Response has been positive to the newly opened Kipling Transit Hub that can take riders across the GTA in comfort.

Riders seem to love the new $73 million transit hub at Kipling GO Station that has been under construction since 2018.

South Etobicoke riders can now connect to GO Transit, MiWay bus for Mississauga and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services at the hub.

It is a massive facility that features 3,000 square feet of indoor waiting area space along with 1,400 parking spaces and 90 bicycle parking spots.

There is also an underground tunnel that will allow commuters arriving at the station access to the nearby Kipling subway station and an elevated pedestrian bridge that will provide access to the GO train platform.

“Transit will be critical for this region over the next decade and that’s why our government is proactively putting the building blocks in place to address those needs,” Associate Minister of Transportation Kinga Surma said in a statement.

Toronto Mayor John Tory said that the transit hub may not be a large project in terms of “the dollar amount” but is a “significant” example of government’s “working together across regional and municipal boundaries” to get transit built.

The bus terminal has accessible elevators, digital displays with schedule information, wayfinding signage, enhanced lighting, PRESTO and pay machines, as well as electric phone charging stations. Outside, the hub features a snow melting system on the bus platform, upgrades to the GO train platform, updated pick-up and drop-off building.

Metrolinx President Phil Verster said they have created a seamless transit journey by bringing together all of the transit services customers depend on.

“With connections to the Milton line, more than 10 bus routes, GO, MiWay and TTC transit providers and express access to the airport, the Kipling Transit Hub will be a new home base as customers travel across the region,” said Verster.

“The transit connections offered at the new Kipling Transit Hub will provide residents with better access to job and housing opportunities, both locally and across the Greater Golden Horseshoe,” said Ontario Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney.

Metrolinx says Kipling Transit Hub was designed with the goal to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.