{"id":501082,"date":"2026-02-26T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501082\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:47:11","slug":"person-dies-after-being-struck-by-go-train-east-of-guelph-central-go-kitchener-line-service-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501082\/","title":{"rendered":"Person dies after being struck by GO train east of Guelph Central GO, Kitchener line service suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>A person has died after being struck by a GO train east of Guelph Central GO station, prompting a service suspension on the Kitchener line.  <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from Metrolinx said the person was struck at approximately 6:30 a.m. It happened in the area of York Road and Watson Road S. on Guelph\u2019s east side. <\/p>\n<p>Guelph Police have closed Watson Road as a result.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because the incident occurred in single\u2011track territory, it is contributing to the duration and scope of the disruption,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We expect significant delays and cancellations to morning service on the Kitchener line for customers travelling from Kitchener to Brampton.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Service has been halted at the following stations: Kitchener GO, Guelph Central GO, Acton GO, Georgetown GO, Mount Pleasant GO and Brampton Innovation District GO. <\/p>\n<p>Customers are being encouraged to use the Milton line for eastbound service. Trains continue to operate between Bramalea GO and Union Station, though delays and cancellations are possible. <\/p>\n<p>Police and Metrolinx officials are on the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-501082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brampton","8":"tag-brampton","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}