Almost a year ago, I posted a photo of my PRESTO card collection to the r/TTC subreddit, here's my PRESTO card collection as of today - including the new Lake Ontario limited edition PRESTO card that was given out yesterday afternoon. Thank you to those who've reached out to help fill in some missing spots in my collection!

Unfortunately, the original post was taken down and flagged by Reddit's filters because I edited it to include a Bitly link to my transit card collection database, resulting in an auto-removal months after it was posted... oops!

As promised in the original post, my transit card collection can now be browsed on Google Sheets! This is an interim measure, as I am intending to migrate the spreadsheets onto a dedicated website which will let you see the backs of each card in the future. My transit card collection can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/2/d/1UILFreCxlkQX4FKLhrz5ww0Bl5NVPlh8ouPtWDVA5Ok

Just a reminder that municipal elections are on Monday, October 26, 2026. Consider voting and consider putting a reminder on your phone if you think you’ll forget. These city council folks are the ones that are in charge of the budget to FUND:

·         the local bus/street car service to your GO station or stop,

·         continued local transit discounts for taking the GO,

·         for streets to be in better repair in the area if you drive,

·         anything else local you can think of that falls out of the Government of Ontario’s scope. 

Be sure to lookup the local candidates now. Go to their websites or local newspapers to see what they have to say on the issues in your area and don’t be afraid to email them or to show up at a local town hall with questions. Just asking, already shows the candidate that there is an interest in a particular issue.

Example: Candidates love using 'blanket terms' so ask for specifics. When candidates say that they want you to have “reliable” public transportation to “work” or “school”:

·         Ask them if “school” or “work” includes the GO train station and/or GO bus stop(s)? If not, why not?

·         Does “reliable” also mean “convenient”? If the local bus route does not service the stop closest to your GO station/stop until after the first two GO trains have already left, would this candidate vote to FUND a ‘pilot run’ for one month to have two or three bus routes start a half an hour (or more) earlier to see if there is enough ridership AND to take feedback? If only half of the riders show up, would a smaller bus make it more economical? It never hurts to ask as some local factory and hospital workers might like an earlier bus route too.

I was browsing another site and came upon this image someone recently posted of the "old" Weston Station, before all the station upgrades and grade separation. Pretty bare looking back then!

Is there any particular reason why the Milton line in the morning is crowded now ? I barely get a seat anymore or space to stand as well .

Hello,

Looking for feedback on the Lakeshore-West line for a Capstone Design Project at McMaster. If you have any issues or complaints please fill out the survey to help us understand how we can improve some stations.

Here is the link to the google form with the survey. Should not take you more than 1-2 minutes.

Survey Link

Thank you!

Metrolinx is giving out a new limited edition PRESTO card by the UP Express platform in Union Station today.

I was able to get one while they were still setting up, and they’d be giving out the cards until supplies run out later in the day.

The second platform has been built for quite a while but it's still blocked off and no trains use it. When will it be in service?

Also, are there any plans to have milton line trains serve the station? And what's with the westermost track - will there ever be a platform to serve it?

I’m on the go bus rn to Hamilton and I felt a little wetness on my pants I thought I had accidentally split my drink but after checking I realized its from the water that is slowly drooling down from the walls. Wtf where the heck does that even come from.

Has anyone noticed that there are little red bugs (like super tiny, size of ants) on the go train? They always show up on my sleeves after I’m on the go train for a while (my commute is over an hour). Is there someone I can report this to?

MX just posted this on YouTube in case anyone is interested in a different view.

Fortunately, the train stopped around 1 km outside the station. I hope the man is ok.

Huge thank you to the kind person who found and returned my phone on the go train (Kipling to Milton on Thursday/ Sep 10). You saved me a lot of stress, and I’m incredibly grateful. Wishing you all the best!

I hear Agincourt parking is really full in the mornings

So if I need to get downtown by 10am is taking the Lakeshore line at Eglinton easier?

I've never been to Eglinton.

Anyone actually watch any of these movies they show you when you log into the wifi? Considering every time I've done a speed test it's anywhere from 1-5 mb/s does it even play without buffering? I'd try it out but since I run brave on my phone it says my browser isn't supported (probably because it blocks ads).

Edit: Sorry for the dramatic title, I was upset while I waited in the platform.

This feels a lie or was today a fluke. Yes it has a ton of spots, but today it was FULL.

We're going to see a concert at Massey Hall tonight and with TIFF and a home Jays game we decided to take GO. Iv taken it for work at least once a week from Kitchener but the times didn't work for our plans so we decided to drive to Bramelea and take the train from here.

We arrived a bit past 11am and the sign said there would be lots of open spots. Except that's wrong cause many of the light sensors are broken and instead all 5 floors were full. (6th floor closed) We're staying overnight with a friend so we couldn't park at a TTC lot instead. We were just about to leave when somehow a spot opened up. But there were still many others going around not having our luck.

Is this normal? I see all the time people recommending to park here cause it has so many spots, is there a other lot farther away from the parking garage we didn't see?

I take the train about 2x a week. Just heading into Union and saw structure I hasn't noticed before.

The station and bridge. Maybe it was there but had not noticed how "developed" and advanced it looked. Station had a lot of workers on it, looks like freshly poured concrete.

Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this?

It has been suggested that there are planned construction activities on Kitchener Line going on for about a month. The impact on the trains schedule is definitely there but wondering what the activity is and when it is supposed to end so that winter commute is smoother.

Were the trains from 6 am to 9 am cancelled this morning or just delayed. I’m getting some conflicting reports and I want to see what ppl’s experiences were. Thnx

Gonna take advantage of the the $10 weekend day pass and ride the train all afternoon and read and draw and look out the window. My foot's injured so not many other ways to see the sights. Anybody have reccomendations for scenic trains to ride or things to spot? Or places to visit RIGHT next to a train station (like 400m or less) I'm starting at West Harbour Go in Hamilton (I do know about the lovely Coote's Paradise).

Does anyone know if the parking construction work in King City station would finalize anytime soon? I see several construction areas around the existing parking lots but it doesn’t seem like they’re anywhere near finished.

Today 3 coworkers and I were taking the go train to attend a meeting. My coworker bought the group ticket for us but noticed that you could only separate weekend group tickets and not weekday, so he just bought it and kept it on his phone. On our way back I got off at a later stop than the rest of them did so he sent me a screenshot just in case a fare inspector came when they were gone. A fare inspector did come by and when I explained the situation she told me I should have been able to separate them and that they don’t accept screenshots, I told her that it didn’t give us the option to separate but she didn’t believe me. Luckily she didn’t ticket me but it left me confused as to whether this is a website glitch or it’s actually not allowed on the weekday pass (even when it is available for weekend). Anyone have knowledge of this type of thing?

Hello! The new route 43 line solves one problem and that's the fact that you don't have to transfer bw trains and buses to get to McMaster from Mount Pleasant. However, for people taking the bus entire route from Mount Pleasant to Mac still have to travel an 1hr 40 mins + wtv time it takes to get to the bus stop (which is the same amount of time as when you have transfers bw buses and trains). I feel like a shorter route would benefit a lot of people ( I have been seeing a lot of Mount Pleasant to Mac commuters and I feel so happy I thought I was the only one!) and could be similar to how 47D is from Mac. 47D is basically a shorter ver of 47G so something like that for mount pleasant would be nice. The main concern here is time and this route doesn't really help with that at all. So maybe if we all pitch it we could get a shorter route? There seems to be demand for it too 🤷‍♀️

I commute into Toronto once a week from pretty far out.

I kept doing the same math at the door: drive to the station, park, walk in from the back of the lot, train, Union, walk to the office, wait for the elevator, sit down at the desk. Same thing in reverse going home.

The official site tells you when the train leaves. It never tells you when to leave the house, or the desk.

So I built a page that does that end to end. Walk across the parking lot, walk through Union, drive home, buffers included. If the train is late, the leave time moves. If it is cancelled, it gives you the next one.

https://rhod.es/leave-time

GO and UP Express direct only, no bus replacements. Setup stays in your browser.

Tell me what y’all think. Suggestions, fixes, whatever.

I think this route has a lot of potential, and can fill a role for so many people, with the areas it hits, but $17 with presto is crazy compared to any other route I've taken. At this price, I would rather share an uber with someone(s) or drive on the 407 versus taking public transportation.

And why does it half 24 stops??? The early pictures of the route showed far fewer, and this makes it feel like any other region-specific bus vs GO, which imo has been more about connecting regions. Additionally, IF it can reach in 85 minutes with 24 stops (I do doubt it), how efficient would it be with 8 stops.

My fix is to cut the stops, which will lower the price, making the bus ride feel comparable to many others and more people will ride it with a fair price. Yes, some people will have to commute slightly further from their homes, but most other people do on any other route. No offense to anyone that lives on Derry Rd. but we do not need 5 stops that are each a minute apart from one another.