Train Schedule Changes

December 16 - 18: Buses to replace train service

There will be no train service on the Barrie Line starting the evening of Friday, December 16, until end of service on Sunday, December 18. Buses will replace train service during this time.

This weekend crews will be making track connections on the Davenport Diamond Guideway – a significant project that supports more frequent, two-way, all-day train service on the Barrie Line in the future. The Guideway will enable GO Trains to travel above traffic and over Canadian Pacific freight train tracks reducing congestion and improving service reliability. 

Also, between Downsview Park GO and Newmarket GO we’re upgrading railway crossings, removing and installing culverts, removing vegetation and performing track maintenance, which will support significant service improvements.

Here’s what you need to know:

• There will be no GO train service on the Barrie Line while this work is taking place.

• Replacement buses will provide service to Union Station Bus Terminal, Rutherford, Maple, King City, Aurora, Newmarket and East Gwillimbury GO stations. Some bus trips will run express to Aurora GO so be sure to check schedules before you travel. Customers can transfer at either Aurora or East Gwillimbury GO stations to continue further north.   

• Replacement buses will not serve Downsview Park GO. You can use TTC or YRT to travel to and from this station.

• Regular train service will resume Monday, December 19.

Friday, December 16:
Northbound

• The 8:53 p.m. train trip is extended to make all stops from Union Station to Bradford GO.

• The 10:53 p.m. train trip is cancelled.

  • Customers will be accommodated on the GO bus 65E, leaving Union Station Bus Terminal at 10:22 p.m. and/or the 65C leaving Union Station Bus Terminal at 10:17 p.m.

  • The replacement bus will not serve Downsview GO. Customers will transfer to go bus 68B at East Gwillimbury GO to continue to Allandale Waterfront GO.

• After 10:13 p.m. there will be no GO bus or train service at Downsview GO.

Southbound

• The 9:08 p.m. from Allandale Waterfront GO is cancelled.

  • Customers will be accommodated on the 8:26 p.m. GO bus from Allandale Waterfront GO to East Gwillimbury. At East Gwillimbury, customers will transfer to the 9:51p.m. GO bus 65E making stops at New Market, Aurora, King City, Maple and Rutherford GO stations, then express to Union Station Bus Terminal.

• After the 9:27 p.m. train to Union Station, there will be no GO bus or train service at Downsview GO.

Saturday, December 17 and Sunday, December 18:

• All trains are cancelled.

• There will be several buses running instead.

• Some bus trips will run express between Union Station Bus Terminal and Aurora GO only. Check departure boards before proceeding to your bus.

• Transfer points to reach Allandale Waterfront GO are at Aurora GO and East Gwillimbury GO. GO buses 65E and 65F will connect to GO bus 68. Schedules will vary, please plan ahead.

• No bus will stop at Downsview GO, customers may wish to use the TTC or YRT to travel to and from this station.

Northbound
Union Station Bus Terminal to Allandale Waterfront GO
(all stations except Downsview Park GO):

• Buses will leave Union Station Bus Terminal at 11:12 a.m., 2:02 p.m., 5:07 p.m., 8:22 p.m., 9:22 p.m. and 10:22 p.m.

• These buses will stop at Rutherford, Maple, King City, Aurora, Newmarket and East Gwillimbury GO stations. Customers can transfer at East Gwillimbury to bus service to continue north to Bradford, Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront GO stations.

Union Station Bus Terminal, express to Aurora GO:

• Buses will leave Union Station Bus Terminal about once an hour. Customers will need to check departure boards as schedule times will vary.

• Customers can transfer at either Aurora to GO bus 68 to continue further north.

Southbound
Allandale Waterfront GO to Union Station Bus Terminal
(all stations except Downsview Park GO):

• The regular scheduled GO bus 68 or 68B will run from Allandale Waterfront GO to East Gwillimbury GO or Aurora GO.

• Buses will leave East Gwillimbury GO at 7:35 a.m., 8:50 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 2:50 p.m., 5:50 p.m. and 8:50 p.m.These buses will stop at, Newmarket, Aurora, King City, Maple and Rutherford GO stations, then be express to Union Station Bus Terminal.

Aurora GO station, express to Union Station Bus Terminal:

• Additional buses will provide express service between Aurora GO, and Union Station Bus Terminal. These buses will leave Aurora GO about once an hour. Customers will need to check departure boards as schedule times will vary.