Comment 66341

By Robert D (anonymous) | Posted July 18, 2011 at 10:43:55 in reply to Comment 66336

Actually, GO train service to Niagara DOES have to come THROUGH Hamilton, whether or not it stops is another matter.

Although, given that Hamilton currently has all day train service through the Lakeshore West Train-Bus (that's right, you can take the bus to Aldershot or Burlington and jump on the train anytime of day) I would be surprised if they have a train going through Hamilton without a stop, given that they have a bus providing equivalent service anyways.

It just makes sense to add a stop.

That and the fact that VIA and GO have both been talking about setting up on James St. North near the old train station for, oh, the past 10 years or so...

It's one of these things that's only a matter of time.

Although frankly, why anyone wants all day GO train service, I'll never understand. During the day, on off peak hours, the QEW Express bus will get you to Union Station much faster than the train, and the current bus-train service on the Lakeshore West line is only marginally more inconvenient than a full train (in that you have to transfer from bus to train when heading towards Toronto, and vice versa when heading the other way.

As an aside, how far east of Hamilton do you think the track will have to run before they decide that "lakeshore west" and the term "westbound" when applied to anything heading away from Toronto will be considered misleading? I think a lot of people would be confused if they took the Lakeshore West "Eastbound" from Hamilton and ended up in Toronto instead of Niagara Falls.

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