Of all the Richmond Hill line stations, this is the only station that has a reduced length platform which accommodates only up to an L8 consist, a trainset consisting of eight Bombardier BiLevel Coaches and at least one locomotive. Beginning in the spring of 2015, the platform was scheduled to be extended to allow 12-car trains. A pedestrian bridge over Major Mackenzie Drive was built, and a new station building was planned but has not been built.[1] The train layover facility in Richmond Hill was opened in 2014.[2]
The original Richmond Hill railway station was a single storey clapboard building, located on the north side of Centre Street East, just a short distance north of the current station. Built in 1906 by the James Bay Railway, the station was closed by Canadian National Railway in 1968 and the building was relocated in 1979 to Richmond Green, at Elgin Mills Road and Leslie Street, to serve as a clubhouse for local minor soccer teams.[3]
^. GO Transit. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
^Ministry of Transportation (December 1, 2014). "New GO Train Station on the Way for York Region". Newsroom. Ontario. Retrieved May 17, 2016. Construction of a new GO Station in Gormley is underway, extending the Richmond Hill line north to Stouffville Road.
^Robert M. Stamp (July 1991). . Early Days in Richmond Hill. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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GO Transit station page for Richmond Hill GO Station
October 24, 2023
richmond, hill, station, confused, with, richmond, hill, centre, terminal, train, station, transit, network, located, richmond, hill, ontario, canada, northern, terminus, richmond, hill, line, train, service, from, service, inception, 1982, until, opening, gor. Not to be confused with Richmond Hill Centre Terminal Richmond Hill GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill Ontario Canada It was the northern terminus of the Richmond Hill line train service from the service s inception in 1982 until the opening of Gormley GO Station on December 5 2016 citation needed Richmond HillGeneral informationLocation6 Newkirk RoadRichmond Hill OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 52 29 N 79 25 35 4 W 43 87472 N 79 426500 W 43 87472 79 426500Owned byMetrolinxPlatforms1 side platformTracks3ConnectionsYork Region TransitConstructionStructure typeStation building with public washroom and waiting roomParking1 229 spacesBicycle facilitiesyesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit RIFare zone50HistoryOpenedMay 1 1978 1978 05 01 ServicesPreceding station GO Transit Following stationLangstafftowards Union Station Richmond Hill Gormleytowards BloomingtonFormer services at CN stationPreceding station Canadian National Railway Following stationThornleatoward Toronto Capreol Toronto Gormleytoward CapreolOf all the Richmond Hill line stations this is the only station that has a reduced length platform which accommodates only up to an L8 consist a trainset consisting of eight Bombardier BiLevel Coaches and at least one locomotive Beginning in the spring of 2015 the platform was scheduled to be extended to allow 12 car trains A pedestrian bridge over Major Mackenzie Drive was built and a new station building was planned but has not been built 1 The train layover facility in Richmond Hill was opened in 2014 2 Contents 1 History 2 Connecting buses 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Original station in 1911The original Richmond Hill railway station was a single storey clapboard building located on the north side of Centre Street East just a short distance north of the current station Built in 1906 by the James Bay Railway the station was closed by Canadian National Railway in 1968 and the building was relocated in 1979 to Richmond Green at Elgin Mills Road and Leslie Street to serve as a clubhouse for local minor soccer teams 3 Connecting buses EditYork Region Transit 4 Major Mackenzie West 25 Major Mackenzie East 86 Newkirk Red MapleGO Transit 61 Bloomington GO Station to Union Station Bus Terminal 4 References Edit Modernizing Stations Richmond Hill GO Station GO Transit Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Ministry of Transportation December 1 2014 New GO Train Station on the Way for York Region Newsroom Ontario Retrieved May 17 2016 Construction of a new GO Station in Gormley is underway extending the Richmond Hill line north to Stouffville Road Robert M Stamp July 1991 Rails through Richmond Hill The Belated Arrival of the Age of Steam Early Days in Richmond Hill Archived from the original on March 25 2016 61 Richmond Hill GO Train and Bus ScheduleExternal links Edit nbsp Media related to Richmond Hill GO Station at Wikimedia Commons GO Transit station page for Richmond Hill GO Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richmond Hill GO Station amp oldid 1174509246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
