Mayor, MPP react after province leaves out Guelph in GO train service expansion

It is not exactly the good news representatives in Guelph were hoping to hear from the province.The service expansion on the Kitchener line, which runs through Guelph, would see weekday train service outside of rush hour increased to every 30 minutes between Bramalea and Toronto’s Union Station.

“It is disappointing that the province isn’t going to expand its GO train service from Bramalea to Kitchener,” Guelph MPP and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said.He adds there has been an increase in the demand for all-day, two-way train service on the Kitchener line and that there were two different governments making that promise to the residents of Guelph and Kitchener.

“Local businesses, the chamber of commerce, the universities have all made a compelling business case,” Schreiner said. “I know that the preliminary work has been done but we just need the government to make that commitment and finalize that work and deliver the service that the region deserves.”“I think it will open up quite a bit of not only economic opportunity but also a tourism opportunity,” Guthrie said.

Meanwhile, riders who take the GO train on the Milton line will see one trip going from Milton to Union in the morning and one going from Union to Milton in the afternoon each day Monday to Friday.

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