GO Transit service changes go into effect next week

Back-to-school will mean some big changes for your transit schedule.

GO Transit is revamping its travel times to accommodate the influx of passengers. Kitchener riders will see the biggest boost with 14 new trips being added.

• Five new eastbound trips from Mount Pleasant GO, departing at 9:55 and 11:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 1:00 and 2:00 p.m., making all stops to Union, arriving at 10:49 and 11:54 a.m., 12:54, 1:54 and 2:54 p.m.
• Two new eastbound trips from Mount Pleasant GO, departing at 3:00 and 3:47 p.m., making all stops to Malton, then express to Union, arriving at 3:54 and 4:34 p.m.

• Seven new westbound trips from Union Station making all stops to Mount Pleasant GO Station
• Hourly departures from Union starting 8:48 a.m. and until 2:48, with hourly arrivals at Mount Pleasant beginning 9:37 a.m. and until 3:37 p.m.

• The 9:39 a.m. eastbound trip from Bramalea will now depart there at 9:16, and times at all other stops will also be earlier. This trip will be extended to begin at Mount Pleasant, departing there at 9:00 a.m., serve Brampton GO, then make all stops to Union, arriving at 9:53 a.m.
• The 7:08 a.m. eastbound trip from Georgetown will now depart there and at all other stops five minutes earlier, with arrival at Union at 7:55 a.m.
• The 7:05 a.m. eastbound trip from Kitchener will now depart there and at all other stops five- minutes later, with arrival at Union now 9:13 a.m.

Additional bus trips are also being added to help university students get to their classes. Service changes go into effect on September 5th. You can grab the complete list off GO Transit's website.