GO Transit introduces ‘LederGOsen’ Oktoberfest train [Video]

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is hoping to bring more GTA residents to this year’s festival via GO Train, thanks to a new pilot partnership with Metrolinx.

A special “LederGOsen Line” will run on Saturday, October 12, with the train leaving Toronto’s Union Station at 12:38 p.m.

The train will stop at the Bloor GO, Weston GO, Malton GO, Bramalea GO, Brampton GO, Mount Pleasant GO, Georgetown GO, Acton GO and Guelph GO stations, before arriving in Kitchener at 2:26 p.m.

Tracy Van Kalsbeek, Executive Director of Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, is hoping between 600 and 900 people could be on that trip.

“Maybe even more, depending on the popularity of this,” Van Kalsbeek told CTV News.

Guides will be available to bring travellers to Willkommen Platz, the Bavarian village set up during Oktoberfest weekend in downtown Kitchener, featuring food, beverages, free family-friendly activities and live entertainment.

“If you have interest in having fun in …