Starting the evening of Friday, September 23 and continuing all day Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, GO Transit is replacing trains with buses along the 09 Lakeshore East line during construction and maintenance on the line.
GO buses replace all trains and start their trips at the same times as the trains usually do. Buses operate to and from Union Station Bus Terminal and drop off or pick up passengers in all stations between Pickering and Oshawa GO stations. However, buses don’t serve passengers at GO stations where TTC service is available: Rouge Hill, Guildwood, Eglinton, Scarborough and Danforth GO stations.
Remember that buses don’t have the same capacity as trains. You may wish to board buses along other routes to travel to and from GO stations in Durham Region:
- 52A Oshawa / Vaughan - Board TTC Line 1 Yonge - University trains to travel between Union and Highway 407 stations.
- 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale - Board Line 1 trains to travel between Union and Yorkdale or York Mills stations.
- 96B Oshawa / Finch express - Board Line 1 trains to travel between Union and Sheppard - Yonge or Finch stations.
Friday, September 23
Eastbound
- The bus that starts its trip in Union Station at 11:05 p.m. is the last train of the day. It drops off or picks up passengers in all stations to Oshawa and ends its trip in Oshawa at 11:35 p.m.
- Buses replace trains, starting at 11:35 p.m. All buses leave Union Station Bus Terminal at the same times as regular train times from Union Station. Buses operate express — without stopping — between Union and Pickering, then serve passengers in all stops to Oshawa.
- Buses don’t stop at Danforth, Scarborough, Eglinton, Guildwood and Rouge Hill GO stations. Board TTC trains and buses to travel between Union and those stations.
- The last buses leave Union at 1:30 and 2:20 a.m. and operate with regular schedules.
Westbound
- The train that starts its trip in Oshawa at 11:15 p.m. is the last train of the day. It drops off or picks up passengers in all stations to Union Station and ends its trip in Union at 12:10 a.m.
- Buses replace trains, starting at 11:40 p.m. All buses leave Oshawa at the same times as regular train times. Buses stop in the bus terminals at Whitby, Ajax and Pickering GO stations and then operate express to Union Station Bus Terminal.
- Buses don’t stop at Rouge Hill, Guildwood, Eglinton, Scarborough and Danforth GO stations. Board TTC buses and trains to travel between those stations and Union.
Saturday, September 24
Sunday, September 25
Eastbound
- The bus that usually leaves Union Station Bus Terminal at 5:50 a.m. operates with its regular schedule.
- Buses replace all trains.
- Buses start trips from Union from five to 25 minutes earlier than regular train times. Buses operate express to Pickering, then drop off or pick up passengers in all stations to Oshawa. Buses stop in the bus terminals at Whitby, Ajax and Pickering GO stations and then operate express to Union Station Bus Terminal.
- Buses don’t stop at Rouge Hill, Guildwood, Eglinton, Scarborough and Danforth GO stations. Board TTC trains and buses to travel between Union and those stations.
- The last buses leave Union at 1:30 and 2:19 a.m. and operate with regular schedules.
Westbound
- The bus that usually leaves Oshawa GO Station bus terminal at 4:45 a.m. operates with its regular schedule.
- Buses replace all trains.
- Buses start trips from Oshawa at the same time as regular train times before 7:40 a.m. and after 8:40 p.m. They leave five minutes later than usual train times from 7:40 a.m. until 8:40 p.m.
- Buses stop in the bus terminals at Whitby, Ajax and Pickering GO stations and then operate express to Union Station Bus Terminal.
- Buses don’t stop at Rouge Hill, Guildwood, Eglinton, Scarborough and Danforth GO stations. Board TTC buses and trains to travel between those stations and Union.
Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Lakeshore East line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”). This weekend, GO is replacing trains so that crews can continue working on the GO Expansion Program. Also, near Exhibition Station, crews are working on the project to build the Ontario Line subway.