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Overview | |
Owner | GO Transit |
Locale | Greater Golden Horseshoe, Ontario |
Service | |
Type | Regional rail, S-train |
System | GO Transit |
Services | Lakeshore East line, Lakeshore West line, Kitchener line, Barrie line, Stouffville line, Union Pearson Express |
Operator(s) | GO Transit |
Ridership | 178 million annually (projected by 2031)[1] |
History | |
Planned opening | 2025–2032[2] |
Technical | |
Line length | 262 km (163 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV 60 Hz AC from overhead catenary |
Operating speed | Up to 140 km/h (87 mph)[3] |
Signalling | ETCS level 2[4] |
GO Expansion,[5] previously known as GO Regional Express Rail (RER),[6] is a project to improve GO Transit train service by adding all-day, two-way service to the inner portions of the Barrie line, Kitchener line and the Stouffville line, and by increasing frequency of train service on various lines to every 15 minutes or better on five of the corridors. This would be achieved with the electrification of at least part of the Lakeshore East line, Lakeshore West line, Barrie line, Kitchener line and Stouffville line.[1][3] GO Expansion is one of the Big Move rapid transit projects.
With GO Expansion, GO Transit will increase the number of train trips per week from 1,500 (as of 2015) to about 2,200 by 2020 and expand to 10,500 weekly trips upon completion.[7] Most of the extra trips will be in off-peak hours and on weekends. The expanded services, new infrastructure and electrification is projected to roll out in phases between 2025 and 2030.[1] The 10-year regional express rail plan will cost $13.5 billion[8] and will require 150 kilometres (93 mi) of new track, including new bridges and tunnels.[9]
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