GO Transit

GO Transit

A GO Train and a GO Bus at Union Station.
Overview
Owner	Government of Ontario (through Metrolinx)
Locale	Golden Horseshoe
Transit type	Commuter rail bus service
Number of lines	7
Number of stations	64 rail 15 bus + numerous stops
Daily ridership	251,000 (all modes) - 194,000 (train) - 57,000 (bus)
Annual ridership	69.5 million (2015)
Chief executive	Greg Percy, President
Headquarters	97 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website	www.gotransit.com
Operation
Began operation	1967 (1967)
Operator(s)	Bombardier Transportation (rail)
Reporting marks	GOT
Host railroads	Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Metrolinx
Number of vehicles	75 locomotives 656 coaches 505 buses - 366 (single-level) - 139 (double decker)
Technical
System length	452 kilometres (281 mi) (rail) 2,709 kilometres (1,683 mi) (bus)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
System map

GO Transit is a regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada, serving the Golden Horseshoe region. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's operations extend as far as Niagara Falls to the south, Waterloo to the west, Peterborough to the east and Barrie to the north. GO Transit carried 69.5 million passengers in 2015, and its ridership continues to grow. GO Transit employs diesel trains and coach buses; it connects with all municipal transit providers in its service area, as well as Via Rail and the Union Pearson Express.

Canada's first such public transit system, GO Transit began regular passenger service on May 23, 1967 as a part of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Since then, it has grown from a single train line to seven, and expanded to include complementing bus service. GO Transit has been constituted in a variety of public-sector configurations, today existing as an operating division of Metrolinx, a provincial Crown agency with overall responsibility for integrative transportation planning within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.