GO Transit to launch ‘quiet zone’ on Barrie line

Posted February 5, 2013 8:21 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Starting on Monday, new quiet zones will be established on GO Transit’s Barrie train line as part of a pilot project. The quiet zone will be on the top level of every coach on most Barrie trains, the transit agency says.

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