GO Transit rail services

GO Transit rail services
GO Transit rolling stock at North Bathurst Yard
GO Transit rolling stock at North Bathurst Yard
Overview
OwnerMetrolinx
LocaleGolden Horseshoe
Transit typeCommuter rail
Line number
Number of stations68
Daily ridership208,700 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership40,807,100 (2023)[2]
Operation
Began operationMay 23, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-05-23)
Reporting marksGOT
Number of vehicles90 locomotives
979 Bombardier BiLevel Coaches
Technical
System length526 kilometres (327 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

Stouffville
Mount Joy
Whitby
Markham
Ajax
Centennial
Pickering
Unionville
Rouge Hill
Milliken
Guildwood
Agincourt
Eglinton
Kennedy
Scarborough
Barrie South
Danforth
Bradford
East Gwillimbury
Newmarket
Gormley
Aurora
Richmond Hill
King City
Langstaff
Maple
Old Cummer
Rutherford
Oriole
Downsview Park
Union Station
Kipling
Dixie
Bloor
Cooksville
Weston
Erindale
Etobicoke North
Streetsville
Meadowvale
Lisgar
Malton
Exhibition
Bramalea
Mimico
Brampton
Long Branch
Mount Pleasant
Port Credit
Georgetown
Clarkson
Acton
Oakville
Guelph
Bronte
Kitchener
Appleby
Burlington
Aldershot
West Harbour
St. Catharines

GO Transit rail services are provided throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and the Greater Golden Horseshoe.[3] The GO Transit rail fleet consists of 90 MPI MP40 locomotives and 979 Bombardier BiLevel Coaches.[4] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 40,807,100 passengers per year. GO Transit started on May 23, 1967, running single-deck trains powered by diesel locomotives in push-pull configuration on a single rail line along Lake Ontario's shoreline.[5][6] When GO trains began operation, they ran on tracks mostly owned the two major freight railways of Canada: Canadian National (CN) and CPKC. Over time, GO Transit (and subsequently Metrolinx) 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.[4][8]

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "GO Transit: Rail Fact Sheet" (PDF). GO Transit. January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Info to GO" (PDF). GO Transit. January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ Garcia et al.: Lakeshore corridor
  6. ^ Sergeant (2004),  Ch.4: Buying the trains..
  7. ^ "Rail Corridor Ownership". Metrolinx. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Fare Information". GO Transit. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2017.