Fewer GO trains to run on these days in Mississauga, Toronto and other parts of southern Ontario [Video]

GO train riders in Mississauga, parts of Toronto and westward out to Hamilton will have fewer travel options this weekend as crews complete track work to improve service along the busy line, transit officials say.

Service through those areas will be impacted this Saturday and Sunday, officials at Metrolinx said in an email update on Wednesday morning.

Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of GO Transit, said starting on Saturday and continuing until end of day on Sunday, Lakeshore West trains between Union Station in Toronto and West Harbour GO station in Hamilton will run every 30 minutes instead of every 15 minutes.

The temporary service reduction impacts people using Clarkson and Port Credit GO stations in Mississauga in addition to other stations along the Lakeshore West line in west Toronto, Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton.

Train service is being “temporarily modified” during that period to allow for “critical track …