Ontario invests billions in ambitious plan to boost GO Transit's commuter-rail service

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By 2025, Ontario aims to run trains every 15 minutes in each direction on key segments of GO Transit’s commuter-rail network.Photo – Metrolinx — By This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Associate Editor With 2.8 million residents, Toronto is Canada’s biggest city, and it’s only getting bigger. The city’s larger metropolitan region — the greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GHTA) — boasts a population of more than 7.1 million. By 2041, that figure is projected to grow to more than 10 million people. As the number of GHTA residents continues to grow, the province of Ontario is launching a plan to boost GO Transit’s commuter-rail service in the region. The GO Regional Express Rail (RER) project calls for electrifying core segments of GO Transit’s network and performing hundreds of other infrastructure upgrades. Keywords Browse articles on GO RER GO Regional Express Rail GO Transit GO Transit commuter rail commuter rail express rail Kathryn McGarry Ontario Ministry of Transportation Ontario Peter Zuk electrification rail electrification Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff.