TORONTO, April 1, 2010 /CNW/ - Starting Friday, May 21 and just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend, GO will once again offer seasonal Niagara Falls weekend train service this summer. With approximately 50,000 passengers enjoying the service last summer, it was an easy decision for GO to make to run this weekend excursion service again.
GO listened to its passengers and is making an improvement to the schedule this year by offering a Friday night train trip to help travellers start their weekends. With many weekend trips to pick from, customers will be able to enjoy the scenic route to Niagara with stops in Toronto, Port Credit, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, and Niagara Falls.
This GO service will provide an alternative to driving to either the popular Niagara Falls region or to Toronto. Come enjoy the many exciting attractions that the Niagara region has to offer including wineries, restaurants, the Falls, casinos, and much more.
Specific information about the Niagara Falls weekend GO Train service, including schedules and fares will be available closer to the start of service in the spring. Go to gotransit.com/zip for more information.
GO Transit is the Province of Ontario's interregional public transit system linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries nearly 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 10,000 square kilometres. GO Transit is a division of Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario. Follow GO on Twitter and Facebook.
TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2010 - At its February 19 meeting, the Metrolinx Board of Directors approved a fare increase and a more equal discount structure that will enable GO Transit to continue offering the best possible service and to meet the needs of its growing ridership.
The changes that will take effect on March 20 include two primary components:
a flat-rate increase of $0.25 that will apply to every adult single-ride ticket, regardless of trip origin and destination, and
a change to the discount structure for multiple ride tickets and passes so that these discounts will be equal across GO Transit fare zones. All 10-ride tickets offer a 7.5% discount over 10 single-ride tickets and monthly passes offer a 17.5% discount over 40 single-ride tickets.
"A fare increase this year will help to ensure that GO Transit can continue to offer high quality services to its riders in a fiscally responsible fashion," said Metrolinx Chairman Rob MacIsaac.
More information about current and new fares for specific trips and ticket types is available at gotransit.com.
This fare increase is in line with GO Transit fare increases from previous years, and with increases implemented by other transit systems.
OTTAWA, Jan. 11 /CNW Telbec/ - The employees of Bombardier
Transportation Canada Ltd (Go Transit) of Toronto have chosen to join
the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) in a union certification
vote ordered by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB).
A large majority (87 %) of the employees voted in favor of the Teamsters Union.
"We
are very pleased about the choice of the employees at Bombardier," said
Daniel J. Shewchuk, President of the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference. "Strength lies in unity. And together we can translate that strength into action that is concrete and useful for workers."
TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2008 - A winter storm is expected to severely
impact Toronto, as well as the communities along Lake Ontario, on
Friday. In the event of a major storm, GO Transit may have to
adjust some afternoon train and bus trips on the Lakeshore East and
West lines tomorrow. These lines are GO's busiest and would be most affected by severe weather.
Adjusting service is something GO considers when harsh weather hits.
This is part of GO's overall winter planning and aims to limit the
number of trains crossing over onto other tracks, reducing the
likelihood of switch problems, as well as snow and ice buildup.
Customers are asked to monitor GO's website (gotransit.com), as well as news media for updates on the weather and GO service.
GO's goal in severe weather conditions is to provide the best
service possible, while maintaining safe, reliable service. GO reminds
passengers to always have travel contingency plans in place, just in
case. These include:
Catch an earlier train
Have a backup child care or pet care option
Keep important phone numbers with you, such as GO info, taxi numbers, and personal contacts
Find two or three people who live or work near you and arrange a carpool or taxi group as backup
For more information on GO services, the public can call
416.869.3200, 1.888.GET ON GO (438.6646), 1.800.387.3652 TTY, or
monitor gotransit.com.
GO Transit is once again offering free transportation on its trains
and buses this New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31, starting from
7:00 p.m. until service ends for the night.
To help customers get home safely, GO will also have the last Lakeshore line trains scheduled from Union Station leave later. The last Lakeshore West train will now leave at 1:13 a.m., making all stops to Aldershot GO Station. The last Lakeshore East train will leave an hour later at 1:13 a.m., making all stops to Oshawa GO Station.
