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Alstom gets the 5-year operation and maintenance contract for Toronto’s commuter rail service, GO Transit, and UP Express

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/20/go-transit-up-express-trains-contract-alstom-ontario-government/
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Alstom obtient le contrat d’opération et d’entretien de 5 ans du service de train de banlieue de Toronto, GO Transit, et UP Express

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via: https://forum.agoramtl.com/t/ailleurs-au-canada-transports-en-commun/1668/178?u=edwing

#Toronto #Metrolinx #GOTransit #UPExpress #Alstom

Ontario government signs $1.3B deal with Alstom to operate, maintain GO Transit and UP Express trains

Alstom has been operating and maintaining GO Transit and UP Express trains on an interim basis after its previous contract ended in 2024.

CityNews Toronto

Jérôme 2d ago

Metrolinx weighs removing UP Express luggage racks to add standing room: leaked document

Also standardize 3-car trains (existing fleet), and 4-car train (would require new purchase)

https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/metrolinx-weighs-removing-up-express-luggage-racks-to-add-standing-room-leaked-document-12002636

#upexpress #metrolinx #toronto #TorontoPearson

Metrolinx weighs removing UP Express luggage racks to add standing room: leaked document

Agency also considered raising ticket prices, skipping stops between Union and YYZ to add capacity: draft report

The Trillium

Beware The Cheese Jan 20

Tuesday #TimeLapse - Weston to Pearson

Traveling on the #UPExpress from Weston to #Toronto #PearsonInternationalAirport in #Canada.

https://youtu.be/c0Lb7QYCz-U?si=r8-GxHF1kXdgO8pB

Weston to Pearson

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Jérôme Nov 4

Good blog post from @SeanYYZ @seanyyz.bsky.social on the most recent developments of GO and UP express

https://seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/the-revenge-of-smarttrack/

#gotrains #upexpress #gotransit #toronto #metrolinx

The revenge of SmartTrack

Metrolinx is looking to serve new Kitchener Line SmartTrack stations with its UP Express trains only. It’s only fair that the transit agency comes clean to transit riders on how it will make …

Sean Marshall

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Jérôme Oct 31

In other transit news

What was supposed to be a new GO train station to Kitchener on St-Clair - Old Weston is likely to be transformed to be for the UP Express instead.

This station was originally part of the old #smarttrack John Tory disaster plan.

Metrolinx says the reason for the change is that they promised 15-min service for this station and it would be impossible to achieve with GO trains.

#upexpress #gotrains #gotransit #metrolinx #toronto #topoli

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Jérôme Oct 23

As part of the same press release, Ontario announces the opening of a new UP Express station at Mount Dennis (on Eglinton).

So people travelling to and from the airport will be able to use this station.

This will also be a new station for the GO train to/from Kitchener

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1006632/ontario-completes-final-testing-on-finch-west-lrt

#upexpress #toronto #yyz #metrolinx #gotrains #gotransit

Jérôme Jun 19, 2025

Tunnel connecting UP Express to TTC's Dundas West station under construction after long delay
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/up-express-ttc-tunnel-1.7563769

#ttc #upexpress #metrolinx

Construction on long-promised UP Express-TTC pedestrian tunnel 'well underway,' Metrolinx says | CBC News

Metrolinx has begun construction on a pedestrian tunnel linking UP Express Bloor Station to the nearby Dundas West subway station, nearly a decade after it was announced.

CBC

Pete 🇨🇦

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Feb 19, 2025

Everything is working against us trying to get home. Now the #UPExpress is reduced to 2x hourly for some operational reason. Been travelling since Monday night.