Ontario Completes Construction on West Harbour GO Station

Station upgrades will save riders 15 minutes per roundtrip, with more GO options between Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara

HAMILTON — As part of its plan to deliver faster and more reliable GO service across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Ontario government has completed construction at West Harbour GO Station, including a recent upgrade that will save more than 250,000 commuters in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines roughly 15 minutes per roundtrip.

“As we work to expand GO Service across the region, the completion of West Harbour Station means faster, more convenient and more frequent GO train options with four times as many trips for commuters travelling between Hamilton and Niagara Falls,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “Our government is making historic investments to expand transit and build for the future, while creating good paying jobs that protect Ontario workers during this time of economic uncertainty.”

West Harbour GO Station previously had a dead-end track that required trains to back into and out of the station. With the station now connected to the main Lakeshore West rail line, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls customers can expect faster service in and out of West Harbour GO. In addition, all trains travelling to and from Niagara Falls, including weekend and off-peak trips, will now stop at West Harbour GO Station, significantly improving convenience and travel options between the Niagara Region and Hamilton.

The completed work on the West Harbour track will also facilitate GO rail service to the future Confederation GO Station in east Hamilton, further connecting GO rail to bus services and Hamilton Street Railway services and making life more convenient for commuters in Hamilton and for those travelling to Niagara Falls.

The Lakeshore West schedule will be adjusted in the coming weeks, once testing of the new track is complete.

Quick Facts

  • The GO Transit service area, which includes the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area, Kitchener-Waterloo, Barrie and Niagara, is expected to grow to 15 million people by 2051.
  • The Lakeshore West Line connects Exhibition Place in Toronto to Niagara Falls, one of Canada’s top tourist destinations.
  • Beginning later this spring, every Niagara- and Toronto-bound train will stop at West Harbour GO, seven days a week.
  • In 2024, Ontario announced the largest GO Transit service expansion in more than a decade, adding more than 300 weekly train trips to the GO rail network.