Maple GO Station
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Location | 30 Station Street Maple,Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°51′34″N79°30′25″W/ 43.85944°N 79.50694°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metrolinx | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections | York Region Transit | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Historic wood frame Grand Trunk Railway station building | ||||||||||||
Parking | 1146 spaces | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | GO Transit:MP | ||||||||||||
Fare zone | 61 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1853 (OS&H) | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1903 (GTR) 1982 (GOT) | ||||||||||||
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Designated | 1992 | ||||||||||||
Reference no. | 6765 | ||||||||||||
Official name | Maple Heritage Conservation District | ||||||||||||
Designated | 2005 |
Maple GO Stationis a train and bus station onGO Transit'sBarrie line,located inMaple, Ontario,Canada. It is Ontario's oldest operating railway station, with passenger service dating back to 1853.
History
[edit]Maple Station opened on May 16, 1853, when the service began on theOntario, Simcoe, and Huron Railroadbetween Toronto and Machell's Corners (nowAurora). At the time, the station was named "Richmond Hill", despite being six kilometres west of that community. Train service was extended to Barrie later in 1853, and toCollingwoodin 1855.[1]
The current station building was constructed in 1903 by theGrand Trunk Railwayto replace the original Ontario, Simcoe and Huron building, which had burned down.[2]TheQueen Anne styletimber framestructure is clad in wood usingstick stylepatterns, and features largegablesin its roofline. It is federally protected by theHeritage Railway Stations Protection Act.[2][3]The building is also protected under Part V of theOntario Heritage Act,as part of theMaple Heritage Conservation District.[4]
The building underwent renovations that were completed in January 2014 forCA$1.7 million.[5]It included repairs to the facade and interior, replacement of the floor, and an upgrade to the accessibility ramps.[6]An additional 60 parking spaces were added to the station in the spring of 2015.[7]
The station will undergo a redevelopment starting in 2019 including the addition of a second rail track, new rail platforms with a fullcanopy,two pedestrian tunnels to connect the new platforms, more parking, and the bus loop will be upgraded.[8]
Services
[edit]As of January 2018, train service operates approximately every 15–30 minutes in the morning peak period, every 30 minutes in the afternoon peak period and every hour at other times. Outside of peak periods, most trains terminate at Aurora with connecting buses for stations further north.[9]
On weekends and holidays, service operates approximately hourly between Aurora and Toronto. Three daily trains in each direction cover the full route from Barrie to Toronto, while the remainder have bus connections at Aurora station for stations further north.[9]
Connecting transit
[edit]- 4 Major Mackenzie
- 26 Maple
In film
[edit]- The station was used in a 1981 episode ofThe Littlest Hobo.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930".Richmond Hill Public Library Board.Retrieved26 November2014.
- ^ab"Former Canadian National Railway Station".Canadian Register of Historic Places.Parks Canada.Retrieved13 May2014.
- ^"The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario".Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.Parks Canada. Archived fromthe originalon 14 May 2014.Retrieved13 May2014.
- ^"Village of Maple Heritage Conservation District Plan 2007 Volume 3"(PDF).City of Vaughan.2007. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 17, 2018.RetrievedDecember 20,2017.
- ^"Maple Go Station Building Rehabilitation".Bondfield Construction.Retrieved13 May2014.
- ^"Improvements on the GO"(PDF).GO News.Spring 2014.Retrieved13 May2014.
- ^"Expanding Parking – Maple GO Station".GO Transit. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.
- ^"Maple GO | Construction Projects | The Future & GO | GO Transit".www.gotransit.com.GO Transit.Retrieved21 January2020.
- ^ab"Barrie Line - table 65"(PDF).GO Transit. January 5, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 22,2019.
- ^"Runaway".Internet Movie Database.RetrievedMarch 8,2017.
This episode featured the Maple Railway Station, Ontario's oldest with passenger service dating back to 1853. It is designated under Canada's Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act.
External links
[edit]- Media related toMaple GO Stationat Wikimedia Commons
- GO Transit station page for Maple GO Station