No GO train service this weekend along Lakeshore East line, including Danforth station

By KAT BERGERON

There will be no GO train service on the Lakeshore East line this weekend, including at Danforth station, due to planned construction work and local commuters are being advised to plan accordingly.

This weekend’s planned construction will begin late on Friday, April 10, with adjusted GO train service, and continue through the weekend. The service will reopen on the morning of Monday, April 13, but riders are being warned to expect likely delays as trains will be moving slower.

For this weekend, GO Transit will be running shuttle busses to connect Durham Region residents to Union Station, with no service between Union and Pickering GO stations.

However, affected East Toronto residents who usually use GO Trains from Rouge Hill, Guildwood, Eglinton, Scarborough and Danforth GO stations are advised to use TTC services instead. 

Regular Lakeshore East GO train service, running at normal speeds, is expected to resume on Tuesday, April 14.

Schedule adjustments to the Lakeshore East line on Friday, April 10, are as follows:

Eastbound from Union Station: 

1. The 11:22 p.m. train will end at Whitby GO. GO buses will run to connect Whitby to Durham College Oshawa GO.
2. 11:50 p.m., 12:20 a.m. and 12:50 a.m. trains will not run. GO bus route 90B from Union Station Bus Terminal to Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Durham College Oshawa GO will act as a replacement.
3. The 11:22p.m. train from Union will be the last until Monday morning, with no GO Transit service to Danforth, Eglinton, Scarborough, Guildwood and Rouge Hill GO.

Westbound from Durham College Oshawa GO: 

1. The 11:09 p.m. and 11:39 p.m. trains will be replaced by GO bus route 90B at Durham College Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering GO stations, running express to Union Station.
2. The 10:39 p.m. train from Durham College Oshawa, will run express from Pickering to Union, and be the last train. There will be no GO Transit service at Danforth, Eglinton, Scarborough, Guildwood and Rouge Hill GO stations.

TTC Travel alternatives to Union Station:

Rouge Hill GO Station:

1. TTC bus route 54 Lawrence East to Eglinton Station,
2. Then TTC Line 1 southbound to Union Station. 

Guildwood and Eglinton GO Stations:

1. TTC bus route 86 Scarborough West to Kennedy Station,
2. Then TTC Line 2 westbound to  Bloor-Yonge Station,
3. Transfer to TTC Line 1 southbound to Union Station. 

Scarborough GO Station:

1. TTC bus route 54 Lawrence east to Kennedy Station,
2. Then TTC Line 2 westbound to Bloor-Yonge Station,
3. transfer to TTC Line 1 southbound to Union Station.

Danforth GO Station:

1. TTC Line 2 westbound from Main Street Station to Bloor-Yonge Station,
2. then TTC Line 1 southbound to Union Station.

TTC alternatives from Union Station:

Rouge Hill GO Station:

1. TTC Line 1 northbound to Eglinton Station,
2. then TTC bus route 54 Lawrence East to Rouge Hill GO. 

Guildwood GO Station:

1. TTC Line 1 to Bloor-Yonge Station,
2. then TTC Line 2 eastbound to Kennedy Station,
3. and TTC bus route 86 Scarborough West to Guildwood GO.

Eglinton GO Station:

1. TTC Line 1 to Bloor-Yonge Station,
2. then TTC Line 2 eastbound to Kennedy Station,
3. and TTC bus route 9 Bellamy east to Eglinton GO. 

Scarborough GO Station:

1. TTC Line 1 north to Bloor-Yonge Station,
2. then TTC Line 2 eastbound to Kennedy Station,
3. and TTC route 54 Lawrence east to Scarborough GO.

Danforth GO Station:

1. TTC Line 1 northbound to Bloor-Yonge Station
2. then TTC Line 2 eastbound to Main Station,
3. and walk to Danforth GO.

For more information on the Lakeshore East GO Expansion, please go to https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/lakeshore-east-line-go-expansion