The station was opened on April 4, 1967, by the Canadian National Railway, with GO Transit following a month later. Intercity services passed to Via Rail in 1979. The station is located east of the Grand Trunk Railway's Markham Road Crossing north of Eglinton Avenue.
The station was meant to provide an easy connection to Toronto Transit Commission buses along Kingston Road, as well as car parking. Since the commuter train service was initially only a demonstration, the land close to the overpass, and the bus stop, could not be acquired due to the cost.[4] This resulted in quite a long walk for pedestrians using local transit.
The station has long served as (Metro) Toronto's secondary intercity rail station, providing a second option for Via riders traveling through Toronto alongside the busier Toronto Union Station.
In May 2018, both platforms were closed at the west end for constructing more tunnels on the west platform, and further station building upgrades. GO Trains only opened the five east-end coaches of each train.[5][6] Construction was completed on July 3, 2019.[7]
Connecting transitedit
Bus route 86 Scarborough and all of its branch routes, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), stop on Kingston Road and Celeste Drive, the intersection closest to the station. The route operates between Kennedy station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth and the Toronto Zoo. The station is also served by the 12D Kingston Road bus, a local bus route that operates rush hours only between Victoria Park station on Line 2 and the University of Toronto Scarborough, the 905 Eglinton East Express, an express bus route that terminates at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the 986 Scarborough Express, an express bus route that terminates at the Meadowvale Loop.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Guildwood GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^"CN Guildwood Station". The Globe and Mail. April 28, 1967. p. 10.
^"Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. February 7, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^Wilfred Sergeant (2004). . 8: Locating the stations. HTA PRESS. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
^"Service Updates". www.gotransit.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^"Metrolinx celebrates new Guildwood GO station building in Scarborough". toronto.com. July 3, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
guildwood, station, transit, train, station, toronto, ontario, canada, located, kingston, road, guildwood, neighbourhood, district, scarborough, station, situated, kingston, subdivision, stop, lakeshore, east, line, also, intercity, rail, corridor, services, r. Guildwood GO Station is a GO Transit train station in Toronto Ontario Canada 1 It is located on Kingston Road in the Guildwood neighbourhood of the district of Scarborough The station is situated on the CN Kingston Subdivision It is a stop on the Lakeshore East line and also for intercity Via Rail Corridor services running from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal GuildwoodGuildwood rail platforms 2010General informationLocation4105 Kingston RoadToronto Ontario 1 CanadaCoordinates43 45 18 N 79 11 54 W 43 75500 N 79 19833 W 43 75500 79 19833Owned byMetrolinxPlatforms1 side platform 1 island platformTracks3ConnectionsTTC busesConstructionStructure typeStaffed station tunnels and elevators to all tracksPlatform levels1Parking1 348 spaces 1 Bicycle facilities6 bicycle lockers city managed bike parking free bike racks Bixi rentals 1 AccessibleYesOther informationStation codeVia Rail GUILGO Transit GUFare zone08HistoryOpenedApril 30 1967 1967 04 30 2 CN intercity trains May 23 1967 1967 05 23 GO Transit commuter trains Passengers2018242 000 3 GO Transit ServicesPreceding station Via Rail Following stationTorontoTerminus Toronto Ottawa Oshawatoward OttawaToronto Montreal Oshawatoward MontrealPreceding station GO Transit Following stationEglintontowards Union Station Lakeshore East Rouge Hilltowards Oshawa Contents 1 History 2 Connecting transit 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe station was opened on April 4 1967 by the Canadian National Railway with GO Transit following a month later Intercity services passed to Via Rail in 1979 The station is located east of the Grand Trunk Railway s Markham Road Crossing north of Eglinton Avenue The station was meant to provide an easy connection to Toronto Transit Commission buses along Kingston Road as well as car parking Since the commuter train service was initially only a demonstration the land close to the overpass and the bus stop could not be acquired due to the cost 4 This resulted in quite a long walk for pedestrians using local transit The station has long served as Metro Toronto s secondary intercity rail station providing a second option for Via riders traveling through Toronto alongside the busier Toronto Union Station In May 2018 both platforms were closed at the west end for constructing more tunnels on the west platform and further station building upgrades GO Trains only opened the five east end coaches of each train 5 6 Construction was completed on July 3 2019 7 Connecting transit editBus route 86 Scarborough and all of its branch routes operated by the Toronto Transit Commission TTC stop on Kingston Road and Celeste Drive the intersection closest to the station The route operates between Kennedy station on Line 2 Bloor Danforth and the Toronto Zoo The station is also served by the 12D Kingston Road bus a local bus route that operates rush hours only between Victoria Park station on Line 2 and the University of Toronto Scarborough the 905 Eglinton East Express an express bus route that terminates at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the 986 Scarborough Express an express bus route that terminates at the Meadowvale Loop 8 References edit a b c d Guildwood GO Station Information GO Transit Retrieved February 20 2019 CN Guildwood Station The Globe and Mail April 28 1967 p 10 Drivers of Ridership and Revenue PDF Metrolinx February 7 2019 p 4 Retrieved January 31 2019 Wilfred Sergeant 2004 Building GO Transit 8 Locating the stations HTA PRESS Archived from the original on March 26 2014 Service Updates www gotransit com Retrieved May 15 2018 Guildwood GO Station Improvements Archived from the original on September 30 2020 Retrieved May 15 2018 Metrolinx celebrates new Guildwood GO station building in Scarborough toronto com July 3 2019 Retrieved September 8 2020 86 Scarborough TTC External links edit nbsp Media related to Guildwood GO Station at Wikimedia Commons GO Transit station page for Guildwood GO StationVia Rail station page for Guildwood GO Station Guildwood GO Station construction at GO Transit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guildwood GO Station amp oldid 1216425748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
