Regional rail is a term used for passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail , and unlike commuter rail , operate beyond the limits of urban areas , connecting smaller cities and towns.
18-474: West Harbour GO Station is a regional rail station in the North End neighbourhood of Hamilton , Ontario , Canada. The station has been served by GO Transit 's Lakeshore West line since July 9, 2015. There is hourly service between West Harbour and Toronto's Union Station , seven days a week. Via Rail service may eventually be provided. The neighbouring Hamilton Canadian National Railway Station, on
36-533: A bottleneck and allowed the introduction of all-day hourly passenger rail service to the station. As part of the Province's GO Expansion program, the Lakeshore West corridor will be electrified between Union Station and Burlington allowing the operation of electric trains at frequencies of 15 minutes or better all day. Electrification beyond Burlington toward Hamilton is not planned and was excluded from
54-498: Is also served by Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus routes 4 Waterfront and 20 A-Line Express on James Street North. Rail tracks past Burlington GO Station are owned by CN Rail. This has added a greater degree of uncertainty to passenger rail expansion as all service changes need approval by CN who operate freight rail along the same corridor. Infrastructure upgrades completed in 2020 at the Hamilton Junction have relieved
72-441: Is named for Confederation Beach Park , nearby on Lake Ontario . The station is planned as part of the anticipated expansion of GO Transit 's Lakeshore West line service to Niagara Falls. Construction on the site began in 2017, however opening of the rail station was delayed several times. In October 2022, construction on the rail station resumed and is expected to be completed in 2025. Beginning in 2014, CN Rail managed
90-612: Is often used as a synonym for "commuter rail", often using "commuter rail" to refer to systems that primarily or only offer service during the rush hour while using "regional rail" to refer to systems that offer all-day service. Regional rail is usually defined as providing services that link settlements to each other, unlike commuter rail which links locations within a singular urban area. Unlike inter-city services, regional trains stop at more stations and serve smaller communities. They may share routes with inter-city services, providing service to settlements that inter-city trains skip, or be
108-625: The Oresundtrain (between Copenhagen and three cities in Sweden over 3 hours away) with stopping pattern like a regional train and pass prices attracting work commuters. This list describes the terms used for regional rail in various countries, as described above. Confederation GO Station Confederation GO Station is a GO bus stop and planned train station to be built by Metrolinx in East Hamilton, Ontario . The station
126-516: The GO Expansion environmental assessment completed in 2017. Instead, diesel trains will continue to serve West Harbour at a peak period frequency of 30 minutes and the current 60 minute frequency off peak and weekends between Confederation GO Station and Union Station. West Harbour GO Station has two stub-ended tracks with platforms on the south side the mainline. Trains traveling between Toronto and Niagara Falls must reverse either in or out of
144-762: The east side of James Street North at Murray Street, was built between 1929 and 1931. The property is a National Historic Site and has been designated under the Federal Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act and under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by City of Hamilton By-law 95-115. Portions of the building were protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust in 1999. In 1967, GO Transit took over CN's commuter service between Toronto and Hamilton, and in 1978 all other CN passenger service
162-537: The replacement of the Centennial Parkway rail bridge, in partnership with the City of Hamilton and GO Transit. The 84-year-old concrete rail bridge (built 1901 and upgraded 1939) was demolished and a new one erected. This enhancement widened the road and added provisions for an extra track and platform for expected GO Transit service. The bridge work was completed in late 2016. In February 2015, $ 150 million
180-515: The revised plan, a third track will not be added between West Harbour and Confederation GO. As of 2022 , the site serves GO Transit bus 12 as well as buses of the Hamilton Street Railway . The future railway station will have an island platform with heated shelters and a canopy which will be accessible via a pedestrian tunnel. The station building will include a waiting area and shops. The station area will have bicycle racks,
198-634: The sole service on routes not busy enough to justify inter-city service. Regional rail services are much less likely to be profitable than inter-city, so they often require government funding. This is mainly because many passengers use monthly passes giving a lower price per ride, and that lower average speed gives less distance, meaning less ticket revenue per hour of operation. Subsidies are justified on social or environmental grounds, and also because regional rail services often act as feeders for more profitable inter-city lines. There are also services that are something in between regional and inter-city, like
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#1732798801791216-522: The station, a maneuver that adds 20 minutes to the schedule. In 2024, the stub tracks were extended to reconnect with the mainline east of the station which will eliminate this maneuver. As of November 2024, Metrolinx is testing the tracks before commissioning them into service to facilitate service to the future Confederation GO Station and to Niagara Falls station . [REDACTED] Media related to West Harbour GO Station at Wikimedia Commons Regional rail In North America, "regional rail"
234-483: The station, and in 2000 the station was reopened as LIUNA Station , an events centre with catering facilities for weddings, dances, and other special events. Plans for a new station on the CN line through Hamilton were announced on May 31, 2013, by Ontario's Minister of Transportation . Construction was estimated to cost $ 3 million and phase one was completed in time for the 2015 Pan American Games . Construction of phase two
252-723: The western terminus for all-day local services on the Lakeshore West line, when one train per hour was extended westward to West Harbour. On weekdays and weekends, Lakeshore West local trains operate hourly from West Harbour to Oshawa GO Station via Union Station . On weekdays during peak periods, West Harbour is also served by one daily express train operating between Niagara Falls and Toronto and two daily express trains operating between West Harbour and Toronto. The off-peak GO train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto passes by West Harbour station without stopping. GO bus route 18K connects with select train arrivals, with service to Brock University via St. Catharines station . The station
270-463: Was originally expected to conclude in 2019. GO Bus route 12 began serving the station's bus loop on November 2, 2019, when about 60 parking spaces were also made available. In April 2020, a public tender was issued for the rail-related work. The build contract was awarded in early 2022. Construction of the rail station resumed in October 2022 with an estimated completion date of 2025. Under
288-594: Was proposed to begin in August 2015 after the games are over. Metrolinx announced on February 28, 2014, that Kenaidan Contracting of Mississauga had been awarded a $ 44-million contract to build the station. The station opened on July 9, 2015, and was initially served by two round trips per weekday, as well as special services related to the 2015 Pan-Am Games. In 2019, regular service was doubled to four round trips per day, of which one trip operated through to and from Niagara Falls. On August 7, 2021, West Harbour station became
306-458: Was the estimated cost to extend GO Train service the 10 kilometres beyond West Harbour GO Station to East Hamilton, near Stoney Creek . Development of the station site would cost $ 35 million, and the associated upgrades to the rail infrastructure $ 115 million. On May 26, 2015, the Government of Ontario announced that the station project was fully funded. Construction began in late 2017 and
324-751: Was transferred to Via Rail. In 1992 Via Rail closed its Burlington (formerly the GTR/CNR Freeman/Burlington Junction Station, built around 1910 and located near Brant Street), Hamilton and Dundas stations and consolidated service at the new Aldershot GO Station . GO Transit closed the James Street station in 1993 and moved remaining service to the Hamilton GO Centre , one and a half kilometres directly south on James Street. The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) bought and renovated
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