Feasibility study will look at GO train service in Cambridge

Waterloo region,Cambridge and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will be looking into the possibility of bringing GO train service toCambridge.

They are working togetheron a feasibility study that explores the idea of usingCN tracks along the Fergus subdivision.

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"This option complements our efforts to see rail service between Cambridge and Milton and opens up possibilities for even greater mobility and economic opportunity throughout the region,"Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig said in a release.

Thetrains would run from Cambridge to Guelph andconnect to the existing GO line to Toronto, the region said in a release.

The study will also look atthe future High Speed Rail service.

"A follow-up study to re-examine the feasibility of GO service between Cambridge and Guelph could leverage investments on the Kitchener Line, including potential future High Speed Rail,"said regional council chair Ken Seiling.

Seiling addsthestudy could also provide opportunities to look into linkingrail services with the region's LRTand BRTbuses.

The feasibility study will cost an estimated $200,000, which will be split between the region and theMTO.