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Oakville GO Station

Coordinates:43°27′18″N79°40′57″W/ 43.45500°N 79.68250°W/43.45500; -79.68250
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Oakville
General information
Location214 Cross Avenue
Oakville,Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°27′18″N79°40′57″W/ 43.45500°N 79.68250°W/43.45500; -79.68250
Platforms1side,2island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsGO Bus
Oakville Transit
Construction
Structure typeStaffed station
Parking2,724 spaces + 2 electric vehicle parking/charging stations
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
Fare zone13
History
Opened23 May 1967
Rebuilt2012
Passengers
201013,100 (GO Train)[1]
Ranked 2nd of 62
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Aldershot
towardWindsor
 Windsor–Toronto Toronto
Terminus
Aldershot
towardNew York
 Maple Leaf
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Bronte
towardsWest Harbour
 Lakeshore West Clarkson
towardsUnion Station
Bronte
towardsHamiltonorNiagara Falls
 Lakeshore West
(peak express)
Burlington
towardsNiagara Falls
 Lakeshore West
(off-peak express)
 Port Credit
towardsUnion Station
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Burlington
1989–1993
towardNew York
 Maple Leaf
 Toronto
Terminus
Burlington West
1981–1989
towardNew York
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Burlington West
towardChicago
 International
1982–1990
 Toronto
Terminus
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Hamilton
towardSarnia
 Grand Trunk Railway
Main Line 		Sunnyside
towardMontreal
Bronte
towardSuspension Bridge
 Niagara Falls–Toronto
Local stops 		Clarkson
towardToronto

Oakville GO Stationis aGO Transitrailway stationandbus stationinOakville,Ontario,Canada. It is colocated and shares platforms withVia Rail'sOakville railway station.

It is a stop on GO'sLakeshore West linetrain service and, until October 2007, served as the western terminus for weekend service. On weekdays, one branch of theHighway 407GO bus service, that connects withSheridan College,Square One Bus Terminal,Bramalea GO Station,andHighway 407 Bus Terminalterminates at this station. Apart fromUnion Station,Oakville is the busiest station in GO Transit's network by passenger volume.[1]

It is served by ViaCorridorintercity routes between Windsor and Toronto, and the jointAmtrak–ViaMaple Leafservice between New York City and Toronto.

New Via Rail station building
Station platform

History

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Oakville station, circa 1920

TheGrand Trunk Railwaywas important to the development of Oakville because it was the major transportation link for goods and people to Toronto or Hamilton, and beyond.[2]The originalGreat Western Railwaystation was built here in 1856,[3]on the same site as the current VIA and GO Stations.[2]The Great Western Railway was purchased in 1882 by the Grand Trunk Railway, which was absorbed into theCanadian National Railwayin 1920.

Between 2009 and 2012, improvements on the Lakeshore West line added a third mainline track requiring the demolition of the Via Rail station and the construction a new fully accessible building.[4]Vehicular access was improved and a covered drop off and pick up area was created with more than 1,000 new parking spaces added in a new six-storey parking structure.[5]The bus shelters were replaced with heated shelters in the spring of 2015.[6]

In 2018,Fortinossigned a deal with Metrolinx to have aPC Expresskiosk and pick-up van at this station for online orders.[7]

Connecting bus routes

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Oakville Transit
[8]
  • 4 Speers-Cornwall
  • 5/5A Dundas
  • 10 West Industrial (peak service only)
  • 11 Linbrook
  • 13 Westoak Trails
  • 14/14A Lakeshore West
  • 15 Bridge
  • 18 Glen Abbey South
  • 19 River Oaks
  • 20 Northridge
  • 24 South Common
  • 26 Falgarwood
  • 28 Glen Abbey North
  • 120 East Industrial (peak service only)
  • 121 Southeast Industrial (peak service only)
  • 190 River Oaks Express (peak service only)
GO Transit
  • 18 Lakeshore West[9]
  • 56 Hwy 407 West[10]

References

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  1. ^abTess Kalinowski (October 16, 2011)."Jammed GO train is 'already full by the time it gets here'".Toronto Star.RetrievedAugust 1,2012.
  2. ^abRoss Wark (June 2011)."Volume 45: Number 2"(PDF).Newsletter.Oakville Historical Society. pp. 5–6. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 27, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 23,2019.
  3. ^"Oakville's Yachting Heritage".Town of Oakville. Archived fromthe originalon June 13, 2017.With the opening of the Great Western Railway from Niagara Falls to Hamilton in 1855 and to Toronto through Oakville in 1856, the steamboat interest suffered badly
  4. ^"Oakville Station: A Collaborative Effort".Via Rail. January 20, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.
  5. ^"New parking structure now open at the Oakville GO Station".News release.Transport Canada. October 19, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon December 3, 2013.
  6. ^"Modernizing Stations – Oakville GO Station".GO Transit. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.
  7. ^"Metrolinx to roll out grocery pickup service at select GO Transit stations".CTV NewsToronto.February 26, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 9,2018.
  8. ^"Terminal and Station Maps".www.oakvilletransit.ca.Town of Oakville.Retrieved4 February2020.
  9. ^"Routes 1-18 Lakeshore West GO Bus Schedule"(PDF).GO Transit.January 5, 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 19, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 23,2019.
  10. ^"Routes 52-54-56 407 East GO Bus Schedule"(PDF).GO Transit.April 2, 2022. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 1, 2022.RetrievedApril 5,2022.
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