The station played a key role in Brantford's economic development.[2] It brought markets, materials and labour into the city.[2] Refurbishments for the Brantford railway station came in 2002 when Via Rail spent $350,000 ($495,600 in today's money) to make general improvements to railway service.[3] Ten passenger trains connect Brantford to the major economic hubs of Windsor, Sarnia, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa every day.[4]
In 2011, GO Transit indicated in its "GO 2020" plan that peak hour train or bus service could be expanded to Brantford by the year 2020.[5]
Facilitiesedit
The station is wheelchair-accessible and is located near the junction of Market, Gray and West Streets. CN Gore Park is the closest park to the railway station, with the Carnegie Library and the Brethour House being other attractions within a reasonable distance of the station.[2] A self-service ticketing kiosk allows people to print out their own tickets.
The station building includes the Brantford Station Gallery, an art gallery & coffee shop featuring live music, which is open to travellers.[6]
Brantford Transit provides transit access to and from the railway station. Short-term and long-term automobile parking are available for a fee as of August 1, 2012; previously the parking had been free to use. Increased use of railway services has been the primary reason for this change in parking policy.
^Michael Swanson Art. . Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^Brantford Brant. "Daily railroad service to/from Brantford". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^GO Transit. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^Brantford Station Gallery. "All about the Brantford Station Gallery". Retrieved 11 January 2013.
External linksedit
Media related to Brantford railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Via Rail: Brantford Railway Station
April 12, 2024
brantford, station, brantford, railway, station, brantford, ontario, canada, railway, station, serving, rail, trains, running, between, toronto, windsor, station, also, serves, nearby, towns, paris, simcoe, brantfordgeneral, informationlocation5, wadsworth, br. Brantford railway station in Brantford Ontario Canada is a railway station serving Via Rail trains running between Toronto and Windsor The station also serves the nearby towns of Paris and Simcoe BrantfordGeneral informationLocation5 Wadsworth St Brantford OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 08 48 N 80 15 56 W 43 14667 N 80 26556 W 43 14667 80 26556Owned byVia RailPlatforms1 side platform 1 island platformTracks2ConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffed stationHistoryOpened1905Rebuilt2002ServicesPreceding station Via Rail Following stationWoodstocktoward Windsor Windsor Toronto Aldershottoward TorontoFormer servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationWoodstocktoward Chicago International1982 1990 Dundastoward TorontoPreceding station Canadian National Railway Following stationParistoward Sarnia Grand Trunk RailwayMain Line Lyndentoward MontrealParistoward Stratford Stratford Fort Erie Cainsvilletoward Fort ErieHeritage Railway Station Canada Designated1990Ontario Heritage ActOfficial nameCanadian National Railways StationDesignated23 February 2006Reference no 4515 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Grand Trunk Railway Station ca 1910The station was built by the Grand Trunk Railway as designed by architects Spier and Rohns in 1905 1 The station played a key role in Brantford s economic development 2 It brought markets materials and labour into the city 2 Refurbishments for the Brantford railway station came in 2002 when Via Rail spent 350 000 495 600 in today s money to make general improvements to railway service 3 Ten passenger trains connect Brantford to the major economic hubs of Windsor Sarnia Toronto Montreal and Ottawa every day 4 In 2011 GO Transit indicated in its GO 2020 plan that peak hour train or bus service could be expanded to Brantford by the year 2020 5 Facilities editThe station is wheelchair accessible and is located near the junction of Market Gray and West Streets CN Gore Park is the closest park to the railway station with the Carnegie Library and the Brethour House being other attractions within a reasonable distance of the station 2 A self service ticketing kiosk allows people to print out their own tickets The station building includes the Brantford Station Gallery an art gallery amp coffee shop featuring live music which is open to travellers 6 Brantford Transit provides transit access to and from the railway station Short term and long term automobile parking are available for a fee as of August 1 2012 previously the parking had been free to use Increased use of railway services has been the primary reason for this change in parking policy See also edit nbsp Railways portal nbsp Ontario portalList of designated heritage railway stations of CanadaReferences edit Brown Ron 2008 04 21 The Train Doesn t Stop Here Anymore An Illustrated History of Railway Stations in Canada Dundurn ISBN 9781770703193 a b c Historicplaces ca Brantford Railway Station s Colorful Past Retrieved 7 June 2011 Michael Swanson Art 2002 Refurbishments to Brantford Railway Station Archived from the original on 19 August 2016 Retrieved 11 January 2013 Brantford Brant Daily railroad service to from Brantford Retrieved 11 January 2013 GO Transit GO 2020 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 01 03 Retrieved 7 June 2011 Brantford Station Gallery All about the Brantford Station Gallery Retrieved 11 January 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Brantford railway station at Wikimedia Commons Via Rail Brantford Railway Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brantford station amp oldid 1147562130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
