Pickering GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network[2] located in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore East line and was the eastern terminus from 1967 until 1990, when service was extended to Whitby and subsequently to Oshawa.
The previous Pickering station, which had been constructed by Grand Trunk Railway in the early 1900s, had been about 2 kilometres east of the current location at Liverpool Road. Plans for the original GO Transit Lakeshore line called for commuter train service not to go beyond Liverpool Road where the CN York Subdivision tracks joined the CN Kingston Subdivision, because this would interfere with freight trains. No practical site could be found, but there was a large field south of the tracks on the east side of Liverpool Road with more than enough space to accommodate a station building, bus terminal and car parking, with convenient access from Bayly Street. Installation of a new crossover before the overpass at Liverpool Road was required to get to an existing industrial track, so that GO Trains standing at the station platform would be off the main line.[3]
When the station opened in 1967 it was a key transfer point between train and bus services.
In 1990 the single platform was supplement by two more platforms and tracks when GO Transit built a dedicated right-of-way on the north side of the Canadian National tracks. This was part of the project to expand Lakeshore East train service to Ajax and Whitby, and finally to a new terminus at the Oshawa Via Rail station in 1995.
Station layoutedit
Platformsedit
Pickering Pedestrian Bridge spanning railway tracks, Highway 401, and Pickering Parkway at Pickering GO StationPedestrian Bridge
Pickering has three platforms for trains, 1 and 2 which serve trains to Union and trains to Oshawa. Track 3, separated from the other tracks, is closest to the bus bays and station. Track 3 is the original track before the extension to Oshawa, which serves Express and Local trains to and from Union which terminate in Pickering.
Pedestrian bridgeedit
The Pickering Pedestrian Bridge was opened in 2012 between the GO station on its south side of the tracks and Pickering Town Centre, a shopping centre with access to regional bus service on the bridge's north side. The 250-metre (820 ft) enclosed bridge spans 6 railway tracks, the 14 lanes of Highway 401 and the two-lane Pickering Parkway, a municipal road. At night, the bridge is illuminated by 300 LED lights in rotating shades of lilac, purple, blue and teal making the bridge visible from overflying airplanes. The bridge has received the City of Pickering’s 2019 Urban Design Award and the 2019 Engineering News Record Global Best Projects Award. In 2021, the bridge became a Guinness World Record holder for the longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world.[4][5] Exterior cladding of the bridge in a metallic mesh proved to be problematic during construction and, along with severe weather, delayed its completion.[6]
Parkingedit
As of 2021[update], the station has three parking lots with respectively 585, 780 and 500 spaces plus a multi-level parking garage finished in 2013 or 2014 with 1673 spaces.[7][8]
Connecting bus routesedit
A passenger waiting to board a GO Transit bus at the Pickering GO Station
103A/C/D to Altona & Pine Grove (Pickering Parkway Terminal)
110 to Sunbird Trail via Finch Ave
112 to Zents
112C to Burkholder Drive (Seaton)
120 to Sunbird Trail via Whites Rd
291 Harwood/Kingston
PULSE 900B To Oshawa (Pickering Parkway Terminal)
PULSE 916 to Harmony Terminal via Rossland & Brock Rds (Pickering Parkway Terminal)
917 to Oshawa Centre Terminal (Pickering Parkway Terminal)
GO Transit
41 - Hamilton/Pickering
90 - Lakeshore East Bus (early morning/late nights)
94 - Pickering/Square One
Referencesedit
^"Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019-02-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
^"Pickering GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^Wilfred Sergeant. . 8: Locating the stations. HTA Press. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
^"Pickering Pedestrian Bridge declared longest enclosed people crossing in world by Guinness". Metrolinx. September 14, 2021. from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^""Gateway to Durham Region" officially lights up the night sky". Metrolinx. September 25, 2018. from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^Carola Vyhnak (7 February 2014). "Pickering's GO pedestrian bridge inching along". Torstar News Services. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
^"Pickering GO". Metrolinx. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^"Sections of Pickering GO station closed for construction - 680News". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
Pickering Pedestrian Bridge in the record books on YouTube, published by CityNews on September 23, 2021
December 02, 2023
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For the heritage train station in England see Pickering railway station This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pickering GO Station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pickering GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network 2 located in Pickering Ontario Canada It is a stop on the Lakeshore East line and was the eastern terminus from 1967 until 1990 when service was extended to Whitby and subsequently to Oshawa PickeringPickering GO Station in 2023General informationLocation1322 Bayly StreetPickering OntarioCoordinates43 49 50 N 79 05 06 W 43 83056 N 79 08500 W 43 83056 79 08500Owned byMetrolinxPlatforms3 side platforms train loop with bays bus Tracks3Connections Durham Region TransitConstructionStructure typeStation building and tunnels and elevators to platformsParking2 508 spacesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit PINFare zone91HistoryOpened23 May 1967Passengers2018907 000 1 ServicesPreceding station GO Transit Following stationRouge Hilltowards Union Station Lakeshore East Ajaxtowards OshawaUnion StationTerminus Lakeshore East express Former servicesPreceding station Canadian National Railway Following stationPort Uniontoward Sarnia Grand Trunk RailwayMain Line Whitbytoward Montreal Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 2 1 Platforms 2 2 Pedestrian bridge 2 3 Parking 3 Connecting bus routes 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp GTR station PickeringThe previous Pickering station which had been constructed by Grand Trunk Railway in the early 1900s had been about 2 kilometres east of the current location at Liverpool Road Plans for the original GO Transit Lakeshore line called for commuter train service not to go beyond Liverpool Road where the CN York Subdivision tracks joined the CN Kingston Subdivision because this would interfere with freight trains No practical site could be found but there was a large field south of the tracks on the east side of Liverpool Road with more than enough space to accommodate a station building bus terminal and car parking with convenient access from Bayly Street Installation of a new crossover before the overpass at Liverpool Road was required to get to an existing industrial track so that GO Trains standing at the station platform would be off the main line 3 When the station opened in 1967 it was a key transfer point between train and bus services In 1990 the single platform was supplement by two more platforms and tracks when GO Transit built a dedicated right of way on the north side of the Canadian National tracks This was part of the project to expand Lakeshore East train service to Ajax and Whitby and finally to a new terminus at the Oshawa Via Rail station in 1995 Station layout editPlatforms edit nbsp Pickering Pedestrian Bridge spanning railway tracks Highway 401 and Pickering Parkway at Pickering GO Station nbsp Pedestrian BridgePickering has three platforms for trains 1 and 2 which serve trains to Union and trains to Oshawa Track 3 separated from the other tracks is closest to the bus bays and station Track 3 is the original track before the extension to Oshawa which serves Express and Local trains to and from Union which terminate in Pickering Pedestrian bridge edit The Pickering Pedestrian Bridge was opened in 2012 between the GO station on its south side of the tracks and Pickering Town Centre a shopping centre with access to regional bus service on the bridge s north side The 250 metre 820 ft enclosed bridge spans 6 railway tracks the 14 lanes of Highway 401 and the two lane Pickering Parkway a municipal road At night the bridge is illuminated by 300 LED lights in rotating shades of lilac purple blue and teal making the bridge visible from overflying airplanes The bridge has received the City of Pickering s 2019 Urban Design Award and the 2019 Engineering News Record Global Best Projects Award In 2021 the bridge became a Guinness World Record holder for the longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world 4 5 Exterior cladding of the bridge in a metallic mesh proved to be problematic during construction and along with severe weather delayed its completion 6 Parking edit As of 2021 update the station has three parking lots with respectively 585 780 and 500 spaces plus a multi level parking garage finished in 2013 or 2014 with 1673 spaces 7 8 Connecting bus routes edit nbsp A passenger waiting to board a GO Transit bus at the Pickering GO StationThe station is the Pickering hub for Durham Region Transit local bus services which evolved from the Bay Ridges Dial a Bus in 1970 Durham Region Transit 9 101 to Bay Ridges 103A C D to Altona amp Pine Grove Pickering Parkway Terminal 110 to Sunbird Trail via Finch Ave 112 to Zents 112C to Burkholder Drive Seaton 120 to Sunbird Trail via Whites Rd 291 Harwood Kingston PULSE 900B To Oshawa Pickering Parkway Terminal PULSE 916 to Harmony Terminal via Rossland amp Brock Rds Pickering Parkway Terminal 917 to Oshawa Centre Terminal Pickering Parkway Terminal GO Transit41 Hamilton Pickering 90 Lakeshore East Bus early morning late nights 94 Pickering Square OneReferences edit Drivers of Ridership and Revenue PDF Metrolinx 2019 02 07 p 4 Retrieved 2019 01 31 Pickering GO Station Information GO Transit Retrieved February 20 2019 Wilfred Sergeant Building GO Transit 8 Locating the stations HTA Press Archived from the original on March 26 2014 Pickering Pedestrian Bridge declared longest enclosed people crossing in world by Guinness Metrolinx September 14 2021 Archived from the original on September 14 2021 Retrieved September 14 2021 Gateway to Durham Region officially lights up the night sky Metrolinx September 25 2018 Archived from the original on December 2 2020 Retrieved September 14 2021 Carola Vyhnak 7 February 2014 Pickering s GO pedestrian bridge inching along Torstar News Services Retrieved February 8 2014 Pickering GO Metrolinx Retrieved September 14 2021 Sections of Pickering GO station closed for construction 680News Archived from the original on 15 July 2012 System Map www durhamregiontransit com 2022 03 30 Retrieved 2022 04 02 External links edit nbsp Media related to Pickering GO Station at Wikimedia Commons GO Transit station page for Pickering GO StationPickering GO Station construction at GO Transit Pickering Pedestrian Bridge in the record books on YouTube published by CityNews on September 23 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pickering GO Station amp oldid 1186434886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
