Kitchener Line GO Expansion

Heritage Road Layover

Expanding Capacity on the Kitchener Line.

The Heritage Road Layover is a vital infrastructure project supporting GO Expansion on the Kitchener Line. Once complete, this facility will provide storage for three 12-car trains, allowing for longer trains during peak periods, which will increase seating capacity to accommodate future ridership growth.

Strategically located between Georgetown and Mount Pleasant GO Stations, this new facility will improve future service efficiency and ensure trains are readily available for service when needed. Without this new layover the additional trains needed for future two-way, all-day service would travel empty from Etobicoke to Georgetown for morning operations.

As service expands on the Kitchener Line, additional storage capacity is required to support more frequent and reliable GO Train service. The Heritage Road Layover will enable:

• More peak-period, peak-direction service to and from Mount Pleasant GO Station, giving customers more travel options.
• Increased train storage capacity, allowing for longer trains with more seating availability.
• Greater service efficiency, reducing non-revenue train movements and ensuring better use of rail resources.
• A balanced approach to rail operations, accommodating both passenger and freight needs along the corridor.
  

This improvement ensures that GO Transit can continue to provide fast, efficient and reliable transit options for Kitchener Line customers as demand for service grows.

In the news

GO Expansion explained - What it means for you

April 13, 2022
GO Expansion is exactly what it sounds like … and more. It is a massive expansion of rail service across the region. With two-way, all-day service across core GO lines, faster trains, and service every 15 minutes (or better) GO Expansion will give people more reasons to use transit. [Read More]

Weston GO Station improvements are well underway

December 10, 2021
Weston GO Station, a community hub and key transit point in Toronto, is receiving much-needed improvements to make way for more train service, part of the broader GO Expansion program, including a new platform and track. Read on to learn more and see progress photos from the site. [Read More]

How Metrolinx continues to make improvements and expand GO Train service on Kitchener Line

September 24, 2021

There’s lots of movement on the Kitchener GO Line. As Metrolinx News has regularly updated readers on the work taking place on the rail route, we thought it was again time to see what all that toiling is adding up to. Let’s go down the line. [Read More]

Major improvements announced for Weston GO Station

June 12, 2019
Local community hub will see work begin almost immediately.

[Read More]

Movement on the Kitchener Line: How Metrolinx is expanding GO Train service on one of Ontario's busiest passenger routes

May 3, 2021

Individually, there are a lot of interesting projects underway on the Kitchener GO Line. When you put them all together, they start to form a telling picture of improved service and more options for transit customers. If you live near the line or count yourself as a loyal customer (even during the current COVID-19 pause), this roundup is for you. [Read More]

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