GO Transit will add nearly 100 additional train and bus trips in the GTA and Hamilton next month, the Ministry of Transportation announced Wednesday.

Starting April 5, 36 weekday and 31 weekend bus trips will be added to the Highway 407 West route and 24 new weekend trips will supplement the Stouffville route. One of the morning and afternoon trains on the Barrie line will extend from 10 cars to 12, adding more than 300 extra seats.

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It was also announced that at the end of June, two new weekday morning trains from Maple to Union Station will be added, as well as extra weekend trips on the Lakeshore lines.

“Metrolinx continues to build and expand GO Transit to get more people moving,” GO Transit president Greg Percy said in a news release. “The service enhancements for April and June will help address our increasing ridership demand and provide greater travel options for our customers across our entire network of trains and buses.”

Last month, Metrolinx announced the construction of a new GO station in Hamilton, set to begin this spring. It will add two more train trips to and from the city in the morning and afternoon. It is expected to be completed in time for the Pan Am Games next year.

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