01-23-2019, 10:30 AM
Province working to put express GO train to Kitchener back on track, minister says
Quote:Frustrated GO Transit commuters upset over the recent cancellation of an afternoon express train may be in luck.
"We're currently working with Metrolinx to expand more trains and bring back the express route," Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek said during a stop in Waterloo on Tuesday.
Changes rolled out a few weeks ago saw the 4:50 p.m. express train out of Toronto on the Kitchener line bumped to a 5:02 p.m. all-stops departure.
Two of the train's 12 coaches were also removed initially, cutting the number of available seats, until reports of dangerous overcrowding on trains and platforms prompted their restoration over a week ago.
An extra weekday morning and evening train to and from Kitchener had been added to the schedule.