Niagara Falls GO Bus service changes and improvements starting January 2

TORONTO , Dec. 21, 2009 /CNW/ - Starting Saturday, January 2 , GO customers will have new weekend and holiday bus trips between Burlington and Niagara Falls. Highlights of service improvements and changes include:

    
    -   Two new westbound weekend bus trips will depart Burlington GO Station
        at 11:48 a.m. and 9:48 p.m., making all stops to Niagara Falls.

    -   Two new eastbound weekend bus trips will depart from Niagara Falls
        VIA Station at 9:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., making all stops to
        Burlington GO Station.

    -   Starting on Monday, January 4, 2010, two weekday eastbound bus trips
        departing from Niagara Falls VIA Station will leave five minutes
        earlier at 3:15 p.m. and 4:40 p.m.
    

Some arrival and departures times have been adjusted to reflect typical travel times on weekday westbound trips between Stoney Creek and Niagara Falls. Times have also been adjusted on weekend westbound trips between Grimsby Park & Ride and Niagara Falls. A few weekday bus trips from Grimsby and Burlington have been cancelled. Customers should check the schedule for both of these changes.

For specific train and bus schedule information, customers should call 416.869.3200, 1.888.GET ON GO (438.6646), or 1.800.387.3652 TTY, or check the Schedules section at gotransit.com.

GO Transit is the Province of Ontario's interregional public transit system linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries nearly 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 10,000 square kilometres. GO Transit is a division of Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario.

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