 1967-05-23 16 86.4 kilometres (53.7 mi) 0 kilometres (0.0 mi) 0% Initial service. 1968-04-26 15 Lorne Park station closed. 1968-11-09 16 Exhibition opened. Georgetown 1974-04-29 22 134.4 kilometres (83.5 mi) New line opened. 1974-12-01 23 Etobicoke North opened. Richmond Hill 1978-05-01 27 168.6 kilometres (104.8 mi) New line opened. Milton 1981-10-26 34 219.0 kilometres (136.1 mi) New line opened. Bradford Stouffville 1982-09-07 44 332.0 kilometres (206.3 mi) New lines opened. Lakeshore West 1988-09-19 45 Appleby opened. Lakeshore East 1988-12-04 47 346.3 kilometres (215.2 mi) 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) 4.1% Service extended to Whitby over newly-constructed GO subdivision. Bradford 1990-09-17 48 375.1 kilometres (233.1 mi) 3.8% Service extended to Barrie. Georgetown 1990-10-29 49 406.4 kilometres (252.5 mi) 3.5% Service extended to Guelph. Lakeshore West 1992-05-25 50 Aldershot opened. Bradford Georgetown 1993-07-05 48 346.3 kilometres (215.2 mi) 4.1% Service cut from Barrie and Guelph. Lakeshore East 1995-01-09 49 350.6 kilometres (217.9 mi) 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) 5.3% GO subdivision and service extended to Oshawa. Lakeshore West 1996-04-29 351.6 kilometres (218.5 mi) Hamilton service shifted to Hamilton GO Centre. Milton 1997-03-31 23.7 kilometres (14.7 mi) 6.7% Galt subdivision purchased from CPR between West Toronto Diamond and Union Station. Bradford 1999-04-30 33.2 kilometres (20.6 mi) 9.5% Newmarket subdivision purchased from CN north of East Gwillimbury. USRC 2000-06-07 52.1 kilometres (32.4 mi) 14.8% Union Station Rail Corridor purchased from Toronto Terminals Railway. Stouffville 2001 84.2 kilometres (52.3 mi) 24.0% Uxbridge subdivision purchased from CN (Scarborough - Uxbridge). Bradford 2001-01-07 50 Rutherford opened. 2002-01-16 122.0 kilometres (75.8 mi) 34.7% Newmarket subdivision purchased from CN between East Gwillimbury and Davenport Diamond. Stouffville 2002-09-03 51 Centennial opened. Bradford 2002-09-06 52 York University opened. Stouffville 2002-12-02 53 Mount Joy opened. Bradford 2004-11-01 54 East Gwillimbury opened. Georgetown 2005-02-07 55 Mount Pleasant opened. Stouffville 2005-06-02 56 Kennedy opened. Milton 2007-09-04 57 Lisgar opened. Barrie 2007-12-17 58 380.5 kilometres (236.4 mi) 150.8 kilometres (93.7 mi) 39.6% Service extended to Barrie South, line renamed. Stouffville 2008-09-02 59 383.0 kilometres (238.0 mi) 153.3 kilometres (95.3 mi) 40.0% Service extended to Old Elm (formerly Lincolnville). Georgetown 2009-04-08 177.8 kilometres (110.5 mi) 46.4% Weston subdivision purchased from CN (Bramalea – Union).[11] Barrie 2009-12-15 193.4 kilometres (120.2 mi) 50.5% Remainder of Newmarket subdivision purchased from CN (Davenport Diamond – Union).[12] Lakeshore East Stouffville 2011-03-30 234.0 kilometres (145.4 mi) 61.1% Kingston subdivision purchased from CN between Union Station and Pickering.[13] Kitchener 2011-12-19 61 437.2 kilometres (271.7 mi) 53.5% Service extended to Kitchener. Line renamed. Barrie 2012-01-30 62 442.9 kilometres (275.2 mi) 239.7 kilometres (148.9 mi) 54.1% Allandale Waterfront opened. Lakeshore West Richmond Hill 2012-03-27 300.5 kilometres (186.7 mi) 67.9% Oakville subdivision purchased from CN between Union Station and Fourth Line; Bala subdivision purchased from CN between Union Station and Doncaster Diamond.[14] Kitchener 2013-01-07 63 Acton opened. Lakeshore West 2013-03-21 313.9 kilometres (195.0 mi) 70.9% Oakville subdivision purchased from CN between Fourth Line and Brant Street.[15] Kitchener 2014-09-29 367.1 kilometres (228.1 mi) 82.9% Guelph subdivision purchased from CN between Kitchener and Georgetown.[16] Lakeshore West 2015-07-09 64 446.1 kilometres (277.2 mi) 82.3% Service extended to West Harbour. Richmond Hill 2016-12-05 65 453.6 kilometres (281.9 mi) 80.9% Service extended to Gormley. Barrie 2017-12-30 66 Downsview Park opened. Lakeshore West 2019-01-07 68 522.5 kilometres (324.7 mi) 70.3% Service extended to Niagara Falls. Richmond Hill 2021-06-28 69 526.1 kilometres (326.9 mi) 69.8% Service extended to Bloomington. Barrie 2021-07-19 68 York University station closes. Lakeshore West 2025-10-27 69 Confederation station opens. Kitchener 2025-11-16 70 Mount Dennis station opens.

### Future extensions

#### Lakeshore East to Bowmanville

Main article: [Lakeshore East line § Bowmanville extension](/source/Lakeshore_East_line#Bowmanville_extension)

A 20km extension of the Lakeshore East line to Bowmanville was announced by then-premier [Kathleen Wynne](/source/Kathleen_Wynne) in 2016.[17] Construction began on July 22, 2024 and is not expected to finish for years. No completion date has been provided.[18] The extension is expected to cost $730 million, and will provide two-way all day service.[19] The line will travel upwards from the current Oshawa GO station and continue along the CPKC corridor to Bowmanville, adding four more stations, Thornton's Corners East, Ritson, Courtice, and Bowmanville.[20]

#### Stouffville to Uxbridge

Rail beyond Stouffville to [Uxbridge](/source/Uxbridge%2C_Ontario) was previously owned by the [York–Durham Heritage Railway](/source/York%E2%80%93Durham_Heritage_Railway) (YDHR). After the YDHR went bankrupt in January of 2024,[21][22] Uxbridge considered extending rail operations. Uxbridge decided in December 2024 that the liability and obligations were not worth the cost, and decided to reject a Stouffville extension to Uxbridge.[23]

### Future improvements

#### Two-way all day service on the Milton line

The Milton line corridor is owned and operated by [Canadian Pacific Kansas City](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Kansas_City) which has restricted the number of passenger trains, only allowing for one-way service. In 2024, the Ontario government under [Doug Ford](/source/Doug_Ford) called on the federal government to share the cost of construction for two-way all day service on the Milton line. The project would involve a complete separation from CPKC's tracks by building dedicated GO Transit tracks along the rail corridor, and is estimated to be at $6 billion dollars. No timeline has been provided, construction has not yet started, and seems to have been supplanted by the "GO 2.0" project to build the Missing Link.[24]

A long-proposed solution to allow access for passenger trains on the Midtown line is a re-routing of CPKC freight traffic known as the "Missing Link". The Missing Link would extend the Halton subdivision along [Highway 407](/source/Ontario_Highway_407) and link back up with the Midtown corridor between [Lisgar GO Station](/source/Lisgar_GO_Station) and [Milton GO Station](/source/Milton_GO_Station). This would free up the Midtown corridor and the Milton line for passenger rail. In 2015, [Mississauga](/source/Mississauga) attempted a feasibility study for the Missing Link, but did not go forward with constructing it.[25] The Missing Link is considered an ambitious project, requiring negotiations to make CPKC and CN share the Halton and York subdivision (both of which are currently owned by CN).[26] In 2024, the Progressive Conservative Party announced plans to build the Missing Link to free up both the Milton and Kitchener line.[25]

#### GO train electrification

In 2010, then-premier Kathleen Wynne announced plans to electrify GO Transit. Electrification would drastically cut down on GO Transit's carbon emissions and would allow GO Transit to run faster, more frequent trains, increasing ridership.[27] In 2018, it was decided to use an overhead wire system over a third rail. Hydrogen fuel cells were studied as an alternative to rail electrification but ultimately were deemed unfeasible. A report suggested the trains would be 30% faster and 60% cheaper per kilometre.[28] In 2022, the Ontario government under premier Doug Ford began the first phase of electrification, with plans to electrify 600 kilometres of track and an estimated finish date of 2032.[29]

#### Track works

Single tracked segments on the GO network prevent increases in rail service. Metrolinx is currently constructing a second track on the Stouffville line between [Kennedy GO](/source/Kennedy_GO_Station) and [Unionville GO](/source/Unionville_GO_Station).[30]

The Kitchener line has no current plans to double track further beyond [Mount Pleasant GO](/source/Mount_Pleasant_GO_Station), however Metrolinx is constructing strategic [passing siding](/source/Passing_loop) to improve capacity.[31] Metrolinx has plans to expand the passing siding near [Breslau](/source/Breslau%2C_Ontario), add a passing siding at [Guelph GO](/source/Guelph_Central_Station), and a passing siding at [Acton GO](/source/Acton_GO_Station).[32]

The Barrie line is mostly single tracked and construction is currently underway to add a second set of tracks up to [Aurora GO](/source/Aurora_GO_Station).[33]

### Future lines

#### Bolton line

Not to be confused with the [Bolton line](/source/Bolton_line_(bus_route)), a former bus route serving [Bolton](/source/Bolton%2C_Ontario).

Bolton Line Legend Canadian Pacific Kansas City to Mactier Bolton Kleinburg Vaughan Intermodal Terminal Vaughan Humber River Highway 407 Woodbridge Canadian National to Halwest Canadian Pacific Kansas City to West Toronto Diamond Highway 400 MacMillan Yard Barrie line Downsview Park Highway 401 Caledonia Davenport Diamond Line 2 Bloor–Danforth Kitchener line Lakeshore West line Union Union (TTC) This diagram: view talk edit

GO Transit rail service to [Bolton](/source/Bolton%2C_Ontario) was first proposed by the Ontario government under the [MoveOntario 2020](/source/MoveOntario_2020) plan in June 2007.[34] It was subsequently carried over to [The Big Move](/source/The_Big_Move), where it was placed on the 15-year plan.[35] In November 2010, Metrolinx completed a feasibility study that focused on utilization of Canadian Pacific Railway's Mactier subdivision, which runs from the [West Toronto Diamond](/source/West_Toronto_Diamond) in Toronto northward to Bolton. Four different service alternatives were assessed to determine the best method to carry passengers into Toronto from the Mactier subdivision, and the preferred option was to direct trains east-west along CN's Halton subdivision, and north-south again along GO Transit's existing [Barrie line](/source/Barrie_line). This would provide four new stations in the communities of [Woodbridge](/source/Woodbridge%2C_Ontario) and [Kleinburg](/source/Kleinburg) in the City of [Vaughan](/source/Vaughan), and [Bolton](/source/Bolton%2C_Ontario) in the Town of [Caledon](/source/Caledon%2C_Ontario), and also use the existing [Downsview Park station](/source/Downsview_Park_station) before terminating at Union.[34]

The feasibility study estimated that minimum infrastructure costs were $160 million for peak direction rush-hour service, and resulting ridership was forecasted to be 2,391, 2,884, and 4,388 in 2015, 2021, and 2031, respectively, in the morning peak period. If service was increased for two-way all-day service, total costs increased to $210 million, and ridership was forecasted to be 6,074, 7,324, and 11,146 in 2015, 2021, and 2031, respectively. Metrolinx determined that the projected ridership did not justify the costs, and downgraded the Bolton line from the 15- to the 25-year plan on February 14, 2013, when amendments were made to The Big Move.[36][37]

In 2025, as part of a campaign promise, the [Progressive Conservative Party](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario) under Doug Ford announced plans to create the Bolton line.[26]

#### Midtown corridor and Peterborough line

Midtown Corridor Legend Milton line Kitchener line Barrie line Dupont Summerhill North Toronto Yellow Creek Mud Creek Don Branch to Union Leaside West Don River Sunnybrook Park Ontario Line Don Valley Don Valley Parkway Richmond Hill line East Don River Massey Creek Highway 401 West Highland Creek Agincourt Brimley East Highland Creek Seaton line Havelock/Peterborough line CPR Toronto Yard East Highland Creek Steeles Rouge River Canadian National Railway Highway 407 Little Rouge Creek Locust Hill West Duffins Creek Seaton Claremont Myrtle Pontypool Harper freight spur Peterborough This diagram: view talk edit

The Midtown corridor refers to three new GO Transit services in *The Big Move*. The first is a Crosstown line from Dundas Street to the former CP [North Toronto](/source/North_Toronto_railway_station) and [Leaside](/source/Leaside_railway_station) stations in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). The second and third segments would extend east from North Toronto and/or [Union](/source/Union_Station_(Toronto)): the [Seaton line](/source/Seaton_line) to [Seaton](/source/Seaton%2C_Ontario), and the [Locust Hill line](/source/Locust_Hill_line) to [Locust Hill](/source/Locust_Hill%2C_Ontario).[38]

GO Transit has contemplated a Midtown corridor since the 1980s as a contingency plan once capacity at [Union Station](/source/Union_Station_(Toronto)) became constrained, making North Toronto an alternate station for [Downtown Toronto](/source/Downtown_Toronto). The major barrier to these plans, however, is the fact that the Midtown corridor is composed of existing rail lines owned and actively used by the CPKC as its main freight line between [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [London](/source/London%2C_Ontario) and [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Ontario). CPKC has been reluctant to provide capacity to GO Transit on its tracks, and the [Milton line](/source/Milton_line) (which runs along CPKC tracks to the west) only came after considerable negotiations, the [1979 Mississauga train derailment](/source/1979_Mississauga_train_derailment), and an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.[39][40]

All three lines in the corridor were listed under the 15-year plan of *The Big Move* upon its publication in 2008.[38] However, the Havelock line was moved to the 25-year plan on February 14, 2013, because of "very modest ridership potential and significant infrastructure and operational challenges related to the [Agincourt rail yards](/source/CPR_Toronto_Yard)."[41]

[Via Rail](/source/Via_Rail) provided train service to [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough%2C_Ontario) until 1990, when service was cancelled. The potential to provide commuter rail service to [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough%2C_Ontario) was noted by GO Transit in its 2020 strategic plan, and was also included in *The Big Move*.[38][42] Metrolinx completed a study for bringing commuter rail service to Peterborough in February 2010. Different routes were explored, all of which use CPKC's existing Havelock subdivision between Peterborough and Toronto. Once reaching Toronto, three different routes were explored through the east end, to deal with the same "significant infrastructure and operational challenges related to the Agincourt rail yards" that complicate GO's Havelock line. The study also kept the option open of using either [Union Station](/source/Union_Station_(Toronto)) or [North Toronto station](/source/North_Toronto_station) as the terminus of the line. Capital costs to upgrading the Havelock subdivision were estimated to be between [C$](/source/Canadian_dollar)329 and 384 million.[42][41] GO introduced bus service between Peterborough and Oshawa on September 5, 2009.[42]

In 2024, the Progressive Conservative Party announced plans to build the Missing Link,[25] and in 2025 as part of a campaign promise the Progressive Conservative Party announced plans to create the Midtown Line, spanning from [Streetsville GO Station](/source/Streetsville_GO_Station) in the east to [Caledon](/source/Caledon%2C_Ontario) in the west.[26]

#### Cambridge–Guelph rail link

Proposals from regional councillors have pushed for a rail link between [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge%2C_Ontario) and [Guelph](/source/Guelph) operated by Metrolinx, with an estimated 14 to 17 minute travel time and frequency of every 30 to 60 minutes. The line would be built along a Canadian National spur between the two cities. Reports have forecasted a ridership of over 500,000 by 2041, and would cut travel time between Cambridge and Union Station to 87 minutes.[43]

## Operations

Since the [founding of GO Transit](/source/GO_Transit) in 1967, GO trains have operated in [push-pull configuration](/source/Push%E2%80%93pull_train).[44] Each train has a [locomotive](/source/Diesel_locomotive) on the east end and a [cab control car](/source/Control_car) on the west end. In push configuration, the cab car has a complete set of engineer's controls built into it, allowing the engineer to remotely control the locomotive pushing the whole train from the back of the train. This enables trains to travel in either direction without requiring one locomotive on each end.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### Onboard procedures

All GO trains have a total of three crew members. The [conductor](/source/Conductor_(rail)) and [engineer](/source/Railroad_engineer) are located in the [locomotive](/source/Diesel_locomotive) or the [cab car](/source/Control_car) to operate the train. Another guard-like staff member, the Customer Service Ambassador (CSA), is located in the accessibility coach, which is the fifth car from the locomotive. The CSA is responsible for opening and closing the train doors, making announcements over the PA system, and acts as the first responder in case of an emergency on board.[45]

The CSA announces the next station after the train departs a station, and an automated voice will repeat the announcement when the train arrives at its next station.[45] Automated public service announcements are made in both [English](/source/English_language) and [French](/source/French_language).

When a train arrives at a station, the CSA puts a small accessibility bridge across the gap between the platform and the doorway. This is to allow passengers with mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, or strollers to board and exit the train.[45] Each car has a number of accessibility seats provided. If the CSA sees a passenger with a physical disability and there are no accessibility seats available, they could ask that a passenger sitting in one of those seats to move to another area in the train to allow the passenger with a disability to sit in an accessibility seat.[45]

Before closing the doors, the CSA will make an announcement that the doors are closing and will remind passengers to stand clear of the doorways. All cars have a speaker above the doors, which plays a door closing chime in the form of a descending [major triad](/source/Major_triad).[46] The chimes are an accessibility feature intended to warn the visually-impaired that the doors are closing.[47]

A CSA points at the doors at [Rouge Hill Station](/source/Rouge_Hill_GO_Station) after closing them for safety. This "shisa kanko" method was adopted by GO Transit in March 2021.

In March 2021, Metrolinx adopted the Japanese *[shisa kanko](/source/Pointing_and_calling)* (pointing and calling) method. Upon entering a station, but before opening the doors, the CSA is required to point towards both ends of the train and announce that the platform is clear as a way to confirm that the train is stopped properly. After the CSA closes the doors, the same process is repeated to confirm that nobody is caught in the doors. According to Metrolinx, incorporating the pointing and calling procedure within GO Transit's daily operations is an important way to enhance safety, "especially as the transit agency gets ready to launch the largest expansion of GO service in it’s *[sic]* history".[48]

### Extreme weather

In winter conditions, trains are stored near Union Station to so that afternoon and evening trains can travel through less snow. Trains are kept at specific temperatures during storage to speed up engine startup on cold days and to eliminate frozen train doors. Fans are used to blow hot air onto track switches to keep them from freezing in extreme cold. Track snow removal is conducted using [high-pressure blower](/source/Snow_blower) snow removal equipment.[49]

In the event of exceptionally severe winter conditions, GO trains run on different schedules. Express trains will stop at all stations. The cancellation of train trips may occur,[49] as well as replacing trains with buses.

GO Transit inspects train [air conditioning](/source/Air_conditioning) more frequently during summer, as A/C systems have to work harder on hot days.[50]

In extremely hot weather, train tracks can expand and buckle under the heat. These "sun kinks" can occur when temperatures are above 30 degrees Celsius for at least 48 hours. For safety reasons, sun kinks require trains to be operated at reduced speeds. Sun kinks are usually fixed overnight or in the early morning.[50]

### Holiday service

On holidays that fall on weekdays, service changes will occur. The following table shows the service type by holiday.[51]

GO Transit holiday service Service type Holidays Saturday service Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Christmas Day observed Sunday service Good Friday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Early homebound service Christmas Eve New Year's Eve

### Service expansion

According to [Metrolinx](/source/Metrolinx), GO Transit rail service expansion is currently being undertaken.[52] When complete, GO train service will run from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. on each line. The following table shows the expected service frequency per line when expansion is complete.

GO Transit expected service frequency[52] Line Peak frequency Off-peak frequency Lakeshore West[53] 15 minutes 60 minutes Lakeshore East[54] Milton[55] Stouffville[56] 20 minutes 60 minutes Richmond Hill[57] 15–30 minutes Kitchener[58] 15–60 minutes Barrie[59] 30 minutes 60 minutes

Start times and service frequency on weekends may vary.

## Rolling stock

Two locomotives, coach and cab car currently used by GO Transit.

Previous locomotives and coaches used by GO Transit

### Locomotives

The following table shows the [GO Transit](/source/GO_Transit_fleet) locomotive fleet by vehicle type.[60]

GO Transit locomotives[60] Vehicle Manufacturer Number of vehicles F59PH Electro-Motive Diesel 8 MP40PH-3C MotivePower 67 MP54AC 16

#### F59PH

The [EMD F59PH](/source/EMD_F59PH) is the oldest of the three currently active series of locomotives used by GO Transit. They are 3000-[horsepower](/source/Horsepower) [diesel-electric](/source/Diesel_electric_locomotive) locomotives capable of travelling up to 134 kilometers an hour, and can accelerate a ten-car train from 0 to 100 km/h in about 75 seconds. The F59PH was also the first series of locomotives used by GO Transit that feature [dynamic braking](/source/Dynamic_braking), the effectiveness of which was greatly increased to as low as 8 km/h.[61]

The introduction of the first sixteen F59PH series locomotives in 1988 allowed for the retirement of the previously used [EMD GP40TC](/source/GP40TC) locomotives. Eleven additional locomotives, delivered between 1989 and 1990, replaced the [EMD F40PH](/source/EMD_F40PH) and some of the [EMD GP40-2L(W)](/source/EMD_GP40-2L(W)) locomotives. The remaining GP40-2L(W)s were replaced by fourteen more F59PHs in 1990. Finally, in 1994, six additional F59PHs replaced the [EMD GP40U](/source/EMD_GP40-based_passenger_locomotives) series. By 1994, GO Transit's locomotive fleet consisted of only the F59PH, which allowed easier maintenance.[61]

Despite the fact that the F59PH was designed to last 30 years, the locomotives were less reliable than hoped. In 2009, when the MPI MP40PH-3C series locomotives became available, GO Transit began retiring the F59PH series.[61] In the end, only eight F59PH units remained on the GO Transit roster. These units have been rebuilt for continued service in 2011.[62]

#### MP40PH-3C

The [MPI MP40PH-3C](/source/MPI_MPXpress#MP40PH-3C) is the older of the two currently active series of [MotivePower](/source/MotivePower) locomotives used by GO Transit. They are 4000-horsepower locomotives capable of hauling twelve passenger cars, and have a speed of up to 150 km/h. The MP40PH-3C is GO Transit's first series of locomotives capable of supplying power to power a 12-car train all by themselves, as opposed to the F59PH which is slower and can only pull 10 cars.[63]

In 2005, GO Transit contracted with MotivePower to build 27 MP40PH-3C units in order to expand its fleet and replace the existing F59PH locomotives which had been in service for almost 20 years. The first set of MP40PH-3Cs began arriving in late 2007 and operated on the [Lakeshore East](/source/Lakeshore_East_line) and [West](/source/Lakeshore_West_line) lines, followed by the [Milton](/source/Milton_line) line.[63]

The new locomotives proved to be powerful and reliable, prompting GO Transit to place an order for an additional set of 20 locomotives. Deliveries of the new set began in late 2009 and continued into 2010. An additional set of ten locomotives was delivered in 2010.[63]

The introduction of the MP40PH-3C allowed GO Transit to retire the older F59PH locomotives. Another ten MP40PH-3C locomotives were purchased later and were delivered in 2013 and 2014 when GO Transit found that additional equipment was required to expand rail service.[63]

#### MP54AC

The [MPI MP54AC](/source/MPI_MPXpress#MP54AC) is the latest series of locomotives used in the GO Transit rail system. It is a 5400-horsepower locomotive that MPI calls "the most powerful diesel passenger locomotive in North America".[63]

GO Transit was the first customer to use the MP54AC.[63] In 2012, GO Transit MP40PH-3C #647 was sent back to MPI and was converted into an MP54AC. It was returned to GO Transit in 2015.[64] Testing of the converted locomotive was conducted December 12, 2015.

The original plan was to convert ten MP40PH-3Cs into MP54ACs if the first conversion was successful. However, increasing service demands led to the order of sixteen brand new MP54ACs instead.[63]

### Passenger cars

The following tables shows the GO Transit’s 979 Bilevel passenger cars.

GO Transit Bilevel passenger cars[60] Vehicle Manufacturer Number of vehicles Number of seats Series I Hawker Siddeley 70 162 Series II 56 162 Series III Can-Car Rail 54 162 Series IV 42 162 Series V 100 162 Series VI Bombardier 22 133 Series VII 85 133 Series VIII 155 133 or 151 Series IX 267 133

GO Transit Bilevel cab cars[60] Vehicle Manufacturer Number of vehicles Number of seats Series II Hawker Siddeley 15 161 Series III Can-Car Rail 9 160 Series IV 17 160 Series VII Bombardier 9 147 Series VIII 7 147 Series IX 82 133

## Maintenance and storage

### Maintenance facilities

The [Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility](/source/Willowbrook_Rail_Maintenance_Facility) is GO's original rail maintenance facility, covering 18,600 m2 (200,000 ft2). It is along the Lakeshore West line, directly west of [Mimico GO Station](/source/Mimico_GO_Station), and directly north of [Via Rail](/source/Via_Rail)'s [Toronto Maintenance Centre](/source/Via_Toronto_Maintenance_Centre). The yard includes four progressive maintenance bays, a locomotive shop, a coach repair shop and storage tracks for 21 trains.[3]

In 2018,[65] GO Transit opened the [Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility](/source/Whitby_Rail_Maintenance_Facility), along the Lakeshore East line. This second rail maintenance facility is 46,000 m2 (500,000 ft2), more than twice the size of Willowbrook. It includes two progressive maintenance bays, repair shops for 11 coaches and 12 locomotives, two washing stations and storage tracks for 13 trains.[66] The facility was constructed to handle service expansions, which include the [GO Transit Regional Express Rail](/source/GO_Transit_Regional_Express_Rail) program.[67]

As of 2025, [Alstom](/source/Alstom) handles the operation and maintenance of GO trains.[68]

### Train layovers

GO Transit train layover facilities Name Location Coordinates Trains Notes Allandale GO Station[69] 24 Essa Road, Barrie 44°22′29″N 79°41′19″W / 44.3747°N 79.6887°W / 44.3747; -79.6887 6 New facility added near former CN Allandale Railway station. North Bathurst Yard 355 Front Street West, Toronto 43°38′32″N 79°23′40″W / 43.6423°N 79.3945°W / 43.6423; -79.3945 7 Originally owned by Canadian National it was transferred to GO in the 1980s and opened in 1987. Bradford GO Station[70] 300 Holland Street East, Bradford 44°07′09″N 79°33′27″W / 44.1193°N 79.5575°W / 44.1193; -79.5575 3 Temporary; EA for permanent facility in progress[71] Don Yard 470 Lake Shore Boulevard East, Toronto 43°39′10″N 79°21′01″W / 43.6527°N 79.3503°W / 43.6527; -79.3503 10 Georgetown GO Station[72] 55 Queen Street, Georgetown 43°39′20″N 79°55′07″W / 43.6556°N 79.9186°W / 43.6556; -79.9186 4 Hamilton GO Centre[73] 36 Hunter Street East, Hamilton 43°15′11″N 79°52′09″W / 43.2530°N 79.8691°W / 43.2530; -79.8691 4 Kitchener (Park Street) 575 King Street West, Kitchener 43°27′11″N 80°30′06″W / 43.4530°N 80.5017°W / 43.4530; -80.5017 2 Previously meant to be replaced by Shirley yard, but both are in use as of September 2023. Kitchener (Shirley Avenue)[74] 200 Shirley Avenue, Kitchener 43°28′04″N 80°27′26″W / 43.46791°N 80.45723°W / 43.46791; -80.45723 4 Lewis Road Layover Lewis Road, Hamilton 43°12′59″N 79°39′10″W / 43.2163°N 79.6529°W / 43.2163; -79.6529 4 Old Elm GO Station[75] 6840 Bethesda Road, Stouffville 43°59′41″N 79°14′04″W / 43.9948°N 79.2344°W / 43.9948; -79.2344 6 GO Transit Stouffville Yard, consists of 6 tracks Milton Yard 7374 5th Line, Milton 43°32′25″N 79°50′40″W / 43.5404°N 79.8445°W / 43.5404; -79.8445 10 UP Express Storage Track[76] 175 City View Drive, Toronto 43°42′20″N 79°35′20″W / 43.7056°N 79.5889°W / 43.7056; -79.5889 1 For use by UP Express. Whitby Layover Yard 1300 Henry Street, Whitby 43°51′59″N 78°56′51″W / 43.8663°N 78.9475°W / 43.8663; -78.9475 3

Metrolinx is planning a new storage facility along the Richmond Hill GO Line south of [Oriole GO Station](/source/Oriole_GO_Station) near York Mills Road.[77] Metrolinx is also planning a new layover facility to hold five trains parallel to the Lakeshore East line just east of Midland Avenue.[78]

### Overhaul

From 2004 to 2011 [Ontario Northland Railway](/source/Ontario_Northland_Railway) overhauled 121 Bi-Level cars at their North Bay Yard.

## Controversies

In December 2018, GO Transit banned CSA Gordon "Gord" Plumridge from singing [Christmas carols](/source/Christmas_carol) over the PA system on the train after a complaint from a passenger.[79][80] Plumridge, who had been singing Christmas carols for over a decade, created parodies of popular Christmas carols inspired by GO Transit (for example, he changed the lyrics of "[Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!](/source/Let_It_Snow!_Let_It_Snow!_Let_It_Snow!)" to "Take the GO, take the GO, take the GO!") and sang them on the [Barrie line](/source/Barrie_line) and [Lakeshore West line](/source/Lakeshore_West_line). Many passengers were fond of Plumridge's service and singing.[81][80] When asked about the reason for the ban by [CTV News](/source/CTV_News), Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins said, "We understand that a customer didn't appreciate the singing, 'cause he was up in the Quiet Zone, and the Quiet Zone, people really like it that it's quiet, and that they can sleep."[79] She stated that a compromise was made between Plumridge and Bombardier, the company who was contracted to provide services to GO Transit. Plumridge was now allowed to sing only to the people in his train coach with permission.[79]

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### General references

- Garcia, Daniel; Bow, James; Marshall, Sean; Drost, Peter (November 10, 2006). ["Regional Transit Routes – Transit Toronto"](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2100.shtml). Retrieved 15 June 2011. - Part of collection: [Lakeshore](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2101.shtml), [Georgetown](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2102.shtml), [Richmond Hill](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2103.shtml), [Milton](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2104.shtml), [Bradford](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2105.shtml), [Stouffville](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2110.shtml) corridors, and [GO ALRT](http://transittoronto.ca/gotransit/2107.shtml) - Daniel Garcia and James Bow. ["GO Transit's Future Midtown Line"](http://transittoronto.ca/regional/2106.shtml). Transit Toronto. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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v t e GO Transit Lakeshore West Union Exhibition Mimico Long Branch Port Credit Clarkson Oakville Bronte Appleby Burlington Aldershot Hamilton West Harbour Confederation Grimsby † St. Catharines Niagara Falls Lakeshore East Union East Harbour ‡ Danforth Scarborough Eglinton Guildwood Rouge Hill Pickering Ajax Whitby Oshawa Thornton's Corners East ‡ Ritson Road ‡ Courtice ‡ Bowmanville ‡ Milton Union Kipling Dixie Cooksville Erindale Streetsville Meadowvale Lisgar Milton Kitchener Union King–Liberty † Bloor Mount Dennis Weston Etobicoke North Woodbine ‡ Malton Bramalea Brampton Mount Pleasant Georgetown Acton Guelph Central Breslau † Kitchener Kitchener Central † Stratford † Richmond Hill Union Oriole Old Cummer Langstaff Richmond Hill Gormley Bloomington Barrie Union Spadina–Front † Bloor–Lansdowne ‡ Caledonia ‡ Downsview Park Rutherford Maple Kirby † King City Aurora Mulock † Newmarket East Gwillimbury Bradford Innisfil † Barrie South Allandale Waterfront Stouffville Union East Harbour ‡ Kennedy Agincourt Finch–Kennedy † Milliken Unionville Centennial Markham Mount Joy Stouffville Old Elm Union Pearson Express Union Bloor St. Clair–Old Weston † Mount Dennis Weston Woodbine ‡ Pearson Airport Former or proposed station sites Lawrence–Kennedy Uxbridge York University Bus terminals Bramalea Brampton Cornell Finch Highway 407 Kipling McMaster University Richmond Hill Centre Scarborough Centre Square One Union Station University of Toronto Scarborough University of Waterloo York Mills Yorkdale Miscellaneous History Fares Rail services Bus services Stations Fleet Expansion GO-ALRT See also Metrolinx Presto card SmartTrack The Big Move † and italics denotes a future station. ‡ denotes station under construction.

v t e Passenger railways of Canada Intercity Via Rail Corridor Canadian Ocean Jasper – Prince Rupert Montréal–Jonquière Montréal–Senneterre Sudbury – White River Winnipeg–Churchill Amtrak Cascades Maple Leaf Adirondack Keewatin Railway Ontario Northland Railway Northlander (opening 2026) Polar Bear Express Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Alto (proposed) Sightseeing Agawa Canyon Tour Train Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions Port Stanley Terminal Rail Rocky Mountaineer Royal Canadian Pacific Train de Charlevoix White Pass and Yukon Route Commuter rail GO Transit Greater Toronto Union Pearson Express Greater Toronto Exo Greater Montreal West Coast Express Greater Vancouver Urban rail CTrain Calgary Edmonton LRT Ion Waterloo Region Montreal Metro O-Train Ottawa Réseau express métropolitain Montreal SkyTrain Greater Vancouver Toronto subway Under construction Blue line extension Montreal Broadway extension Vancouver Capital Line South Edmonton Green Line Calgary Hurontario LRT Peel Region Eglinton west extension Toronto Ontario Line Toronto O-Train Stage 2 Ottawa REM airport branch Montreal Scarborough subway extension Toronto Surrey–Langley extension Greater Vancouver Valley Line West Edmonton Yonge North subway extension Greater Toronto Planned Eglinton East LRT Toronto Gatineau LRT Gatineau Hamilton LRT Hamilton Ion Stage 2 Waterloo Region – Cambridge Quebec City Tramway Quebec City Cancelled or closed Expo Express Montreal Jane LRT Toronto Line 3 Scarborough Toronto Pink Line Montreal REM de l'Est Montreal Sheppard East LRT Toronto Surrey LRT Surrey Victoria LRT Victoria Streetcar Toronto streetcar system Railbus Tsal'alh Seton Train People mover Terminal Link Toronto Heritage tramways High Level Bridge Streetcar Edmonton Nelson Electric Tramway Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley See also Urban rail transit in Canada Streetcars in North America Heritage railways in Canada Canada railways template Canada short line railways template

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