New and adjusted GO Bus service for Lakeshore East passengers

TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2011 /CNW/ - Starting December 31, 2011, GO Transit will be increasing and adjusting some bus service within its Lakeshore East corridor.

Passengers are encouraged to check gotransit.com/schedules for specific schedule information.

Some trips on the Peterborough and Newcastle/Oshawa GO Bus routes will serve the newly constructed Newcastle Carpool Lot, which is located at Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 35/115. The lot has more than 150 spaces for commuters to park their car to continue on to their destination with GO.

Highlights of the changes include:

81 - Port Perry GO Bus

• The weekday southbound 3:25 p.m. trip from Beaverton will now depart at 3:10 to connect to the 5:02 train from Whitby GO Station to Union Station . Times along the route will be adjusted.

88 - Peterborough GO Bus

• Some trips will now serve the new Newcastle Carpool Lot (Hwy. 2 & Hwy. 35/115) with changes to existing trip times, including some earlier departures
• A new southbound Friday trip will depart Trent University at 12:58 and run express to connect with the 2:28 train from Oshawa GO Station to Union..

90 - Newcastle/Oshawa GO Bus

• Some trips will now serve the new Newcastle Carpool Lot (Hwy. 2 & Hwy. 35/115)
• Changes to existing trip times, including some earlier departures.

91 - Newcastle/Oshawa Express GO Bus

• All weekday trips will now serve the new Newcastle Carpool Lot (Hwy. 2 & Hwy. 35/115) with changes to existing trip times, including some earlier departures

93 - Durham College/UOIT GO Bus

• 3 new weekday westbound trips will depart UOIT/Durham College at 5:40 p.m., 6:40 and 7:40, arriving at Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal at 6:20, 7:20 and 8:20.

94 - Oshawa Hwy 2 GO Bus

• One new eastbound and one new westbound trip on Sundays and Holidays.

For specific schedule information, please visit gotransit.com/schedules, or call 1.888.GET ON GO (438.6646) or 1.800.387.3652 TTY.

We will do our best to be on time, visit us at gotransit.com/promise/on-time.

GO Transit is Metrolinx's interregional public transit system linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area. GO carries about 57 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 10,000 square kilometres. Metrolinx is an agency of the Province of Ontario. Follow GO on Twitter and Facebook.

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