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GO Transit
GO Transit logo.svg
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Overview
Owner Government of Ontario (through Metrolinx)
Locale Golden Horseshoe
Transit type Commuter rail
bus service
Number of lines 7
Number of stations 65 rail
15 bus + numerous stops
Daily ridership 304,000 (all modes)
- 227,000 (train)
- 77,000 (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)
2,785 kilometres (1,731 mi) (bus)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
System map

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GO Train System Map.png

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.


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