As the fall academic term winds up, fewer passengers travel by transit to and from campuses. Local transit agencies are gradually decreasing extra service to colleges and universities.
First up: GO Transit decreases some of its bus services to and from McMaster University, the University of Guelph and York University after today, Friday, December 3.
It will further reduce services after next Friday, December 10. Many local transit agencies decrease or eliminate extra service to and from colleges and universities from Friday, December 24 until Monday, January 3, 2011.
GO is decreasing service along these routes: 47A McMaster - Bramalea, 47B McMaster - Square One express, 47E McMaster - Oakville, 48 U of Guelph - York U, 48B Meadowvale - York U.
McMaster University
47A McMaster - Bramalea
Yesterday, Friday, December 3, is the last day this year that GO operates the eastbound bus that leaves the McMaster University GO Bus Terminal at 10:40 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. (The bus operates express — without stopping — between Mac and the Square One GO Bus Terminal, arriving at 11:15 p.m. It then continues to Bramalea GO Station, ending its trip at 11:30 p.m.)
GO resumes operating the bus on this trip on Monday, January 3, 2010. GO continues to operate buses on all other trips along this route throughout December and early January.
All buses operating along the 47 Hamilton - York U route continue to serve passengers traveling between McMaster, Square One and Bramalea.
47E McMaster - Oakville
47B McMaster - Square One
Yesterday, Friday, December 3, was the last day this year that GO operates any buses along these routes.
GO resumes operating buses along the routes on Monday, January 3, 2010. All buses operating along the 47 Hamilton - York U route continue to serve passengers traveling between McMaster, the Oakville “Park ‘n’ Ride” carpool lot and Square One GO bus terminal.
University of Guelph
York University
48B Meadowvale - York U
48 U of Guelph - York U
Yesterday, Friday, December 3, was the last day this year that GO operates the eastbound bus on the main 48 branch between the University of Guelph and York University.
The bus leaves the University Centre Terminal at the University of Guelph at 4:10 p.m. Fridays. (The bus arrives at Meadowvale GO Station at 4:55 p.m. and then continued to the Harry W. Arthurs Common on York University’s Keele Campus, arriving at 5:45 p.m. Fridays.)
Instead, the bus operates along the 48B branch only between Meadowvale and York only Fridays. (The bus already operates along the 48B branch between Meadowvale and York Mondays to Thursdays.)
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