Lakeshore East line

Lakeshore East is one of the seven commuter rail lines of GO Transit in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Oshawa GO in Durham Region. Buses from Oshawa connect to communities further east in Newcastle, Bowmanville and Peterborough.

Lakeshore East
GO Train approaches a level crossing at Galloway Road in Scarborough
Overview
OwnerMetrolinx
LocaleGreater Toronto Area
Stations10
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemGO Transit rail services
Operator(s)GO Transit
Daily ridership52,000 (2014)
History
OpenedMay 23, 1967 (1967-05-23)
Technical
Line length50.5 km (31.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed153 km/h (95 mph)(speed limit) 150 km/h (93 mph) (locomotive max)
Route map

km
0
Union Station
Don Yard
Richmond Hill line
East Harbour (planned)
8.4
Danforth
13.8
Scarborough
Stouffville line
17.1
Eglinton
20.3
Guildwood
26.6
Rouge Hill
Rouge River
Toronto
Durham Region
33.6
Pickering
37.5
Ajax
46.2
Whitby
Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility
50.5
Oshawa
Highway 401
Thornton's Corners East
Ritson Road
Courtice
Bowmanville

Most off-peak and some peak trains are interlined with the Lakeshore West line, continuing to Aldershot, West Harbour, or Niagara Falls.

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