People who plan to take the GO train in Mississauga, parts of Toronto and Hamilton this weekend will have fewer travel options as crews complete track maintenance work along the busy line.
Service through those areas will be impacted this Saturday and Sunday, officials at Metrolinx said in an email update on Thursday morning.
Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of GO Transit, said starting on Saturday and continuing through the end of day on Sunday, Lakeshore West trains between Union Station in Toronto and West Harbour GO station in Hamilton will run hourly instead of every 15 or 30 minutes.
The reduction in number of trains is necessary “to allow for critical track work along the corridor,” Metrolinx said.
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.
Transit officials urge residents in the affected …