GO Transit

This article is about the transit system in Ontario. For the transit system in Wisconsin, see GO Transit (Wisconsin). For the transit system in North Carolina, see GoTransit (North Carolina).

GO Transit
Overview
Owner	Metrolinx
Locale	Greater Golden Horseshoe
Transit type	Regional rail Intercity bus service
Number of lines	7 rail + 39 bus
Number of stations	71 rail 15 bus + numerous stops
Daily ridership	343,900 (weekdays, Q2 2026)
Annual ridership	79,165,600 (2025)
Key people	Michael Lindsay (President & CEO) Martin Gallagher (COO)
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website	gotransit.com
Operation
Began operation	May 23, 1967 (1967-05-23)
Operator	Alstom
Reporting marks	GOTX
Infrastructure managers	Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City Metrolinx
Number of vehicles	96 locomotives 979 passenger coaches 752 buses (269 single-level, 248 double-decker)
Technical
System length	532.3 kilometres (331 mi) (rail) 2,776 kilometres (1,725 mi) (bus)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

GO Transit (pronounced "go") is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven million across an area over 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi), stretching from Stratford in the west to Peterborough in the east, and from Barrie in the north to Niagara Falls in the south. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 79,165,600. GO Transit operates diesel-powered double-decker trains and coach buses, on routes that connect with all local and some long-distance inter-city transit services in its service area.

GO Transit began regular passenger service on May 23, 1967, as a part of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Since then, it has grown from a single train line to seven commuter rail lines. GO Transit has been constituted in a variety of public-sector configurations. Today, it is an operating division of Metrolinx, a provincial Crown agency with overall responsibility for integrative transportation planning within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and is projected to grow dramatically with electrification, increased frequency and new stations through GO Expansion, which is scheduled to be completed in phases through 2025–2032.