"Regional Express Rail" redirects here. For the Parisian commuter rail network of a similar name, see Réseau Express Régional. For other usages, see RER.
GO Expansion
Overview
Owner
GO Transit
Locale
Greater Golden Horseshoe, Ontario
Service
Type
Regional rail, S-train
System
GO Transit
Services
Lakeshore East line, Lakeshore West line, Kitchener line, Barrie line, Stouffville line, Union Pearson Express
Operator(s)
GO Transit
Ridership
178 million annually (projected by 2031)[1]
History
Planned opening
2025–2032 (2025–2032)[2]
Technical
Line length
262 km (163 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
25 kV 60 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed
Up to 140 km/h (87 mph)[3]
Signalling
ETCS level 2[4]
GO Expansion,[5] previously known as GO Regional Express Rail (RER),[6] is a project to improve GO Transit train service by adding all-day, two-way service to the inner portions of the Barrie line, Kitchener line and the Stouffville line, and by increasing frequency of train service on various lines to every 15 minutes or better on five of the corridors. This would be achieved with the electrification of at least part of the Lakeshore East line, Lakeshore West line, Barrie line, Kitchener line and Stouffville line.[1][3] GO Expansion is one of the Big Move rapid transit projects.
With GO Expansion, GO Transit will increase the number of train trips per week from 1,500 (as of 2015) to about 2,200 by 2020 and expand to 10,500 weekly trips upon completion.[7] Most of the extra trips will be in off-peak hours and on weekends. The expanded services, new infrastructure and electrification is projected to roll out in phases between 2025 and 2030.[1] The 10-year regional express rail plan will cost $13.5 billion[8] and will require 150 kilometres (93 mi) of new track, including new bridges and tunnels.[9]
^ abc"GO Expansion Full Business Case" (PDF). Metrolinx (2018). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference CityNews-2022/04/19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ab"GO Expansion explained – What it means for you". Metrolinx. April 13, 2022. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022.
^"World standard signalling system to improve GO Train service". www.metrolinx.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^"GO Expansion". Metrolinx.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
^Toigo, Derrick (January 12, 2022). "Update on the Metrolinx GO Expansion Program – First Quarter 2022" (PDF).
^"New GO Expansion agreement with ONxpress Transportation Partners ushers in exciting future of faster, greener, more frequent GO Train service". Metrolinx Blog. Metrolinx. April 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
^Kalinowski, Tess (April 17, 2015). "GO to add almost 50 per cent more trains in next 5 years". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^Moore, Oliver (March 14, 2016). "Toronto's grand transit plan (maybe, hopefully)". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
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