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Dec. 14 – 15 and 21 – 22: Lakeshore West Service Adjustments

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Dec. 14 – 15 and 21 – 22: Lakeshore West Service Adjustments

Lakeshore West Service Adjustments - December

On Saturday, Dec. 14 and 21, and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 22, Lakeshore West trains will run hourly between West Harbour GO and Union Station as we build a new and expanded Exhibition station to accommodate the future Ontario Line subway, which will connect customers to the heart of downtown and beyond. 

Saturday, Dec. 14 and 21 

Westbound: 

  • The first train from Union Station to West Harbour GO will depart at 8:44 a.m. Trains will run hourly after the first train departure. 
  • Trains departing Exhibition GO, between 8:52 a.m. and 12:53 p.m., will depart one minute later
  • The 6:21 p.m. train departing Union Station to Niagara Falls GO will depart seven minutes earlier

Eastbound:  

  • The first train from West Harbour GO to Union Station will depart at 7:23 a.m. Trains will run hourly after the first train departure. 
  • The 4:04 p.m. train departing Niagara Falls GO to Union Station will depart eight minutes earlier.  
  • On Saturday Dec. 7 and 14, the 9:06 p.m. train departing Niagara Falls GO to Union Station will depart six minutes earlier

Sunday, Dec. 15 and 22 

Westbound: 

  • The first train from Union Station to West Harbour GO will depart at 8:44 a.m. Trains will run hourly after the first train departure.
  • Trains departing Exhibition GO to West Harbour GO, between 8:52 a.m. and 11:53 p.m., will depart one minute later
  • The 5:14 p.m. train departing Exhibition GO to West Harbour GO will depart one minute later

Eastbound:  

  • The first train from West Harbour GO to Union Station will depart at 7:23 a.m. Trains will run hourly after the first train departure. 
  • The 4:04 p.m. train departing Niagara Falls GO to Union Station will depart eight minutes earlier.  
  • On Sunday, Dec. 22, the 12:04 train departing Niagara Falls GO to Union Station will depart two minutes later. 

Customers connecting to GO buses on Routes 12, 15 and 18 may experience connection times from eight minutes earlier to up to 49 minutes later. 

Dec. 14 – Power Outage at Exhibition GO 


Starting late-evening Friday night until approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, upgrades at Exhibition GO will require the electricity at the station to be temporarily disconnected. 

Here is what you need to know: 

  • While electrical work is being performed, station announcements, digital screens, ticket vending machines and elevators will be out of service.  
  • Train service will not be affected. Trains will run on an hourly schedule on the south platform. 
  • For your safety, additional lighting will be provided at the station. 
  • Please give yourself extra time at the station, follow directional signage and use caution when moving through construction areas. 
  • Staff will be on-site to assist you with wayfinding and payment.  
  • If you require elevator service, shuttle service will be available between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Please follow directional signage for shuttle service.  
  • Power will be restored at approximately 6 p.m. 

North Platform Closure at Exhibition GO 

Throughout December, construction will commence on a new island platform at Exhibition GO to accommodate the future Ontario Line subway, which will connect customers to the heart of downtown and beyond. To ensure safety for this work the north platform will experience intermittent closures.   

Here’s what you need to know: 

Dec. 14 – 15 and 21 – 22 

  • On each of the impacted weekends, the north platform will close on Saturday morning at 12:45 a.m. and will reopen in time for start of service on Monday morning.  

Eastbound and westbound trains will arrive and depart Exhibition GO on the south platform during construction. Customers travelling south on Atlantic Avenue, please use the Exhibition GO station entrance to access the pedestrian tunnel. The elevator and staircase to the pedestrian tunnel will remain open at all times. 

Note: The pedestrian bridge, at Exhibition GO, is closed for the winter season and inaccessible to customers.  Please use elevators and stairwells to access the pedestrian tunnel for Exhibition GO platform and station access.  

Check schedules before you travel.

Thank you for your patience while we complete this important work to expand Exhibition GO in preparation for connection to the future Ontario Line subway.