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GO Transit

This article is about the transit system in Ontario. For the transit system in Wisconsin, see GO Transit (Wisconsin). For the transit system in North Carolina, see GoTransit (North Carolina).

GO Transit
Overview
OwnerMetrolinx
LocaleGolden Horseshoe
Transit typeCommuter rail
Intercity bus service
Number of lines7 rail + 39 bus
Number of stations71 rail
15 bus + numerous stops[1]
Daily ridership275,900 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[2]
Annual ridership56,036,900 (2023)[3]
Key people
  • Phil Verster (President & CEO)[4]
  • Martin Gallagher (COO)[4]
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada[5]
Websitewww.gotransit.com
Operation
Began operationMay 23, 1967 (1967-05-23)[1]
Operator(s)Alstom
Reporting marksGOT
Infrastructure manager(s)Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Metrolinx
Number of vehicles96 locomotives
979 passenger coaches
752 buses:
Technical
System length625 kilometres (388 mi) (rail)
2,776 kilometres (1,725 mi) (bus)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

GO Transit (originally short for Government of Ontario Transit) is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven million across an area over 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi) stretching from Kitchener in the west to Peterborough in the east, and from Barrie in the north to Niagara Falls in the south. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 56,036,900. GO Transit operates diesel-powered double-decker trains and coach buses, on routes that connect with all local and some long-distance inter-city transit services in its service area.[1]

GO Transit began regular passenger service on May 23, 1967, as a part of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Since then, it has grown from a single train line to seven lines.[1] GO Transit has been constituted in a variety of public-sector configurations. Today, it is an operating division of Metrolinx, a provincial Crown agency with overall responsibility for integrative transportation planning within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area[7] and is projected to grow dramatically with electrification, increased frequency and new stations through the GO Expansion, which is scheduled to be completed in phases through 2025–2032.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e "GO transit Fact Sheet" (PDF). GO Transit. June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Metrolinx Senior Management Team". Metrolinx. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Contact Us". GO Transit. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "GO Transit: Fact Sheet" (PDF). GO Transit. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Metrolinx Overview". Metrolinx. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  8. ^ "GO Expansion". Metrolinx.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

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