# Metrolinx

> Metrolinx is Ontario’s regional transportation agency, transit operator, fare-payment platform and megaproject delivery shop. It runs GO Transit and UP Express, owns PRESTO, coordinates fares across local systems and is building rail, subway and light-rail capacity across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Its advantage is its regional mandate; its cautionary tale is the difficulty of turning that mandate into accountable, interoperable projects.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Team size:** Approximately 7,200 employees
- **Products:** GO Transit, UP Express, PRESTO, One Fare, GO Expansion
- **Notable:** Integrated GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO under one regional agency., Carried 71.8 million GO and UP Express trips in fiscal 2024-25., Launched PRESTO in Google Wallet and Apple Wallet, the latter described as Canada’s first transit card in Apple Wallet.

## Products & services

- **GO Transit** — Regional rail and bus service across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and wider Greater Golden Horseshoe.
- **UP Express** — A 28-minute rail link between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Union Station.
- **PRESTO** — Physical, mobile-wallet and contactless fare payment used across participating Ontario transit agencies.
- **One Fare** — A fare-integration program that removes duplicate fares on eligible transfers between the TTC, GO Transit and participating local agencies.
- **GO Expansion** — A multi-year program of tracks, signals, stations and fleet capacity intended to support faster, more frequent, two-way all-day rail service.
- **Rapid Transit Program** — Planning and delivery of provincial subway and light-rail projects including the Ontario Line and extensions to Scarborough, Yonge North and Eglinton West.

## Achievements

- Integrated GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO under one regional agency.
- Carried 71.8 million GO and UP Express trips in fiscal 2024-25.
- Launched PRESTO in Google Wallet and Apple Wallet, the latter described as Canada’s first transit card in Apple Wallet.
- Enabled more than 38 million One Fare transfers and over C$123 million in rider savings in the program’s first year.
- Added more than 300 weekly GO train trips from April 2024 through early 2026, a 15% service increase.
- Opened the 19-kilometre, 25-stop Line 5 Eglinton in February 2026.
- Advanced five new GO stations and major upgrades across five rail corridors as part of GO Expansion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — PRESTO expanded its retail partnership with No Frills, while subway-extension construction continued in Scarborough and along Eglinton West.
- **2026-07** — Construction officially began on the Yonge North Subway Extension and tunnelling finished on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension.
- **2026-05** — Metrolinx began Oakville GO Station expansion work and awarded a major Hamilton LRT contract.
- **2026-04** — Metrolinx announced GO service to Stratford and began Ontario Line tunnelling.
- **2026-03** — GO Expansion moved into another major construction phase across five corridors.
- **2026-02** — Line 5 Eglinton opened to passengers after reaching substantial completion in December 2025.
- **2025-12** — Line 6 Finch West opened, adding another TTC-operated line owned by Metrolinx.

## Links

- Website: https://www.metrolinx.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metrolinx/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/metrolinx
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MetrolinxOfficial
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/metrolinx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetrolinxOfficial/

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Last updated: 2026-08-23