Milton line

Milton
GO Train south of Queen Street West, travelling eastbound to Union Station
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	GO Train
Locale	Greater Toronto Area
Stations	Milton Lisgar Meadowvale Streetsville Erindale Cooksville Dixie Kipling Toronto Union Station
Daily ridership	22,353 (2008)
Website	Table 21
Operation
Opened	October 27, 1981
Owner	Canadian Pacific Railway
Operator(s)	GO Transit
Technical
Line length	50.2 kilometres (31.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge
Route map Legend 50.2 km Milton Lisgar 37.2 km Meadowvale 34.1 km Streetsville Jct. 32.7 km Streetsville Credit River 403 Overpass 29.1 km Erindale 24.8 km Cooksville 20.0 km Dixie 15.6 km Kipling TTC 11.7 km Humber River Georgetown line 6.2 km Bloor GO station Lakeshore West line Parkdale Jct./Barrie line North Bathurst Yard 0km Union Via/TTC Richmond Hill, Stouffville      and Lakeshore East lines Maintenance yard TTC subway Other rail line Via - Via Rail Canada station TTC - TTC subway connection

The Milton line is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Milton.

Following a promotional opening on Sunday October 26, 1981, regular service began the following Monday.^[1] Since June 29, 2009, there have been seven inbound and seven outbound train trips daily; six trips were operated from 2002-2009 and five before this.^[2]

Waterloo Region

In October 2009, bus service was expanded to Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo, operating between the University of Waterloo and the Square One terminal in Mississauga, including a small number of trips connecting with the train service at Milton.

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo has funded a study indicating that a $110 million extension of the Milton line could bring trains to Cambridge by 2012. Stations are possible at Guelph Line in Campbellville, Highway 6 in Puslinch, and at Franklin Boulevard (a park-and-ride) and Water Street (downtown with transit connections) in Cambridge.^[3]

Connections

The Milton line makes connections with:

• Brampton Transit (Züm) (future)
• Grand River Transit (future)
• Milton Transit
• MiWay
• Toronto Transit Commission

See also

Milton line locomotives at rest in the Campbellville yard, approximately 1990.

• Canadian Pacific Railway

References

1. ^ Significant dates in GO Transit
2. ^ "Extra GO train added". The Milton Canadian Champion. 2009-06-24. http://www.miltoncanadianchampion.com/news/article/263249. 
3. ^ news.therecord.com

External links

• GO Transit: Milton GO Train & Bus Service
• GO Transit: Milton GO Train & Bus Service Schedule (PDF)