From Transit Toronto - GO TRAINS START ROLLING INTO WEST HARBOUR GO STATION (Hamilton), JULY 9

GO Transit trains operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line start dropping off and picking up passengers in the newest GO Station, West Harbour, starting this Thursday, July 9.

Four trains — two in each direction — Mondays to Fridays will serve the new station, on James Street North, just north of downtown Hamilton. By opening this new station, GO increases to twelve the number of GO trains to and from Hamilton — including trains serving the Hamilton GO Centre — Mondays to Fridays during rush hours. GO will also increase service to and from the station during the Pan Am Games. The station is the temporary transit hub for service to and from the CIBC Pan Am Soccer Stadium in Hamilton.

On opening day, the public can use:

• the north track;
• the station building, including washrooms, ticket booth, ticket-vending machines, PRESTO fare-card machines; and
• part of the public landscaped plaza.

After the Pan Am Games, contractors continue working until 2016 on:

• the south track;
• a pedestrian bridge from Bay Street;
• a parking lot with about 300 spaces;
• a bus loop;
• a “kiss ‘n’ ride” — the passenger drop-off and pick-up area; and
• pedestrian and bicycle pathways.

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