The previous station building near this site in Acton had been constructed in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Railway[3] with the origin of the line dating back to 1856.[4] The line ultimately became part of the Canadian National Railway system and regular service to the town was discontinued in 1967. GO Trains had also stopped at the station for a brief time between 1990 and 1993.
The new Acton station was approved as part of the Georgetown-to-Kitchener Extension Environmental Assessment in 2009.[5] In November 2010, a partial rollout of this plan was announced to be in place by late 2011. Two round trips daily were planned to serve Acton, Guelph and Kitchener with layover for those trains at a small facility in Kitchener. $18 million would be spent to get this first stage operational, with further upgrades to come.[6] Service to Guelph and Kitchener began on December 19, 2011, but trains passed through Acton without stopping, as the Acton station was not ready.
Trains began serving the Acton station on January 7, 2013.[7][8][9]
ReferencesEdit
^"Detailed ridership map released for GO and UP Express stations". Metrolinx. 30 January 2019.
^Jeffrey P. Smith. "CNR Ontario Stations: CNR Acton".
^R. J. Burnside and Associates, Ltd. (2009-07-13). . Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
^Outhit, Jeff (13 November 2010). "GO trains to run from Kitchener to Toronto in 2011". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
^"GO station to be built in Acton". Guelph Mercury. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^"Metrolinx fulfills its commitment to bring GO Trains to Acton" (Press release). Metrolinx. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
^. Independent Free Press. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External linksEdit
GO Transit station page for Acton GO Station
Media related to Acton GO Station at Wikimedia Commons
October 21, 2023
acton, station, railway, station, acton, ontario, canada, served, transit, kitchener, line, located, intersection, mill, east, eastern, avenue, adjacent, hide, house, previous, acton, stations, were, operated, grand, trunk, railway, later, canadian, national, . Acton GO Station is a railway station in Acton Ontario Canada It is served by GO Transit s Kitchener line It is located at the intersection of Mill St East and Eastern Avenue adjacent to the Old Hide House Previous Acton stations were operated by the Grand Trunk Railway and later the Canadian National Railway 2 ActonActon station in March 2019General informationLocationEastern Avenue Acton OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 38 02 N 80 02 05 W 43 634 N 80 0347 W 43 634 80 0347Owned byMetrolinxConstructionParking50 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit ACFare zone37HistoryOpenedJanuary 7 2013 2013 01 07 Passengers2018108 daily average 1 10 4 ServicesPreceding station GO Transit Following stationGuelphtowards Kitchener Kitchener Georgetowntowards Union StationFormer servicesPreceding station Canadian National Railway Following stationRockwoodtoward Sarnia Sarnia Torontovia Lucan Crossing Limehousetoward TorontoHistory Edit nbsp The 1908 station which has been demolished The previous station building near this site in Acton had been constructed in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Railway 3 with the origin of the line dating back to 1856 4 The line ultimately became part of the Canadian National Railway system and regular service to the town was discontinued in 1967 GO Trains had also stopped at the station for a brief time between 1990 and 1993 The new Acton station was approved as part of the Georgetown to Kitchener Extension Environmental Assessment in 2009 5 In November 2010 a partial rollout of this plan was announced to be in place by late 2011 Two round trips daily were planned to serve Acton Guelph and Kitchener with layover for those trains at a small facility in Kitchener 18 million would be spent to get this first stage operational with further upgrades to come 6 Service to Guelph and Kitchener began on December 19 2011 but trains passed through Acton without stopping as the Acton station was not ready Trains began serving the Acton station on January 7 2013 7 8 9 References Edit Detailed ridership map released for GO and UP Express stations Metrolinx 30 January 2019 Jeffrey P Smith CNR Ontario Stations CNR Acton Acton Grand Trunk Station Acton historical plaque Archived 2012 03 11 at the Wayback Machine R J Burnside and Associates Ltd 2009 07 13 Georgetown to Kitchener Environmental Study Report Archived from the original on 2010 05 28 Retrieved 2010 11 21 Outhit Jeff 13 November 2010 GO trains to run from Kitchener to Toronto in 2011 Waterloo Region Record Retrieved 14 November 2010 GO station to be built in Acton Guelph Mercury 27 July 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 Metrolinx fulfills its commitment to bring GO Trains to Acton Press release Metrolinx 2012 07 26 Retrieved 2012 08 29 It s a GO for Acton Jan 7 Independent Free Press 13 December 2012 Archived from the original on 19 December 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2012 External links EditGO Transit station page for Acton GO Station nbsp Media related to Acton GO Station at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acton GO Station amp oldid 1180608882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
