St. Marys station was opened in 1907 by the Grand Trunk Railway to provide convenient access to the town centre of St. Marys. The station architect was E. Chandler of Stratford, Ontario. When the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was built in 1858, St. Marys was served only by St. Marys Junction station, located 1.5 km north of the current station in an otherwise undeveloped area.[3] Following pressure from local residents to provide a convenient station closer to the town centre, the GTR opened St. Marys Town station in 1879, located roughly 400 metres south of the current station where the railway crosses James Street South.[4] However, residents were still not satisfied with the location, leading the GTR to construct the present St. Marys station in 1907, replacing St. Marys Town.
In the 1980s, the Town of St. Marys acquired ownership of the station to protect it from possible closure or demolition. It completed a restoration and renovation of the station building, with an official reopening on 26 September 1988.[5] The station is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since 1987. [6]
On October 18, 2021, GO Transit started weekday train service though St. Mary's, with one daily round trip between Toronto and London via the Kitchener line. Two years later in October 2023, the service was discontinued.
Station facilitiesedit
The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track. St Marys station is owned and maintained by the Town of St Marys as a gallery/recreation centre.[5]
In addition to ticketing and waiting facilities, the station building houses the St Marys Station Gallery.[1]
^"The Station at the Switch". Picture St. Marys. n.d. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ ab"History of St. Marys Station". St. Marys Station Gallery. 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Grand Trunk Railway Station". historicplaces.ca. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
External linksedit
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marys, station, ontario, this, article, about, rail, station, ontario, canada, others, marys, railway, station, marys, station, marys, ontario, canada, staffed, railway, station, used, rail, corridor, intercity, train, service, station, served, daily, train, e. This article is about the rail station in Ontario Canada For others see St Marys railway station St Marys station in St Marys Ontario Canada is a staffed 1 railway station used by Via Rail s Corridor intercity train service The station is served by one daily train in each direction between Toronto and Sarnia via London 2 St MarysGeneral informationLocation5 James Street North St Marys OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 15 37 N 81 08 11 W 43 2604 N 81 1365 W 43 2604 81 1365Owned byTown of St MarysPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeStaffed stationParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit SMHistoryOpened1907ServicesPreceding station Via Rail Following station Londontoward Sarnia Sarnia Toronto Stratfordtoward TorontoFormer servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following station Londontoward Chicago International Stratfordtoward Toronto Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Kellystoward London London Stratford St Marys Junctiontoward Stratford Preceding station GO Transit Following station Londontowards Kitchener Kitchener express Stratfordtowards Union StationOntario Heritage ActOfficial nameGrand Trunk Railway StationDesignated1987 Contents 1 History 2 Station facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSt Marys station was opened in 1907 by the Grand Trunk Railway to provide convenient access to the town centre of St Marys The station architect was E Chandler of Stratford Ontario When the Grand Trunk Railway GTR was built in 1858 St Marys was served only by St Marys Junction station located 1 5 km north of the current station in an otherwise undeveloped area 3 Following pressure from local residents to provide a convenient station closer to the town centre the GTR opened St Marys Town station in 1879 located roughly 400 metres south of the current station where the railway crosses James Street South 4 However residents were still not satisfied with the location leading the GTR to construct the present St Marys station in 1907 replacing St Marys Town In the 1980s the Town of St Marys acquired ownership of the station to protect it from possible closure or demolition It completed a restoration and renovation of the station building with an official reopening on 26 September 1988 5 The station is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since 1987 6 On October 18 2021 GO Transit started weekday train service though St Mary s with one daily round trip between Toronto and London via the Kitchener line Two years later in October 2023 the service was discontinued Station facilities editThe station consists of a single side platform serving a single track St Marys station is owned and maintained by the Town of St Marys as a gallery recreation centre 5 In addition to ticketing and waiting facilities the station building houses the St Marys Station Gallery 1 See also edit nbsp Railways portal nbsp Ontario portal Quebec City Windsor Corridor Via Rail trans provincial passenger rail corridor which includes St Marys Rail transport in OntarioReferences edit a b St Marys Station Town of St Marys 2016 Retrieved 6 January 2019 Corridor Schedule Toronto London Sarnia PDF VIA Rail 18 November 2018 Retrieved 6 January 2019 Grand Trunk Railway Station Canada s Historic Places n d Retrieved 6 January 2019 The Station at the Switch Picture St Marys n d Retrieved 6 January 2019 a b History of St Marys Station St Marys Station Gallery 2018 Retrieved 6 January 2019 Grand Trunk Railway Station historicplaces ca Retrieved July 24 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Marys Ontario railway station St Marys train station on VIARail ca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Marys station Ontario amp oldid 1193450338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
