TORONTO — Ridership on two of Ontario’s largest transit agencies is down between 80 and 90 per cent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that mirrors the experience of many local services said the association representing them on Monday.
Both GO Transit and the Toronto Transit Commission said Monday that their ridership is down dramatically as people work from home or self-isolate during the pandemic.
Ridership on GO Transit, in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, has dropped to approximately 33,000 people per day, a 90 per cent decrease.
The TTC said Monday it has seen an 80 per cent decline, with 10 million daily riders dropping to 2 million. Marco D’Angelo, CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association said that