Lakeshore West Line GO Expansion

Niagara Extension

The popular weekend service is back to serve Niagara Region all year round!

Pack your flip flops, grab a blanket, bring your bike on the train too!

If there’s something you love about Ontario, you can probably find it in Niagara. It’s the site of a titanic natural wonder of the world. It’s premier wine country, home to the famous vintages Canadians love. It’s dotted with B&Bs, picture-perfect hotels, and plenty to explore. Good things are growing in Niagara, and more people are moving there.

Metrolinx is pleased to be operating the popular weekend GO service to Niagara Falls year-round.

For more information and to plan your trip, please visit GO Transit.

Project overview

Metrolinx continues to work with our rail partners to find ways to deliver on our promise to increase service to the Hamilton and Niagara Regions even faster.

We are committed to gradual service increases while we work towards increased GO service between Union Station and Niagara Falls.

610,000 residents by 2041

More than 25km of new track

4 new and improved stations

Niagara Extension Initial Business Case

The Niagara Extension Initial Business Case is now available. This document provides a summary of the strategic, financial, and economic performance for extending GO rail service on the Lakeshore West line to Niagara Region and evaluates three infrastructure options to get there. Learn more about the Initial Business Case.

Proposed Beamsville GO Station

Metrolinx has completed an Initial Business Case (IBC), in partnership with Niagara Region, the Town of Lincoln, and a third-party partner, for a proposed GO Station in Beamsville through Metrolinx’s Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. The release of the IBC is the first step in the planning process and is good news for those looking to see expanded transit access in Niagara Region.

Niagara Region has been working to transform the train stations at St. Catharines and Niagara Falls to enable enhanced GO service to Niagara. All proposed new station stops are subject to completion of a full business case analysis.