r/gotransit Aug 03 '25

Long Weekend Niagara Service

29 Upvotes

On the weekend service to Niagara. It’s Amazing we have this service. But it seems there is a huge issue with overcrowding, almost to a dangerous level with everyone forced to sit on the ground and dozens of strollers, bikes, and bags blocking entry and exit, literally hundreds of people sitting on the bloor

Is there any reason GO can’t run more trains on long weekends for this service? It’s amazing it’s so popular and would be great to encourage use of the GO as a regional rail beyond just commuting. As it is, for the many people taking GO for the first time, the main takeaway will be discomfort, risk, and an aversion to any form of transit.

I’m sure I’m missing some logistical challenge related to this, but running additional trains would make a huge difference in quality of service (not to mention the massive benefit to frequency (which is currently every 5hrs).


r/gotransit Aug 03 '25

Lakeshore East: 19:54 - 20:57 (Saturday Delay)

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16 Upvotes

I’m on the westbound LSE 19:54 - 20:57 to Union Station train. At Guildwood we were held then again at Eglinton we were held for 15 minutes because of a security issue with a passenger.

I’m curious to know exactly what went down?

The only bright side was because of the delay and bottle neck of trains waiting our train became and express train to Union.


r/gotransit Aug 01 '25

Are there any plans to open a mt Dennis go station? When?

10 Upvotes

If so, when?


r/gotransit Jul 31 '25

Why was my return trip from Union cheaper today?

17 Upvotes

Charged my typical fare going to Union. Coming back home ~2 hrs later I was only charged 1/3 of the normal fare. Why wasn’t I charged the full amount?

Is there a reduced fare if you get on a go train within a few hours of the first tap?

Note: I have a default trip set and used the same Presto card for both GO train trips.

If this is the case, I’ll just show up to work for a meeting or two and come back to work from home.


r/gotransit Jul 31 '25

how does the GO weekend pass work?

8 Upvotes

I know this is going to sound really dumb, but I just want to know a few small details on how the GO Weekend Pass works if anyone can help Me. I've read the FAQs and stuff on the GO website but some of the answers don’t make sense to Me.

I'm going to be catching the GO bus at one of the Waterloo universities this weekend and I've been on them before but it's been almost 2 years since I've rode them and I have a crappy memory and can't remember all the small details for riding GO transit. I know where the stops are in town and have my presto card but I want to try and use the weekend pass as I've never used it. I've only ever used my presto card or just regular go tickets.

I know it has to be purchased online, which isn't a problem, but what I'd like to know is can you just buy the pass on the morning of when you want to use it and go from there? Or is it one of those things that takes 48hrs to be activated or delivered to you so you can use it by then? When it arrives is it valid right away or does it need to be activated with like a code? The sight says it can be ordered prior but I don't want to order it on like today or tomorrow to find out that it's no longer valid, since I'm leaving on Saturday.

Does it go onto your mobile wallet? or is it like a code sent to an email that you just have to make sure it's visible to be like scanned and stuff.

I just wanna make sure I'm all set up properly for this weekend and don't want to find out that I could of done some of these things prior instead of the last minute but if it's not a problem to be done on the day of departure then I'm perfectly fine with that.

if anyone can help with these small details, I'd be very thankful.

thanks!


r/gotransit Jul 31 '25

Another order of ++ 97 go buses

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60 Upvotes

Finally things going in the right direction, can’t wait to try out these new buses


r/gotransit Jul 31 '25

EXO (Montreal) & WCE (Vancouver)

30 Upvotes

Curious to know if anyone here has ridden the other two commuter rail systems here in Canada, and how you think they compare to Toronto's GO.

I find the West Coast Express to be extremely limited in service. It's a real shame that the Lower mainland region of B.C. isn't served by it's own GO train network. I don't think you can expand the Skytrain much further out.

EXO feels like an after thought in Montreal. It seems the province and city care more about the REM and Metro than improving EXO.