GO Transit Celebrates 50 Years

Ontario is celebrating the 50^th anniversary of GO Transit, which has been making it easier for people to travel across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) by connecting communities and helping to manage congestion, and looking to the future as it transforms the network into a true regional rapid transit system.

Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation, was at the Toronto Railway Museum today to mark the anniversary by opening the museum’s newest exhibit–a fully restored original GO train coach–and highlighting the new investments that are underway.

GO Transit, short for Government of Ontario Transit, began operating on May 23, 1967, as a 14-stop commuter rail line from Hamilton to Pickering. In its first year of operation, GO Transit carried 2.5 million riders, exceeding its projected ridership for that year in just six months. Today, GO Transit accommodates about 70 million trips per year on seven rail lines, connecting to 15 GO bus terminals and 17 municipal transit systems across the GTHA.

“GO Transit is an essential part of Ontario’s transportation network and I look forward to continuing to work with Metrolinx to improve and expand GO services,” Del Duca, said.

Moving forward, Ontario is undertaking the largest commuter rail project in Canada to bring even more GO rail service across the region. Through GO Regional Express Rail, more two-way, all-day service will come to large parts of the GO rail network, including Milton Ontario.   Milton will not see two-way all-day GO service until after 2041.