GO-ALRT

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GO-ALRT
Proposed GO-ALRT trainset, c. 1982
Overview
Status	Cancelled
Owner	GO Transit
Locale	Greater Toronto, Ontario
Termini	Hamilton Oshawa
Stations	25+
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	GO Transit
Services	2
Operator(s)	GO Transit
Rolling stock	modified ICTS-series (articulated)
Daily ridership	25,000 (avg. weekday)[1]
Technical
Line length	200 km (120 mi) (approximate)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

GO ALRT (Government of Ontario Advanced Light Rail Transit)^[2] was a rapid transit system proposed by GO Transit in 1982. The ALRT system would have been implemented along two new lines in the Greater Toronto Area. It would have utilized a new electric train to provide interurban service, then referred to as "inter-regional rapid transit", along the existing and new GO corridors. The system was based on an enlarged UTDC ICTS vehicle that was designed to offer a compromise between passenger capacity and the level of infrastructure needed. The project was cancelled due to budget cuts by the Tory government in 1985. However, a number of the proposed lines were later implemented using conventional heavy rail systems, including the eastern portion of the Lakeshore East GO train service route from Pickering station to Whitby station in the Durham region.^[3]