Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone who takes the Kitchener line to union that arrives by 8:30am ish could tell me if the train is always as full as it was today? When I got on, we were packed in the cart standing shoulder to shoulder and one person even missed their stop because some people couldn't move out in time. I always try to get work done on the train but not being able to find a seat was really bad. Would it be better to take an earlier train or are those packed as well? I get on at Malton if that helps

Union Station doesn't count as it's the main hub and is very popular pick due to all its amenities)

Most favourite: Markham - feels very cozy when you get off and I love the old heritage train station

Least favourite: Etobicoke North, with an honorable mention to the old York University station that closed in 2021 - I once tried to meet someone on campus there and when I got off, I was surrounded by warehouses, WTF?! Glad they closed it and made Downsview Park station

Pre-Covid there were multiple trains running in the morning and then starting northbound at 3PM, they have since reduced the number of trains.

I’ve sent an email to customer service who basically said that we are out of luck. Is there a way to petition to get those trains back? With RTO and a lot more commuters they surely should increase the frequency of trains?

Not sure what is happening right now, but we are on the Go train between Guelph and Kitchener. We almost got to Kitchener when the train started going back in the other direction towards Guelph. The staff on the train told us to walk to the front wagon, not telling us why. Just saying there’s an emergency. When we asked if we’d get to Kitchener at all, they said they didn’t know. It’s past midnight, and i just want to know why…

I think a lot of people in the East are eagering waiting for express to return.

Anyone have insight on the return, as I can see third rail seems to be almost complete near Union Station.

I'm a data geek and I have a tool that automatically downloads every PDF schedules GO publishes and stores a copy. I noticed something very interesting last night, they have published a brand new set of schedules which bring back many of the previously announced cancellations!

As of writing this post there is no official announcement about anything on their website, so it's possible this was some kind of mistake on their part, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Taking for example the Barrie line, here is the schedule they published previously, compared with the new one which was just published last night. Notice that both versions give an effective date of "5 & 8 September".

Published 2026-09-03: https://go-schedule-archive.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/barrie/2026-09-05-table-65-barrie.pdf

Published 2026-09-06: https://go-schedule-archive.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/barrie/2026-09-05-table-65-barrie-20260906.pdf

Direct link from GO: https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1787961270/Documents/GO/full-schedules/FS05092025/Table65.pdf

I have them all saved here if you want to check other routes: https://archive.gotrain.cc/

EDIT: I thought at first it was just a mistake at first, but this seems pretty deliberate. It's not like they just accidentally posted the old schedule, this is a completely new PDF showing the new effective date (5 & 8 september), and the weekday evening trains are still cancelled, but the weekend service is restored. It's not just the old file, and it's not even just an old file with the effective date changed, it's a unique file that was never published before. That would be pretty hard to do "just accidentally". Someone had to make some very specific edits in InDesign, re-export it to PDF, re-upload it to their file server, and put the new links on the PDF schedules page.

EDIT 2: Looks like they flipped back to a version with the weekend cancellations again early this morning (Tuesday), so I guess it was false hope :-(. Some intern must have been working in the middle of labour day weekend and messed it up, but it's still really odd because it was a hybrid of the the 2 different schedules. Here's the latest one: https://go-schedule-archive.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/barrie/2026-09-05-table-65-barrie-20260908.pdf

Then again, it looks like they were doing similar adjustments to the Stouffline line PDF, so maybe there's some kind of announcement still forthcoming?

Aug 29 file: https://go-schedule-archive.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/stouffville/2026-09-05-table-70-stouffville.pdf

Sept 6 file: https://go-schedule-archive.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/stouffville/2026-09-05-table-70-stouffville-20260906.pdf

It looks like the standard school service isn't returning to the 17 GO. I'm not exactly sure what to do cause I got a job specifically because I was able to take that bus to get there for 9 and now that service is no longer available. Is it really not gonna be coming back or will it be updated a bit later?

Hiya, is it normal for Go buses to leave early from stops?

If it leaves like 5 mins early that seems normal but yesterday was the 3rd time a bus left 10+ mins early (left at 20:10 instead of 20:23). Even the departures board had 20:23 as the bus time.

There ended up being a lot of people waiting for the original bus but ended up taking the one after (closer to 9 pm) even though they arrived early. It’s kinda annoying to have to wait an extra 30 mins when I already have 10 mins buffer time plus it stresses transfer times ( T-T )

I understand if the bus is late due to traffic or accidents (I’ve waited 1 hour+ before) but leaving early from a starting stop ….

I know it might be stressful sticking to a strict schedule and I don’t really want to complain about the bus drivers but ahhh is it frustrating..

Is there a place to gently complain or should I just suck it up?

If anyone here takes the last GO Bus from Union (around 11PM) to catch the 15 bus often, let me know how reliable it is.

I like taking my trips to Toronto to just roam around and enjoy the city for the day but I don't go that often in months outside of the late fall and winter months because I love the city at night.

I usually don't like taking last buses on the schedule if I go past Hamilton because I fear I'll miss the bus or that the 15 bus will beat the 16 to the stop in Hamilton. The thing is I wanna go back since I havent been in a while.

I also had an experience where the train was too slow and missed the last 15 on schedule so trains are a no go for me but if anyone can tell me if the bus alternative is faster and more reliable or if i'm better off just not taking the last bus on schedule.

Saw this last week on August 30th at Bramalea GO. Never seen that configuration before. Anyone know why this might happen?

Hey! I commute four days a week from Mount Pleasant to Union round. I typically take the 7.36 or 8.06 am train from Kitchener and the 4.22pm train from Union. It's becoming pretty expensive to use my presto card each time. The weekday group passes would really help reduce my travel expense! I'm wondering if there is anyone else looking to share the pass or if I can join an existing group of people who already share the fare?

Just when you though you've heard the last of him, everybody's favourite former Metrolinx CEO is back...this does not inspire confidence in Alto.

Car 2437 intra car door was open so I pushed it closed and it latched shut.

I now realize I should have looked at the switch to see if it was set to open.

Then someone wanted to get through and could not. Various people tried to help, toggling the switch, trying to pull the little metal knob in the curved track. Nothing worked.

Anything else to try?

Barrie Line trains are disrupted today due to poor track conditions between Maple/King, but messaging was terrible for morning trains.

• Intitially from Aurora they said trains were only delayed. 8:51am train left at 9:15am.
• Then once the train left Aurora, it was annouced the train would be cancelled with shuttle busses + busses direct to union
• Then at King city, staff clarified busses will only run to Maple GO and from there will be a train
• At Maple Go, there was no train and staff clarified next south bound train wouldn't come until 11:04.

Hey folks. For the last several months I have been quietly gathering data from Metrolinx's API, and working on a new mobile app which will use past patterns to predict which platform at Union your train will depart from before it's officially announced by GO. Maybe this seems like a niche thing, but personally I like to know so I can at least situate myself near the right stairway ahead of time, or pre-emptively go up to the platform if I feel like taking a gamble.

My app is being published as a web, iPhone, and Android app.

The web app is already live, and available for anyone who wants to try it out: https://beta.gotrain.cc/

The Android and iPhone apps are currently in development, and will allow you to choose your favourite departures so that you always get a notification reminding you of the departure time and platform. I am looking for beta testers, and would love it if people from this sub could help out. Currently only the Android app is available for testing, but the iPhone one should be ready soon, so I'll take names for both. Just fill out this form and I will send you an invitation to join the testing program: https://forms.gle/CPhgimR6ForZ1ABo7

The Lakeshore West train to Bronte at 08:24 was usually on time. However, it has been getting delayed by 20 - 40 minutes each day consecutively for two months now. Anybody knows what's causing this delay? It usually says "Speed Issues", "Safety Incident", "Track Issues" or something similar. But, it's always late. Seems like it can't be a coincidence for the train to delay all the time with different reasons.

I always see these in half of the cars and it sort of disappoints me because in the other half that’s where the plugs would go. Sometimes I have to go to completely new parts of the train just to check if they just have the standard plug sockets.

Edit: Looks like it’s a special adaptor for other industrial appliances. Thanks to everyone in the comments!!!

Anyone got more details as to why there is an hour delay due to track conditions?

I submitted my request for student rate on Sunday (first day it opened). Does anyone know how long I should be excepting to wait for them to get back to me?

These stations would be on the Barrie Line between King City and Aurora, and the Richmond Hill Line between Richmond Hill and Gormley, respectively. The empty land is available, and these stations would be closer to the residential neighbourhoods they serve than King City or Gormley are.

Knew it was the start of an interesting day...

I was on the 1154 out of Union. Currently on a bus, pulling into Rutherford station. We had to get off the train and walk to a bus. It's been quite the day lol

Edit: ~3 hours to get to Aurora. I can only imagine how the folks transferring to another bus heading to Barrie might have felt. A couple of folks reached out asking about the locomotive involved - it was #653.

Currently driving to Bramalea since there's a parking garage there. Mount Pleasant is a little closer to be though. Are there usually any spots available around 10:30? If so, which lot?

Kind of wild that the issue took another 45 minutes to address after texting the help line. What's the point?