What’s happening on the Kitchener GO Line?

Part One: Union Station to Bramalea

Fourth Track Installation

• Installation of the fourth track between Lansdowne Avenue and Black Creek Drive is expected to go to tender in May 2021.
• Work includes a new access pavilion and pedestrian tunnel from the West Toronto Rail Path and Dundas West TTC Station that connects with the existing tunnels at Bloor GO Station.

New Mount Dennis Station

• Construction of a new transit hub at Mount Dennis will provide direct connection to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The Crosstown project is currently under construction and planning for this station has begun. Construction coordination is underway.

Weston Station Improvements

• A new north side platform, two pedestrian tunnel extensions with stairs and elevators, new shelters and platform canopy, snow melt system, and installation of a fourth track within station limits will allow for increased train traffic through the station in two directions. This work is underway and is expected to be complete in early fall 2021.

Highway 401 and 409 Rail Tunnel

• Twin tunnels are under construction less than three metres underneath Highways 401 and 409 – all without disrupting the 21 live traffic lanes directly above – to provide space for two additional tracks in the future and supports increased service to give communities additional options outside of their typical rush hour commitments.

Malton GO station and track upgrades

• Ongoing work involves a new retaining wall, hydro capacity upgrade, installation of digital signs, culvert replacement, platform widening to accommodate the new track alignment and upgrades.
• Work on the tracks and at this station is expected to be completed by fall 2022.

Brampton GO station improvements

• On March 1 Metrolinx released the project construction tender for parking improvements at Brampton GO Station including a new surface parking lot on the south side of the tracks at Elisabeth and Railroad Street adding over 200 new parking spots.

Part Two: Bramalea to Georgetown

• Metrolinx is seeking approval for additional investments on the Kitchener Corridor.
• Heritage Road – a proposed new layover facility between Heritage Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard to support future service increases on the Kitchener Corridor.

• On March 5, Metrolinx issued a request to qualify and quote for design and environmental assessment.

Part Three: Georgetown to Kitchener:

Track Improvements

• Work continues to install thousands of feet of new and improved rails, replacing over 3000 track ties, rehabilitating 24 level crossings, extensive bridge work, more than 4,000 feet of undercutting and ballast improvements.

Speed River Bridge Improvements (Guelph)

• Construction expected to start this spring to rehabilitate Guelph’s Speed River Bridge.

King Victoria Transit Hub (Kitchener)

• Collaboration with the Region of Waterloo to design and construct a new multi-model transit station that will provide connections to GO Transit, VIA Rail/Amtrak train services, ION (LRT), Grand River Transit (bus), pedestrians, and cyclists in one location.