Metrolinx is studying new track between Bramalea and Georgetown GO for two-way, all-day trains
Metrolinx is assessing extra track, bridge widenings and a rail-over-rail crossing east of Georgetown GO on the Kitchener line. It aims to allow two-way, all-day service. A formal notice and a second public meeting are planned for fall 2026.
What Metrolinx is studying
Metrolinx is carrying out a Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process (TRPAP), which it says will assess and protect the natural, social, cultural and economic environment, for the Halton Subdivision of the Kitchener rail corridor. This is the stretch between Bramalea and Georgetown GO stations, from Mile 11.06 to Mile 23.70, in Peel and Halton regions. Metrolinx says extra tracks and some realignment are planned there to help make two-way, all-day GO train service with more frequent trains possible.
- Needed along parts of the study area; Metrolinx says the land has been acquired or is being acquired
- To accommodate existing freight trains and more passenger service, with new signals, some culvert extensions and a realigned Huttonville Creek
- Several road bridge extensions and two bridges over water, at Fletcher's Creek and the Credit River
- Demolition and rebuilding of platforms, shelters, stairs, access tunnels and elevators to fit the new tracks
- East of Georgetown GO, passenger tracks will cross over the freight tracks to line up with the station platforms
What it means in Halton Hills
Two of the five study segments are in or next to Georgetown: Segment 4 runs from Winston Churchill Boulevard to Maple Avenue, and Segment 5 from Maple Avenue to Georgetown GO Station. The boards list Winston Churchill Boulevard and 10th Line among the roads the corridor crosses at grade, with the note “new crossing required” beside 10th Line. They also show the McNabb Street rail bridge and a Halton Hills residence as examples of known or potential cultural heritage resources in the study area.
Studies still under way include noise and vibration, air quality, traffic at road crossings and station entrances, archaeology, natural environment, a tree inventory and socio-economic impacts. Metrolinx says their results will be presented at the next open house.
For context, Metrolinx's boards say Kitchener line service grew from 155 weekly trips in 2018 to 490 in 2025.
What happens next
Done: Public Information Centre #1
June 22, 2026 at Gellert Community Centre in Georgetown, and June 24 at Brampton City Hall.
Next: Notice of TRPAP Commencement
Fall 2026.
Next: Public Information Centre #2
Fall 2026; study results to be shared.
Next: Environmental Project Report
Notice of Completion and 30-day public review, late 2026 or early 2027.
Next: Ministerial review and Statement of Completion
35-day review, late 2026 or early 2027.
Metrolinx is asking residents to join the study contact list for future notices and to send comments or questions to KitchenerHaltonExpansion@metrolinx.com or 416-202-4738.
Sources
Metrolinx
Kitchener Line GO Expansion