GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) conurbation, with operations extending to several communities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. GO carries over 62 million passengers a year. The GO network employs diesel trains and coach busses; it connects with other regional transit providers such as the TTC and Via Rail.
Canada's first such public system, GO Transit began regular passenger service on May 23, 1967 as a part of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Since then, it has grown from a single train line to seven, and expanded to include complementing bus service. GO has been constituted in a variety of public-sector configurations, today existing as an operating division of Metrolinx, a provincial crown agency with overall responsibility for integrative transportation planning within the GTHA.
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