Now that's service

Posted by Magda
Go transit is investigating what it would take to offer rail service between Kitchener and Toronto (via Guelph) every 20 minutes during rush hour, and hourly outside of rush hour.

I've heard people compare that to the service that was offered in the early 1990s. But it's not really comparable -- between 1990 and 1993, Go ran one train a day, each direction. At that rate, it's hard for people to rely on the service, explained Greg Ashbee, the manager of rail expansion programs at Go.

Of course, we're not going to have every-20-minute service tomorrow. They expect to phase it in over years or longer, starting perhaps with two trains into Toronto each morning and coming back at night. But for now, they're doing a study of what it would take to get that service, and the study itself could take up to a year. So don't hold your breath.

In the meantime, you can read more on this in the Merc tomorrow.