KITCHENER, ONT. — The Ontario government has reached an agreement-in-principle with CN Rail to purchase land to construct dedicated GO tracks on the Kitchener line.
The agreement coincides with additional GO train service that will be added to the Kitchener line in November and is the latest step to building two-way, all-day rapid service on the Kitchener line as part of .
The province is slated to purchase 20.9 kilometres of land within the Halton subdivision, and will build infrastructure between Bramalea and Kitchener, which will enable enhanced service between Kitchener and Union Station.
The overall extension project will add 40 kilometres of new, two-way track and includes track re-alignments, signal upgrades, bridge work and platform expansion along the corridor, a release reads.
When complete, the new Kitchener line will enable:
To Bramalea GO:
- Two-way, all-day service, seven days per week
To Mount Pleasant GO
- 30-minute two-way, all-day service, seven days per week
- Additional trains during peak rush hour travel times
To Kitchener GO
- 60-minute two-way, all-day service, seven days per week
- Additional trains during peak rush hour travel times
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