The first Monday of February 2015, probably was not the best day for commuters to test it, but Go Transit nevertheless rolled out its free Wi-Fi service to 22 more stations today – when various areas of the Ontario came under a winter storm warning and commuters were advised to stay indoors under travel was extremely necessary.
Free Wi-Fi was rolled out in the following 22 new locations:
- Aldershot GO Station
- Brampton GO Station
- Bronte GO Station
- Burlington GO Station
- Danforth GO Station
- Eglinton GO Station
- Erindale GO Station
- Exhibition GO Station
- Guildwood GO Station
- Hamilton GO Station
- Longbranch GO Station
- Maple GO Station
- Meadowvale GO Station
- Milton GO Station
- Mimico GO Station
- Oshawa GO Station
- Port Credit GO Station
- Rouge Hill GO Station
- Scarborough GO Station
- Streetsville GO Station
- Unionville GO Station
- Whitby GO Station
The free Wi-Fi is provided through a partnership with GO’s advertising partner IMA Outdoor.
Previously, the service was only available at the following stations:
Currently, free Wi-Fi is available at these 14 locations:
- Ajax GO Station
- Appleby GO Station
- Aurora GO Station
- Bramalea GO Station
- Clarkson GO Station
- Cooksville GO Station
- Finch GO Station
- Mount Joy GO Station
- Oakville GO Station
- Pickering GO Station
- Richmond Hill GO Station
- Square One GO Station
- Union Station Bus Terminal
- Yorkdale GO Terminal
The transit service’s Wi-Fi project began as a pilot program in 2013.
There are 31 stations and terminals that still need to be connected to the network this year.
The expansion of GO’s network follows the launch of a 2013 pilot program that saw the rollout of Wi-Fi access -at 14 stations. The remaining 31 stations and terminals are expected to be connected to the GO network later this year.