Update — December 31, 8:57 a.m.: Oakville Transit is not offering “early homebound” service today.
On New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, many people knock off work early to get a head start on celebrating the end of the old year and the start of the new.
The TTC, GO Transit, Mississauga Transit and other transit agencies respond by starting afternoon rush hour service earlier in the day — around noon. GO’s “early homebound” rush-hour service, in turn, requires transit suburban transit agencies to revise the schedules of buses that usually meet GO trains to take passenger into residential neighbourhoods from GO stations.
Early homebound rush-hour service affects these routes:
Barrie Transit — 61 Allandale GO shuttle, 62 Holly GO shuttle.
Brampton Transit — 15A Bramalea, 92 Bramalea GO shuttle
Durham Region Transit — 101B Industrial, 121 Liverpool / Finch, 122 Village East / Brock, 144 Glendale / Maple Ridge, 165 Bay Ridges / West Shore, 220B Westney, 224B Harwood, 235B Puckrin / Elm, 301 West Lynde / Otter Creek, 302 / 302B Brock / Brooklin, 303 Garden, 304 Anderson, 403 Park, 404 College Hill, 413 GO shuttle, 420 Durham College / UOIT, 922 Bloor / Victoria.
GO Transit — 01 Lakeshore West, 09 Lakeshore East, 12 Niagara Falls - Burlington, 18 Hamilton - Aldershot, 18A Hamilton - Burlington, 20 Milton - Oakville, 21 Milton, 25A Waterloo - Milton, 31 Georgetown, 37 Orangeville - Brampton, 37A Orangeville - Bramalea, 38 Bolton - Malton via Highway 50, 38A Bolton - York Mills via Highway 27, 61 Richmond Hill, 65 Barrie, 71 Stouffville, 81A Port Perry - Whitby, 88 Peterborough - Oshawa, 90 Newcastle - Oshawa.
Mississauga Transit — 32 Lisgar GO shuttle, 41A Thomas - Streetsville GO, 62 Cooksville GO shuttle - Webb, 64 Meadowvale GO shuttle - Montevideo.
Toronto Transit Commission — All routes.
York Region Transit —201 Markham GO shuttle, 202 Unionville GO shuttle, 203 Milliken GO shuttle, 220 Keswick GO shuttle, 222 Aurora - Newmarket GO shuttle, 223 Newmarket GO shuttle, 240 Mill Pond GO shuttle, 241 Beverly Acres GO shuttle, 242 North Richvale GO shuttle, 243 Redstone GO shuttle.
Barrie Transit
61 Allandale GO shuttle
60 Holly GO shuttle
Buses make two early trips at 2:55 and 4:55 p.m. to meet earlier trains on GO Transit’s 61 Barrie-Bradford line. GO has cancelled the train trips that usually arrive at Barrie South GO Station at 5:45 and 6:55 p.m., so Barrie Transit has also cancelled the shuttle bus trips that usually meet those trains. The buses operate on their regular trips to meet trains arriving at Barrie South at 6:15 and 7:35 p.m.
Brampton Transit
15A Bramalea
92 Bramalea GO shuttle
Buses operate with revised schedules in the afternoon to meet all trains on GO Transit’s 31 Georgetown line at Bramalea Station. (GO has cancelled the trains that usually arrive in Bramalea at 5:49, 6:19 and 7:19 p.m. All other trains operate on their regular schedule).
Brampton Transit is also revising rush-hour service by decreasing frequency of service along three routes and canceling a branch of another for the holidays.
Durham Region Transit
GO Transit’s 09 Lakeshore East trains operate with a revised schedule. GO is canceling some trains and operating earlier afternoon rush-hour service. DRT is scheduling buses to meet most early trains at GO stations, except for the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 1:53 p.m. — no DRT buses meet this train at Pickering GO Station, although buses do meet the same train at Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa GO Stations.
304 Anderson
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 1:23, 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.
165 Bay Ridges / West Shore
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.
922 Bloor / Victoria
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
302 / 302B Brock / Brooklin
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 1:23, 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.
304 College Hill
Buses meet the train that leaves Union Station at 2:33 p.m. The train arrives at Oshawa GO Station at 3:30 p.m.
420 Durham College / UOIT
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
303 Garden
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 1:23, 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.
144 Glendale / Maple Ridge
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.
413 GO shuttle
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
224B Harwood
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Ajax GO Station at 1:16, 2:16 and 3:16 p.m.
101B Industrial
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.
121 Liverpool / Finch
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.
403 Park
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
235B Puckrin / Elm
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Ajax GO Station at 1:16, 2:16 and 3:16 p.m.
122 Village East / Brock
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.
301 West Lynde / Otter Creek
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.
220B Westney
Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Ajax GO Station at 1:16, 2:16 and 3:16 p.m.
GO Transit
65 Barrie train and related bus service
GO operates two early northbound trains leaving Union Station at 1:20 and 3:20 p.m., arriving at Barrie South GO Station at 2:55 and 4:55 p.m. GO has canceled the trains that usually leave Union Station at 4:10 and 5:17 p.m.
GO has also canceled northbound buses leaving Union Station GO Bus Terminal at 1:10, 1:20, 1:30, 1:40, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, 2:40, 2:50, 3:10, 3:30 p.m. because it is operating two early northbound trains. (The buses usually end their trips at East Gwillimbury GO Station, Newmarket GO Bus Terminal, Aurora GO Station or King City GO Station.)
38 Bolton - Malton via Highway 50
Since GO has canceled the southbound train that usually leaves Malton GO Station at 1:50 p.m., passengers on the southbound bus that leaves Highway 50 and Columbia Way in Bolton at 1:05 p.m., may transfer to a special southbound bus from Orangeville to continue their trip toward Union Station. The special bus leaves Malton at around 1:45 p.m. and should arrive at Union Station GO Bus Terminal about 2:20 p.m. (GO has not offiically confirmed the times at Malton and Union.)
38A Bolton - York Mills via Highway 27
GO operates an early northbound bus leaving York Mills GO Bus Terminal at 12:55 p.m., arriving at the Albion-Vaughan Line and Industrial Drive in Bolton at 2:25 p.m. (The bus waits at Etobicoke North GO Station for the 31 Georgetown train that leaves Union Station at 1 p.m.) The northbound bus that usually leaves York Mills at 5:05 p.m. leaves 30 minutes later at 5:35 p.m., arriving in Bolton at 6:40 p.m. (The bus waits at Etobicoke North for the train that leaves Union Station at 5:15 p.m.)
31 Georgetown train and related bus service
GO has canceled the eastbound train that usually leaves Bramalea at 1:45 p.m. A GO bus usually leaves Georgetown at 12:33 p.m. to meet this train at Bramalea. GO extends this bus trip to Union Station to replace the regular eastbound train trip from Bramalea to Union.
GO extends the trip of the trains that usually leave Union Station at 1 p.m. for Bramalea GO Station and at 2:45 p.m. for Brampton GO Station. Both trains continue to Georgetown GO Station, arriving at 2:03 and 3:47 p.m. GO has canceled the westbound train that usually leaves Union at 6:45 p.m. to Bramalea. It has also canceled the westbound buses that usually leave Union Station at 1:50 p.m. to the Bramalea City Centre Terminal and the Downtown Brampton Terminal and at 2 p.m. for the Bramalea City Centre Terminal and the Guelph Bus Terminal because it is extending the train service.
It is, however, adding one westbound bus that meets the extended train that leaves Union Station at 1 p.m. and arrives at Georgetown GO Station at 2:03 p.m. The bus leaves Georgetown Station at 2:07 p.m., serves all stops along the route and arrives at the Downtown Guelph Bus Terminal at 2:47 p.m.
18 Hamilton - Aldershot
GO is operating an extra eastbound bus, leaving the Hamilton GO Centre at 5:23 p.m. and arriving at Aldershot GO Station at 5:41 p.m. It connects with an eastbound 01 Lakeshore West train that leaves Aldershot at 5:51 p.m.
It is operating an extra westbound bus leaving Aldershot around 5:50 p.m., arriving in Hamilton at 6 p.m. (The bus waits at Aldershot for the 01 Lakeshore West train that leaves Union Station at 4:47 p.m.) This bus replaces the bus that usually leaves Burlington GO Station at 5:41 p.m., operates on the 18A Hamilton - Burlington route and arrives in Hamilton at 6:11p.m.) GO is also canceling the westbound bus that usually leaves Aldershot at 6:47 p.m., arriving in Hamilton at 7:17 p.m.
18A Hamilton - Burlington
GO is canceling the westbound bus that usually leaves Burlington at 5:41 p.m. A bus operating on the 18 Hamilton - Aldershot route replaces this trip, because the 01 Lakeshore West train that the bus meets in Burlington continues to Aldershot on December 31.
09 Lakeshore East
GO operates extra eastbound trains, leaving Union Station at 12:33, 1:33, 1:53 and 2:33 p.m. The 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 trains operate without stopping until Rouge Hill GO Station, then serve all local stops, arriving at Oshawa GO Station at 1:20, 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. The 1:53 p.m. train serves all local stops, but ends its trip at Pickering GO Station, arriving at 2:29 p.m.
GO is adjusting the schedule of the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 6:20 p.m. Usually this train operates without stopping between Scarborough and Pickering GO Stations. On Thursday, December 31, the train serves all stops to Oshawa GO Station, arriving at 6:26 p.m., 12 minutes later than usual. GO has adjusted the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 88 Peterborough - Oshawa route and the eastbound bus that operates along the 90 Newcastle - Oshawa route to wait for this train to arrive in Oshawa.
GO has canceled the eastbound trains that usually leave Union Station for Oshawa at 4:53 and 6:43 p.m. GO has adjusted the schedule of the northbound bus operating along the 81A Port Perry - Whitby route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 4:53 p.m.
GO has also canceled the westbound trains that start their trips from Oshawa GO Station at 5:20 p.m. and from Pickering GO Station at 6:25 p.m.
01 Lakeshore West
The eastbound train that usually leaves Burlington GO Station at 5:50 p.m. instead leaves Aldershot GO Station at 5:51 p.m.. It arrives at Burlington at 5:57 p.m. and serves all stops between Burlington and Port Credit Stations six minutes later than usual. It then operates without stopping to Union Station, arriving at 6:45 p.m.
GO operates four extra westbound trains, leaving Union Station at 12:23, 1:23, 2:03 and 2:23 p.m. The 12:23, 1:03 and 1:23 p.m. trains operate without stopping until Clarkson GO Station, then serve all local stops to the Hamilton GO Centre, arriving in Hamilton at 1:33, 2:33 and 3:13 p.m. The 2:23 p.m. train serves all local stops to Burlington GO Station, arriving in Aldershot at 3:22 p.m.
GO also cancels the westbound trains that usually leave Union Station at 4:30, 5:02 and 5:43 p.m. GO is adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 20 Milton - Oakville route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The bus will leave Oakville Station fifteen minutes earlier to meet the train that leaves Union at 4:47 p.m. It is also adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus operating along the 12 Niagara Falls - Burlington route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The bus will wait at Burlington GO Station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:19 p.m.
It is extending the train that usually leaves Union Station at 4:47 p.m. The train operates on its regular schedule to Burlington GO Station and then continues to Aldershot GO Station, arriving at 5:41 p.m. An extra bus operating on the 18 Hamilton - Aldershot route connects with this train to carry passengers to Hamilton.
21 Milton trains and related bus service
GO operates early westbound GO trains, leaving Union Station at 1, 2:15 and 3:30 p.m., arriving at Milton GO Station at 1:58, 3:13 and 4:28 p.m. GO operates the regular westbound trains that leave Union at 4:30, 5:10, 5:30 and 7 p.m., arriving in Milton at 5:28, 6:08, 6:38 and 7:58 p.m.
GO has canceled the westbound trains that usually leave Union at 4:50 and 5:25 p.m. It’s adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 25A Waterloo - Milton route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:25 p.m. The bus will wait at Milton Station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:40 p.m.
GO is also canceling the westbound buses that usually leave Union GO Bus Terminal at 12:50, 1, 1:20, 1:30, 1:40, 1:50, 2, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, 2:40, 2:45, 2:50, 2:55, 3, 3:05, 3:10, 3:15, 3:20 and 3:25 p.m. because it’s operating earlier trains. (The buses usually end their trips at the Square One GO Bus Terminal, Lisgar or Milton GO Stations.)
20 Milton - Oakville
GO is adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The train usually arrives in Oakville at 5:31 p.m. and the bus usually leaves Oakville GO Station at 5:38 p.m. Instead, the bus meets the train that leaves Union at 4:47 p.m. and arrives at Oakville Station at 5:16 p.m.
90 Newcastle - Oshawa
Since GO has adjusted the schedule of the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 5:20 p.m. and usually arrives at Oshawa Station at 6:14 p.m., it’s also adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus to Newcastle that usually meets that train and leaves Oshawa GO Station at 6:19 p.m. The bus still meets the train, which arrives in Oshawa at 6:26 p.m., and leaves for Newcastle at 6:38 p.m.
12 Niagara Falls - Burlington
GO is adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The train usually arrives at 5:50 p.m. and the bus leaves at 5:56 p.m. Instead, the bus will wait at Burlington GO Station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:19 p.m. and arrives in Burlington at 6:04 p.m.
37A Orangeville - Bramalea
Since GO has canceled the eastbound train that usually leaves Bramalea at 1:45 p.m., it is extending the southbound bus that leaves Orangeville Mall at 12:12 p.m. The bus serves all regular stops to Bramalea GO Station, arriving at 1:35 p.m. It then continues to serve local stops until Malton GO Station and then operates without stopping to the Union Station GO Bus Terminal. The bus leaves Malton at about 1:45 p.m. and should arrive at Union Station GO Bus Terminal about 2:20 p.m. (GO has not offiicially confirmed the times at Malton and Union.)
GO operates an early northbound bus leaving Bramalea GO Station at 1:40 p.m. arriving in Orangeville at 2:51 p.m. (The bus waits at Bramalea for the 31 Georgetown train that leaves Union Station at 1 p.m.)
37 Orangeville - Brampton
GO has cancelled the northbound bus that usually leaves the Downtown Brampton Bus Terminal at 5:35 p.m.
88 Peterborough - Oshawa
Since GO has adjusted the schedule of the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 5:20 p.m. and usually arrives at Oshawa Station at 6:14 p.m., it’s also adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus to Newcastle that usually meets that train and leaves Oshawa GO Station at 6:19 p.m. The bus still meets the train, which arrives in Oshawa at 6:26 p.m., and leaves for Newcastle at 6:38 p.m.
81 Port Perry - Whitby
GO has adjusted the schedule of the northbound bus that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 4:53 p.m. The train usually arrives at Whitby GO Station at 5:31 p.m. and the bus leaves Whitby at 5:36 p.m. Instead, the bus waits at Whitby to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:10 p.m. and arrives in Whitby at 5:48 p.m.
61 Richmond Hill trains and related bus service
GO operates early northbound trains, leaving Union Station at 12:45 and 3 p.m., arriving at Richmond Hill GO Station at 1:26 and 3:41 p.m. It operates the regular northbound trains that leave Union at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:40 p.m., arriving in Richmond Hill at 5:11, 6:11 and 7:21 p.m. It has canceled the northbound trains that usually leave Union at 5 and 7:45 p.m.
GO is also cancelling the northbound buses that usually leave Union GO Bus Terminal at 12:40, 12:50, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:15 and 3:20 p.m. because it’s operating earlier trains. (The buses usually end their trips at Richmond Hill or Old Cummer GO Stations.)
71 Stouffville trains and related bus service
GO operates early northbound trains, leaving Union Station at 1:15 and 3:15 p.m., arriving at Lincolnville GO Station at 2:26 and 4:26 p.m. GO also operates early northbound buses from Lincolnville. The buses wait for the early northbound trains to arrive at Lincolnville and leave at about 2:31 and 4:31 p.m., arriving in Uxbridge at 2:52 and 4:52 p.m.
It operates the regular northbound trains that leave Union at 4:18, 5:20 and 6:30 p.m., arriving in Lincolnville at 5:29, 6:33 and 7:40 p.m. and operates the regular buses that meet the trains in Lincolnville to carry passengers to Uxbridge. GO has cancelled the northbound trains that usually leave Union at 4:48 and 6 p.m. and the northbound buses that leave Lincolnville at about 5:04 and 7:18 p.m.
GO has also cancelled the northbound buses that usually leave Union GO Bus Terminal at 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 2:45, 3, 3:10 and 3:15 p.m. (The buses usually end their trips at Centennial GO Station or at Railway and Spruce Streets in Uxbridge.)
25A Waterloo - Milton
GO is adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 25A Waterloo - Milton route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:25 p.m. The bus usually leaves Milton Station at 6:28 p.m. but, instead will wait at the station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:40 p.m. and arrives in Milton at 6:38 p.m.
Mississauga Transit
Most routes start “early homebound” rush-hour service around noon.
Buses operate along GO shuttle routes with revised schedules.
62 Cooksville GO Shuttle - Webb
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 21 Milton line. They leave Cooksville GO Station at 1:35, 2:50, 4:05, 5:05, 5:45, 6:15 and 6:45 p.m.
32 Lisgar GO Shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 21 Milton line. They leave Lisgar GO Station at 1:54, 3:09, 4:24, 5:22, 5:42, 6:02, 6:17, 6:37 and 7:02 p.m.
64 Meadowvale Shuttle - Montevideo
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 21 Milton line. They leave Meadowvale GO Station at 1:50, 3:05, 4:20, 5:20, 5:40, 6, 6:20 and 7:02 p.m.
41A Thomas - Streetsville GO
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 21 Milton line. They leave Streetsville GO Station at 1:43, 2:58, 4:13, 5:13, 5:33, 5:53, 6:13, 6:30, 6:53 and 7:50 p.m.
Toronto Transit Commission
The TTC is reducing morning and afternoon rush hour service on most routes. Afternoon rush-hour services starts earlier — about noon — and ends earlier — about 5 p.m.
York Region Transit
All routes operate with their regular schedules, except:
222 Aurora - Newmarket GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 65 Barrie line. They leave Industrial Parkway south of Wellington Street East (at Aurora GO Station) at 2:17, 4:17, 5:40 and 6:55 p.m.
241 Beverly Acres GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 61 Richmond Hill line. They leave Richmond Hill GO Station at 1:30, 3:45, 5:15, 6:15 and 7:25 p.m.
220 Keswick GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 65 Barrie line. They leave East Gwillimbury GO Station at 2:28, 4:28, 5:53 and 7:13 p.m.
201 Markham GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 71 Stouffville line. They leave Main Street Markham and Station Street (at Markham GO Station) at 2:07, 4:07, 5:10, 6:15 and 7:21 p.m.
203 Milliken GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 71 Stouffville line. They leave Old Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue East (at Milliken GO Station) at 1:55, 3:55, 4:57, 6:02 and 7:07 p.m.
240 Mill Pond GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 61 Richmond Hill line. They leave Richmond Hill GO Station at 1:30, 3:45, 5:15, 6:15 and 7:30 p.m.
223 Newmarket GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 65 Barrie line. They leave Davis Drive East opposite Newmarket GO Station at 2:25, 4:25, 5:45 and 7:05 p.m.
242 North Richvale GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 61 Richmond Hill line. They leave Richmond Hill GO Station at 1:30, 3:45, 5:15 and 6:15 p.m.
243 Redstone GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 61 Richmond Hill line. They leave Richmond Hill GO Station at 1:30, 3:45, 5:15 and 6:15 p.m.
202 Unionville GO shuttle
Buses meet GO Transit trains operating with a revised schedule along the 71Stouffville line. They leave Unionville GO Station at 1:57, 3:57, 5, 6:03 and 7:10 p.m.