Barrie line
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Owner | Metrolinx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Greater Toronto Area, Simcoe County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Commuter rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | GO Transit rail services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | GO Transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily ridership | 9,100 (2019)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 7, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 101.4 km (63.0 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in)standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 80 miles per hour (130 km/h)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barrieis one of theseven train linesof theGO Transitsystem in theGreater Toronto Area, Ontario,Canada. It extends fromUnion StationinTorontoin a generally northward direction toBarrie,and includes ten stations along its 101.4 kilometres (63.0 mi) route.[2]From 1982 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2007, it was known as the Bradford line, named after its former terminus atBradford GO Stationuntil the opening ofBarrie South GO Station.
The Barrie line runs on the formerNorthern Railway of Canadaroute. This is the oldest operating railway line in Ontario, with passenger service beginning in 1853.[3]
History
[edit]In 1852, construction began on theOntario, Simcoe and Huron Railway,which would run from Toronto toCollingwood.[4]The line opened on May 16, 1853, when passenger train service began operating between Toronto andAurora(then Machell's Corners).[3]On October 11, 1853, service was extended to Allandale, then opposite Barrie on the south shore ofKempenfelt Bay.[5]
In 1888, theGrand Trunk Railwaytook over operation of the line.[3]In 1923, the bankrupt Grand Trunk Railway was merged into theCanadian National Railway(CNR) network.
Commuter service planning
[edit]In 1968,MPPWilliam Hodgsonintroduced aprivate member's billtomovethat thegovernment of Ontarioestablish GO Transit services north ofMetro Toronto.[6]That year, a community group known as the GO North Committee distributed "GO North" stickers for motorists to adhere to their automobile'swindshieldto advocate for GO Transit commuter rail service north of Toronto.[7]
Planning for commuter services resulted in the establishment of theNewmarket Bus Terminalby 1970, from which commuters would be taken to theRichmond Hill GO Stationto commute to Toronto.[8]
John Crawford Medcof, operating a company named Railroad Boosters, rented a train for one-day service between Barrie and Toronto on 16 October 1969,[9][10]earning a profit.[11]He gave the proceeds to thegovernment of Ontarioto support a north GO train service promised byJohn Robartsin late 1969, but asked for the government to return the money when the provincial government announced it would not establish aRichmond Hill lineservice in 1970.[12][10]He applied for a grant ofCA$97,200 from thefederal governmentto operate a commuter train for twelve weeks, with one train leaving Barrie in the morning for Toronto, and a return trip at night.[11]The grant was approved per the government's local initiatives program in December 1971.[11]The train was operated by Canadian National Railways, and charged the same fares as those for the GO Transit bus service.[11]Another trial commuter service from Barrie to Toronto was operated in late 1972, carrying 13,483 passengers.[13]
In 1973, theCanadian Transport Commissionheld apublic hearingatGeorgian College[13]during which its three-member committee heard presentations from Medcof and councillors from all "municipalities between Toronto and Barrie".[14]All presentations favoured the creation of commuter train service between the two cities, including that ofYork—SimcoeMPSinclair Stevens.[14]
On April 1, 1972, CN introduced commuter service from Barrie to Toronto, as required by theCanadian Transport Commission.The service was transferred toVia Railin 1978.[15]As a result of federal government financial cutbacks to Via Rail, the service was transferred to the provincial government and integrated into the GO Transit network on September 7, 1982, but service only extended to Bradford.[15]On September 17, 1990, the line was extended to Barrie, but was again cut back to Bradford on July 5, 1993.
Pre-2012 peak service expansion
[edit]On September 8, 1998, GO Transit added a second daily round trip to the line.[15]In the early 2000s, GO Transit opened three new stations on the line: Rutherford on January 7, 2001;[15]York Universityon September 6, 2002;[16]and East Gwillimbury on November 1, 2004.[17]By the end of 2005, the number of daily trains on the line had doubled again to four in each direction.[18]
In 2006, GO Transit built a bridge at the Snider diamond,[19]which is the junction between the Barrie Line andCanadian National's primary east–west freight line, theYork Subdivision.Since CN controlled both corridors, the passage of passenger trains over the diamond was often delayed by freight trains passing through the intersection. Constructing the bridge and associated trackage resulted in agrade separationof the two lines, eliminating such delays. Construction of the bridge began in February 2006, and the bridge was opened in December 2006. The entire project was completed in June 2007.[20]
On December 17, 2007, the Bradford Line was extended to the new Barrie South GO Station and was renamed the "Barrie Line".[21]Construction had begun on February 2, 2007, to construct the new Barrie South station, a new layover facility and new tracks, signals and crossings along the existing 20 kilometres (12 mi) railway corridor. The project cost $25 million, funded by two thirds by the federal and provincial governments, and one third by the City of Barrie.[22]
On December 15, 2009, Metrolinx purchased the portion of theNewmarket Subdivisionwithin the City of Toronto from CN for $68 million. The Barrie line trackage, from Union Station to Barrie, is now fully owned by Metrolinx. As part of the agreement, the Canadian National Railway continues to serve five freight customers located on the Newmarket subdivision between Highway 401 and the CN York Subdivision.
On January 30, 2012, the Barrie line was extended north to the newly constructedAllandale Waterfront GO Station.[23]
Off-peak service and further expansion
[edit]In the summer of 2012, a pilot train service was introduced on weekends and holidays between June and September.[24]Two trains in each direction completed the entire route, while an additional four trains ran between Union Station andEast Gwillimbury GO station.[25]The summer service costCA$520,000 to operate, including train crews, safety and enforcement, station staffing and fuel.[26]Bidirectional weekend service was offered again in summer 2013, with four trains in each direction covering the entire route from Toronto to Barrie, making all stops and having a bus connection atRutherford GO Stationfor non-stop service toCanada's Wonderland.[26][27]It costCA$400,000 to operate.[26]For the summers of 2014, 2015 and 2016, the same train service was provided, but without non-stop buses to Canada's Wonderland, requiring those passengers to transfer instead toYork Region Transitlocal bus service atMaple GO Station.[28]
On December 31, 2016, year-round weekend train service was introduced with service every 75 minutes in both directions between Toronto and Aurora, including three daily trains per direction covering the full route between Toronto and Barrie.[29]
On December 30, 2017, theDownsview ParkGO Station (an intermodal station intersecting with theToronto Transit Commission's (TTC) newLine 1 Yonge-Universitysubway extension) opened, and service to York University station was correspondingly reduced to peak hours only.[30][31]At the same time, the Barrie line's weekend train service was improved to every 60 minutes between Union and Aurora, and new hourly weekday off-peak service was introduced between Union and Aurora, as well as additional peak period trains between Union Station to Bradford GO Station.[32]Although the station was intended to entirely replaceYork University GO Station,limited peak-period service was maintained to York University station following the opening of Downsview Park station.
Due to the temporary closure of the York University campus during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Toronto,all service toYork University GO Stationwas suspended on March 18, 2020.[33]On July 19, 2021, Metrolinx announced that the station was permanently closed.[34]
Davenport Diamond grade separation
[edit]The Davenport Diamond was an at-grade rail-to-rail crossing of the GO Barrie line and east–westCP RailNorth Toronto subdivision tracks near Davenport Road in Toronto. It was one of the busiest train intersections in North America.[35]In order to increase service frequency on the Barrie line, GO Transit identified the need to remove the diamond and build a grade separated crossing. In 2015 Metrolinx initiated a Transit Project Assessment Process (an environmental assessment process specific to transit projects) based on the preferred option of constructing an overpass to carry the GO line over the east-west CP Rail line.[35]
The grade separated crossing (which Metrolinx calls the Davenport Diamond Guideway[36]) is on a 1.4-kilometre (0.9 mi) long, 8.5-metre (28 ft) high rail bridge. It lies between Bloor Street West and St. Clair Avenue West parallel to Lansdowne Avenue. The bridge will allow GO Transit to run all-day, two-way service on the Barrie line without freight traffic disruptions. The 2015 estimated cost of the project was $120 million.[37][38]
The project began construction in 2017.[35]The Davenport Diamond Guideway went into service on Monday April 3, 2023, and the grade-level Davenport Diamond went out of service on the prior weekend. The ground-level track approaching the diamond will be removed.[39][needs update]
At the same time of building the guideway, further community improvements were added in the immediate vicinity, including noise wall and bearing pads, a rail overpass above Wallace Avenue and a pedestrian underpass at Paton Road, as well as a replacement of the Bloor Street West bridge.[40][better source needed]
Other grade separations are planned. One was completed at Rutherford Road immediately north ofRutherford GO Station,[41]and another is planned at McNaughton Road north ofMaple GO Station.[citation needed]
Stations
[edit]There are 10 stations on the Barrie line, excluding the terminus atUnion Stationin Toronto.
In addition to Union Station, four station buildings along the Barrie Line are federally protected by theHeritage Railway Stations Protection Act.AtAllandale WaterfrontandNewmarketstations, historic station buildings remain but are used for other purposes, while atAuroraandMaplestations, the historic stations buildings continue to be in use.[42]The station building at King City was built in 2005; the 1850s building was relocated toBlack Creek Pioneer Villagein the 1960s, then toKing Township Museumin 1989. Bradford station is not protected and has been heavily altered.
Station | Opened | Parking spots | Notes |
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Allandale Waterfront | January 28, 2012 | 120 | Federally designated heritage railway station built in 1904–1905 forGrand Trunk Railway(GTR). |
Barrie South | December 17, 2007 | 628 | |
Bradford | September 7, 1982 | 93 | GTR Bradford Station built in 1900 has been heavily altered from original design. |
East Gwillimbury | November 1, 2004 | 637 | |
Newmarket | September 7, 1982 | 265 | Federally designated heritage railway station was GTR station c. 1900.Northern Railway of Canadastation from 1850s became freight shed and demolished. |
Aurora | September 7, 1982 | 1,464 | Federally designated heritage railway station built by GTR in 1900. |
King City | September 7, 1982 | 555 | Original 1853 Northern Railway of Canada station moved toKing Township Museumin 1989 and current station built in 2005. Connections withOntario Northlandbus services |
Maple | September 7, 1982 | 1,319 | Federally designated heritage railway station built by GTR in 1903. |
Rutherford | January 7, 2001 | 970 | |
Downsview Park | December 30, 2017[43] | 0 | Connection toYonge–University |
Caledonia | Est. 2024[44] | Connection to futureEglinton | |
Bloor–Lansdowne | Proposed station[45] | ||
Union | September 7, 1982 | 0 | Connection toVia Rail,Amtrak,Union Pearson Express,GO Transit rail&bus services,Ontario NorthlandandTTCYonge–University,streetcar&bus services.
Federally designated heritage railway station, built byToronto Terminals Railwayopened in 1927 |
Service
[edit]As of November 2019[update],the Barrie line has weekday service consisting of seven trains southbound fromBarrieand three trains southbound fromBradfordin the morning, and seven trains northbound to Barrie and two trains northbound to Bradford from Union Station in the afternoon.[46]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.[46]
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).[46]
The maximum speed on the line is 128 kilometres per hour (80 mph), between Bradford and Barrie South.[2]Trains are limited to 24 kilometres per hour (15 mph) in some parts, but can travel at least 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) over most of the line.[2]
Due to the2019-20 coronavirus pandemic,starting on May 13, 2020, most off-peak train service was suspended and replaced with buses due to low ridership.[47]Off-peak train service was gradually reintroduced throughout 2021.
Connections
[edit]The Barrie line makes connections with:
- Barrie Transit
- York Region Transit
- Toronto Transit Commission
- Via Rail
- Simcoe County LINX[48][49]
- BWG Transit[50]
Future
[edit]This section needs to beupdated.(March 2019) |
Capacity expansion
[edit]In April 2015, the government of Ontario announced that as part of a broad GO Transit expansion project calledRegional Express Rail,service on the Barrie line would increase from 7 daily train trips to over 20 daily train trips by 2020.[51][a]Therailway electrification systemis expected to be completed by 2024 and will feature two-way, all-day service every 15 minutes between Union Station and Aurora GO.[51]However, on August 12, 2021, Metrolinx announced that, after electrification there would be 15-minute, two-way, all-day service beyond Aurora to Bradford, and 30-minute two-way, all-day service to Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront.[52]
Additional stations
[edit]In the September 2015 planning document "New Station Analysis", an initial list of 22 potential GO station sites were identified. These were, from north to south, at Innisfil, Holland Yard, Mulock Drive, St John's Sideroad, Yonge Street, Bathurst Street at Side Road 15, Dufferin Street, Kirby Road, Keele Street at Teston Road, Langstaff Road, Highway 7, Steeles Avenue, Finch Avenue, Downsview Park, Wilson Avenue, Lawrence Avenue, Caledonia Road, Rogers Road, St Clair Avenue West, Davenport Road, Dupont Street, and Bloor Street.[53]
Of these, most were rejected as unsuitable, either because they were too close to other stations,[54]or for failing to meet other criteria, such as connections to other services, proximity to urban growth centres,[55]construction viability, urban density, or necessary infrastructure.[56]Others were rejected because they were considered for other lines on the network.[57]Four sites were considered for either the Barrie line or theKitchener line.[58]The sites at Highway 7 in Vaughan and at St Clair Avenue West were not included as part of the 10-year RER expansion, but are part of a future expansion program.[59]The candidate location Bathurst Street at Side Road 15 was deferred for future consideration.[60]
Stations have been approved in Vaughan for the Kirby Road site (serving the community of Hope), at Mulock Drive in Newmarket, and in Innisfil.[61]Under the Regional Express Rail initiative, new stations are planned in Toronto:Bloor–Lansdowne GO StationatBloor StreetWest (nearLansdowne AvenueandLansdownesubway station) andSpadina–Front GO StationatSpadina AvenuenearFront Street(with access to theCityPlaceneighbourhood and510 Spadinastreetcars).[62][63]
Caledonia station
[edit]The design for Caledonia station onLine 5 Eglintonincludes provisions for a connection to the Barrie line, including a pedestrian bridge above the Barrie line and provisions for elevator access to future GO platforms.[64]Metrolinx announced that an environmental assessment for the station would begin in the summer of 2015.[65]
Innisfil GO Station
[edit]Metrolinx is considering a station inInnisfilfor a future expansion, to be located at approximately mile marker 52 (kilometre 83.7). They analyzed two sites just east of Sideroad 20: 5th Line near Lefroy's Lormel subdivision and 6th Line near the future Sleeping Lion development in south Alcona.[66]Innisfil town council stated its preference for the 6th Line location, which was ultimately chosen by Metrolinx,[67]and approved use of $2 million to acquire land and $2.6 million to partially fund the station's construction.[68]
Concord GO Station
[edit]To provide an interchange withViva,abus rapid transitservice inYork Region,a new station was proposed atHighway 7.The site was called Concord station, after theConcordneighborhood in which it would be located.[69]The city ofVaughanhas integrated the station into its design plans for a mixed use development near the intersection ofHighway 407and the rail corridor. Both the municipal government of Vaughan and the regional government of York have identified this location as a potential site for the station, which requires GO Transit to perform an environmental assessment.[70]In January 2013, Vaughan municipal clerk sent aVaughan City Councilresolution toYork Regional Councilrequesting Metrolinx consideration for four priority projects, among them all-day two-way service on the Barrie line, creation of the Concord GO Station, and creation of a Kirby Road GO Station.[71]The station would be located near the old CN Concord Station (located north of Highway 7 on east side of tracks on the current Barrie line) that dated back to theNorthern Railway of CanadaThornhill Station c. 1853 and demolished in 1978. In 2023, a business case for the station was released.[72]
Ridership
[edit]In 2012, the Barrie line served about 7,500 passengers a day,[73]or approximately 2 million per year. By 2008, the annual number of riders on the Barrie line was almost 3.1 million, an increase of 18% from 2007 and 167% from 2001.[74]About 2,300 of the 3,000 daily peak passengers to Union Station boarded at Aurora (about 1,000), Rutherford (about 800), and Newmarket (about 500) that year.[75]
The weekend summer service had 105 riders per train in 2012 (32,000 total for six trains per day), and 220 riders per train in 2013 (41,000 total for four trains per day).[26]
From 2010 to 2014, ridership on the line increased 70% based on cordon count data.[76]For 2015, there was a weekday morning peak of 5,852 boardings and 227 alightings at the stations on the line, all other passengers alighting at Union Station in Toronto.[76]
Station | Boardings | Alightings |
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Allandale Waterfront | 254 | 0 |
Barrie South | 263 | 0 |
Bradford | 229 | 2 |
East Gwillimbury | 337 | 5 |
Newmarket | 358 | 15 |
Aurora | 1,113 | 15 |
King City | 444 | 1 |
Maple | 1,701 | 2 |
Rutherford | 1,121 | 22 |
York University | 32 | 165 |
Notes
[edit]- ^As of April 2015, there are seven daily southbound weekday morning trains on the Barrie line, and seven daily northbound weekday evening trains.
- ^"GO Transit ridership map updated – Find out how your station or lines are doing".Metrolinx.February 13, 2020.RetrievedDecember 28,2021.
- ^abcdMetrolinx 2010,p. 57.
- ^abcTown of Aurora.
- ^Milland 2009.
- ^Smith.
- ^The Era 1968,p. 1.
- ^Lade 1968,p. 1.
- ^The Era 1969,p. 1.
- ^Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees 1973.
- ^abThe Era & June 1970,p. 29.
- ^abcdOttawa Citizen 1971,p. 21.
- ^The Era 1970,p. 2.
- ^abThe Era 1973,p. 2a.
- ^abThe Era 1973,p. 5.
- ^abcdGarcia & Bow.
- ^Ministry of Transportation 2002.
- ^Canada Newswire 2004.
- ^GO Transit 2005.
- ^GO Transit 2006.
- ^GO Transit 2007.
- ^GO Transit: New stations.
- ^City of Barrie 2007.
- ^Mackenzie 2012.
- ^GO Transit: Seasonal service 2012.
- ^GO Transit 2012.
- ^abcdBruton 2013.
- ^GO Transit: Barrie Seasonal Service 2013.
- ^GO Transit 2014.
- ^Government of Ontario 2016.
- ^Toronto Transit Commission 2010.
- ^Metrolinx 2010.
- ^CTV News 2017.
- ^"GO Train Shuttle Service".York University. Archived fromthe originalon July 19, 2021.RetrievedJuly 19,2021.
- ^"York University GO Station closes to make way for Barrie Line expansion".Metrolinx.July 19, 2021. Archived fromthe originalon July 19, 2021.RetrievedJuly 19,2021.
- ^abc"Metrolinx: For a Greater Region - Davenport Diamond: Guideway & Greenway".www.metrolinx.com.Archived fromthe originalon June 24, 2020.RetrievedJune 29,2020.
- ^"Upcoming Bloor bridge reconstruction means full road and sidewalk closures".Metrolinx.March 22, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on March 25, 2022.
- ^Tess Kalinowski, Transportation reporter (August 7, 2015)."GO gives city more time to consider giant rail bridge".Toronto Star.RetrievedMarch 31,2016.
- ^Tess Kalinowski, Transportation reporter (November 17, 2015)."Metrolinx to move ahead with giant Davenport rail bridge".Toronto Star.RetrievedMarch 31,2016.
- ^"GO Trains now traveling across Davenport Diamond Guideway".Metrolinx.April 4, 2023.Archivedfrom the original on April 5, 2023.
- ^"Davenport Diamond: Guideway"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 30, 2020.RetrievedJune 29,2020.
- ^GO Transit 2020.
- ^Parks Canada.
- ^"More Barrie GO Trains".GO Transit.Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2017.RetrievedDecember 13,2017.
- ^"For a Greater Region – Caledonia Station".www.metrolinx.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 28, 2021.RetrievedDecember 31,2019.
Construction will begin in 2022 and take approximately two years to complete
- ^"New agreement with City of Toronto helps bring new SmartTrack stations closer to reality".Metrolinx.August 17, 2021. Archived fromthe originalon August 18, 2021.RetrievedAugust 18,2021.
- ^abc"Barrie Line 2019"(PDF).GO Transit. November 2, 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 27, 2019.RetrievedDecember 27,2019.
- ^"Error | GO Transit"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 30, 2021.RetrievedMay 8,2020.
- ^Routes/Schedule: Route 2 - Wasaga Beach to Barrie
- ^Routes/Schedule: Route 5 - New Tecumseth to Bradford West Gwillimbury
- ^Routes and Schedules: Cross-Town
- ^abKalinowski 2015.
- ^"Metrolinx plans to bring 15-minute, two-way, all-day GO service further north on the Barrie Line to Bradford".Metrolinx.August 12, 2021. Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2021.RetrievedAugust 12,2021.
- ^Woo 2015,p. 19.
- ^Woo 2015,p. 17.
- ^Woo 2015,p. 22.
- ^Metrolinx 2016,p. 11–12.
- ^Woo 2015,p. 12.
- ^Metrolinx 2016,p. 13.
- ^Metrolinx 2016,p. 21-23.
- ^Metrolinx 2016,p. 26.
- ^Metrolinx 2016.
- ^Metrolinx 2016,p. 18.
- ^Spurr 2016.
- ^Metrolinx 2013.
- ^Metrolinx 2015.
- ^Vanderlinde 2016.
- ^Metrolinx 2018.
- ^CTV News 2016.
- ^City of Vaughan 2013,p. 15.
- ^City of Vaughan 2013,p. 16.
- ^Kelly 2013,p. 2.
- ^"Business case for proposed Hwy 7/Concord GO station released".Metrolinx.May 4, 2023.RetrievedMay 6,2023.
- ^McInroy 2012.
- ^Metrolinx 2010,p. 41.
- ^Metrolinx 2010,p. 44.
- ^abMetrolinx 2017,p. 9.
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External links
[edit]- GO Transit: Barrie (Bradford) GO Train & Bus Service Schedule (PDF)ArchivedFebruary 3, 2019, at theWayback Machine
- Concord/GO Centre Secondary PlanArchivedJuly 16, 2014, at theWayback Machineat City of Vaughan Policy Planning Department
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