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Mayor says progress made on LRT, Highway 174 transfers
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says Ottawa has taken "a giant step forward" in getting Metrolinx to take over Ottawa’s LRT, though it doesn’t come with any timeline for when that will actually happen.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-ontario-upload-lrt-otrain-highway-174-9.7171667?cmp=rss

Ellie 2d ago

Any indication there'll ever be a Metrolinx Go bus (or train) between Hamilton/Burlington and Kitchener/Waterloo?

This detour via Square One or Brampton first is ridiculously long and makes regional travel painful.

A better route keeps showing up in plans like https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1671552931/Images/Metrolinx/Metrolinx_-_2041_Regional_Transportation_Plan_Final_-_EDIT_kk1qax.pdf (page 70). But I'm not sure whether it makes more sense to wait/hope or just relocate to somewhere else that already has functional regional transportation.

#metrolinx #go #ontario #transit #ontrains

Anna Anthro 5d ago

Tunnelling begins for signature #Ontario Line #Metrolinx subway project in #Toronto, estimated 2030 finish

https://globalnews.ca/news/11804503/toronto-ontario-line-tunnelling/

Tunnelling begins for signature Ontario Line subway project in Toronto

Premier Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and a series of politicians and officials gathered at the site of the Ontario Line's southern terminus to mark the occasion.

Global News

Edwin G.

6d ago

Metrolinx is sending axles to OCTranspo to help repair O-Train line 1 trains

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/04/15/metrolinx-sends-axles-to-help-fix-ottawas-lrt-vehicles/
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Metrolinx envoie des essieux à OCTranspo pour aider à réparer les trains de la ligne 1 de l’O-Train

// Article en anglais //

#Ottawa #OCTranspo #OTrain #Metrolinx

Axles sent to Ottawa by Metrolinx reignites LRT upload conversation

A provincial transportation agency sent Ottawa new axles to help fix the dozens of light rail transit (LRT) vehicles still out of service from a issue found in January. In a social media post, Mayor Mark Stucliffe confirmed that Metrolinx sent axles to OC Transpo to “help us restore full service on Line 1 faster.” […]

CityNews Ottawa

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo 6d ago

'A welcome change': 2nd GO train from Toronto to Kitchener added on weekday mornings
Metrolinx has announced a second regular GO train will travel from Toronto to Kitchener each weekday morning starting on April 27.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/new-go-train-toronto-to-kitchener-reverse-two-way-all-day-go-9.7164761?cmp=rss

Transit Toronto 6d ago

GO Transit GP40TC locomotive #9807 leads a westbound train of single-level coaches out of Scarborough GO Station while a CN Turbotrain rumbles past.

⌚July 1976 📷 Richard Glaze

#Railways #Railfan #HighspeedRail #GOTransit #Toronto #Scarborough #Metrolinx #CNRail #VIARail #Canada

blog.TO Apr 9

GO Transit will shut down 100km of track across two entire lines this weekend
GO Transit closures this weekend will make for challenging commutes across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).Metrolinx has announced that it will shutter service on two entire GO Transit lines — the Lakeshore East and Stouffville lines — for the entire weekend of April 11-12, 2026.The closure will cover approximately 100 kilometres of track, sp...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/04/go-transit-closures-weekend-april-11/

CodeRedTO Apr 7

TTC announced that the hours of operation for Line 5 are now extended, and in addition the trains are now running at a full 80kph top speed in the tunnels, and the underground station speed limits were also increased from 30kph to 45kph.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-extending-hours-adding-trains-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-9.7153737

#TTC #Metrolinx #TOPoli #Transit

TTC extending hours, adding trains to Eglinton Crosstown LRT as part of next rollout phase | CBC News

The Toronto Transit Commission is extending hours and adding trains to the Eglinton Crosstown Light-Rail Transit line beginning Sunday as part of its next rollout phase.

CBC

Jérôme Apr 5

Many months late but I did a pilgrimage to the Line 6 Finch West LRT.

Rode from Finch West to Humber and back (with a stop at Plaza Latina)

I liked the train, comfortable and mostly smooth.

But after Chow announcement that signal priority was active… I wonder if they had to roll it back? We had to stop at almost half the red lights. This line would be amazing if only it wasn’t stopping all-the-time.

#topoli #metrolinx #topoli #lrt #finchwestlrt

CodeRedTO Apr 4

A very strong argument from @moretransitso that any westward extension of Line 4 should cross Downsview before development to save money and to create more transit ridership and enable future GO connections too:

https://open.substack.com/pub/moretransitso/p/the-sheppard-subway-must-serve-the

#TOPoli #ONPoli #TTC #Metrolinx

The Sheppard Subway Must Serve the Downsview Airport Development

Metrolinx is planning on extending the Sheppard Subway, and there is a huge opportunity to extend the line to Toronto's largest development, while the site is empty and before construction starts.

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