Extra trips up and running for West Harbour-Niagara Falls GO train

CBC News

· Posted: May 18, 2025 11:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

GO trains are present moving much often betwixt Niagara Falls and Hamilton aft a caller way was added astatine the West Harbour station. 

As of Saturday, the enactment has six further trips connected weekends betwixt the 2 stations and 4 much trips connected weekdays, said Metrolinx successful a caller quality release. 

Niagara Region trips that halt astatine West Harbour, successful Hamilton's northbound end, are besides 8 minutes faster. 

"Previously, West Harbour GO was not connected to the main way westbound of the station, forcing Niagara-bound trains to reverse into and retired of the station," said Metrolinx, Ontario's transit agency. 

"With the caller connecting way completed, trains volition beryllium capable to question straight done the presumption without needing to reverse, resulting successful a much businesslike journey." 

Before the way addition, trains ran hourly from West Harbour and lone to Toronto, portion trains from Niagara Falls and St. Catharines didn't halt astatine West Harbour. 

The way enactment is besides indispensable to link the caller Confederation GO presumption successful eastbound Hamilton to the Lakeshore West line. The caller presumption is expected to unfastened this year.