National rail shutdown suspends commuter service on GO train line
Global News
A nationwide freight rail shutdown is also impacting some commuter routes in and out of Toronto. Metrolinx said one of its GO train routes is suspended entirely.
Commuters heading into Toronto from the west could be facing a travel dilemma Thursday as the effects of a historic freight rail strike also bite on passenger services.
Travellers who usually head in and out of the city on Metrolinx’s Milton GO train, and a small portion of its Hamilton GO train route, will find service suspended because of rail-sharing agreements.
All trains on the Milton line are suspended “due to the interruption of rail traffic services provided by Canadian Pacific Kansas City,” Metrolinx said. Meanwhile, service on the Lakeshore West line will terminate at West Harbour GO, around 1.5 kilometres east of its Hamilton GO terminus.
Some bus schedules have also been adjusted, the transit system said.
“Please note that service may be busier than usual on these lines as a result of additional passengers,” a Metrolinx spokesperson told Global News ahead of the strike, encouraging Milton passengers to find a way to ride either the Kitchener or Lakeshore lines into Toronto.
About 7,500 people use the Milton Line — which runs through Mississauga — on a daily basis, while 600 people rely on the Hamilton GO station.
The suspension of some Metrolinx services comes as a result of a historic nationwide strike and railway shutdown.
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