Editing Barrie line (section)

==Service==
{{As of|2019|11}}, the Barrie line has weekday service consisting of seven trains southbound from [[Allandale Waterfront GO Station|Barrie]] and three trains southbound from [[Bradford GO Station|Bradford]] in the morning, and seven trains northbound to Barrie and two trains northbound to Bradford from Union Station in the afternoon.<ref name=2019Schedule>{{cite web |url=https://www.gotransit.com/static_files/gotransit/assets/pdf/TripPlanning/FullSchedules/FS02112019/Table65.pdf |title=Barrie Line 2019 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 2, 2019 |publisher=GO Transit |access-date=December 27, 2019 |archive-date=December 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227210643/https://www.gotransit.com/static_files/gotransit/assets/pdf/TripPlanning/FullSchedules/FS02112019/Table65.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The line also has hourly, two-way service between Union and Aurora during off peak times.

Weekend service consists of hourly trains in both directions. Five trips in each direction cover the full route from Toronto to Barrie, while the remainder operate between Toronto and Aurora. Trips terminating in Aurora have connecting GO bus service to Barrie.<ref name=2019Schedule/>

During the times and directions that train service does not operate, service is provided by GO bus routes 63 (Toronto–King City), 65 (Toronto–Newmarket) and 68 (Newmarket–Barrie).<ref name=2019Schedule/>

The maximum speed on the line is {{convert|128|kph|mph}}, between Bradford and Barrie South.{{sfn|Metrolinx|2010|p=57}} Trains are limited to {{convert|24|kph|mph}} in some parts, but can travel at least {{convert|80|kph|mph}} over most of the line.{{sfn|Metrolinx|2010|p=57}}

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]], starting on May 13, 2020, most off-peak train service was suspended and replaced with buses due to low ridership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gotransit.com/static_files/gotransit/assets/pdf/TripPlanning/FullSchedules/FS13052020/Table65.pdf|title=Error &#124; GO Transit|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=August 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830222003/https://www.gotransit.com/static_files/gotransit/assets/pdf/TripPlanning/FullSchedules/FS13052020/Table65.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Off-peak train service was gradually reintroduced throughout 2021.

===Connections===
The Barrie line makes connections with:
* [[Barrie Transit]]
* [[York Region Transit]]
* [[Toronto Transit Commission]]
* [[Via Rail]]
* [[Simcoe County LINX]]<ref>[https://www.simcoe.ca/Transit/Pages/Routes-Schedule.aspx#ui-id-3 Routes/Schedule: Route 2 - Wasaga Beach to Barrie]</ref><ref>[https://www.simcoe.ca/Transit/Pages/Routes-Schedule.aspx#ui-id-7 Routes/Schedule: Route 5 - New Tecumseth to Bradford West Gwillimbury]</ref>
* [[BWG Transit]]<ref>[https://www.townofbwg.com/en/living-in-bwg/routes-and-schedules.aspx#D-Bradford-GO-turnaround- Routes and Schedules: Cross-Town]</ref>