This article is about a former GO Transit railway station. For the Line 1 subway station at York University, see York University station.
York University GO Station was a train station on GO Transit's Barrie line, in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station served York University but was located in an industrial area 1.6 km (1 mi) away from the York campus; it was connected by a shuttle bus service privately operated by the university. The station was only served on weekdays, southbound during the morning peak period and northbound during the afternoon peak period; its replacement, the nearby Downsview Park station, provides a connection from midday, evening, weekend, and holiday GO trains to the university at all times via a two-stop trip on the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) Line 1 subway.[2] The station was permanently closed on July 19, 2021.[3] It was demolished in April 2022, with only a concrete ledge and some signage remaining.
York University GO Station was funded by a provincial investment of $850,000 and completed in 2002.[4] The station officially opened on September 6, 2002, though it had been put into service earlier. The station consisted of a single platform on the west track with passenger shelters and a ticket vending machine.
Downsview Park station was originally planned to entirely replace York University GO station, given that it would be connected to York University by the new namesake interchange station on the TTC's Line 1 subway extension.[5] However, following objection from York University members and a local councillor,[6] the station was not closed following the inauguration of GO train service at Downsview Park on December 30, 2017. As a compromise, service was retained at York University in one direction during the weekday peak periods, but off-peak services would no longer stop at York University GO station.[2]
In 2018, the station was being used by about 105 daily customers, versus 25,700 daily customers accessing York University at the York University and Pioneer Village TTC subway stations.[3]
On March 18, 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of most campus operations at York University.[7][8][1] As of October 2020, the station was no longer listed on schedules or on GO Transit's website, though it had not been officially closed. As of February 12, 2021, York University GO Station was no longer shown on GO Transit's system map.[9] On July 19, 2021, Metrolinx announced that the station had been permanently closed. Metrolinx was in the process of expanding the Barrie line for all-day, two-way service, and it needed to demolish the station in order to lay extra track.[3]
Servicesedit
From January 2018 to March 2020, weekday service consisted of eight trains southbound to Union Station in the morning, seven trains northbound to Barrie Allandale station in the afternoon, and one train northbound to Bradford GO Station in the evening. When Downsview Park station opened in late December 2017, weekend service to this station was discontinued.[2]
The services utilized a mixed fleet of buses, from transit buses to van based shuttle buses.[10] These buses ran from Keele campuses to off campus housing and the GO station.
The station had no connecting public transit services. The only bus route that directly served the station was York University's privately operated shuttle bus, which was only available to York University students and employees.[11] For non-shuttle access passengers had a narrow walkway between two industrial buildings to reach the platform area.
Referencesedit
^ ab. York University. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
^ abc"Barrie Line - table 65" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ abc"York University GO Station closes to make way for Barrie Line expansion". Metrolinx. July 19, 2021. from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
^. York University. December 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
External linksedit
Media related to York University GO Station at Wikimedia Commons
GO Transit station page for York University GO Station
January 01, 1970
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This article is about a former GO Transit railway station For the Line 1 subway station at York University see York University station York University GO Station was a train station on GO Transit s Barrie line in the North York district of Toronto Ontario Canada The station served York University but was located in an industrial area 1 6 km 1 mi away from the York campus it was connected by a shuttle bus service privately operated by the university The station was only served on weekdays southbound during the morning peak period and northbound during the afternoon peak period its replacement the nearby Downsview Park station provides a connection from midday evening weekend and holiday GO trains to the university at all times via a two stop trip on the Toronto Transit Commission s TTC Line 1 subway 2 The station was permanently closed on July 19 2021 3 It was demolished in April 2022 with only a concrete ledge and some signage remaining York UniversityGeneral informationLocation595 A Canarctic DriveToronto OntarioM3J 2P9Coordinates43 46 43 8 N 79 29 00 4 W 43 778833 N 79 483444 W 43 778833 79 483444Owned byMetrolinxPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Connections York University shuttleConstructionStructure typeShelter on platformParkingNoneBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit YOFare zone19HistoryOpenedSeptember 6 2002 2002 09 06 ClosedMarch 17 2020 2020 03 17 last train July 19 2021 2021 07 19 announcement 1 Key datesDemolishedApril 2022 2022 04 ServicesPreceding station GO Transit Following station Rutherfordtowards Allandale Waterfront Barrie Downsview Parktowards Union Station Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 References 4 External linksHistory editYork University GO Station was funded by a provincial investment of 850 000 and completed in 2002 4 The station officially opened on September 6 2002 though it had been put into service earlier The station consisted of a single platform on the west track with passenger shelters and a ticket vending machine Downsview Park station was originally planned to entirely replace York University GO station given that it would be connected to York University by the new namesake interchange station on the TTC s Line 1 subway extension 5 However following objection from York University members and a local councillor 6 the station was not closed following the inauguration of GO train service at Downsview Park on December 30 2017 As a compromise service was retained at York University in one direction during the weekday peak periods but off peak services would no longer stop at York University GO station 2 In 2018 the station was being used by about 105 daily customers versus 25 700 daily customers accessing York University at the York University and Pioneer Village TTC subway stations 3 On March 18 2020 the station was temporarily closed due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the resulting closure of most campus operations at York University 7 8 1 As of October 2020 the station was no longer listed on schedules or on GO Transit s website though it had not been officially closed As of February 12 2021 York University GO Station was no longer shown on GO Transit s system map 9 On July 19 2021 Metrolinx announced that the station had been permanently closed Metrolinx was in the process of expanding the Barrie line for all day two way service and it needed to demolish the station in order to lay extra track 3 Services editFrom January 2018 to March 2020 weekday service consisted of eight trains southbound to Union Station in the morning seven trains northbound to Barrie Allandale station in the afternoon and one train northbound to Bradford GO Station in the evening When Downsview Park station opened in late December 2017 weekend service to this station was discontinued 2 The services utilized a mixed fleet of buses from transit buses to van based shuttle buses 10 These buses ran from Keele campuses to off campus housing and the GO station The station had no connecting public transit services The only bus route that directly served the station was York University s privately operated shuttle bus which was only available to York University students and employees 11 For non shuttle access passengers had a narrow walkway between two industrial buildings to reach the platform area References edit a b GO Train Shuttle Service York University Archived from the original on July 19 2021 Retrieved July 19 2021 a b c Barrie Line table 65 PDF GO Transit January 5 2019 Retrieved February 22 2019 a b c York University GO Station closes to make way for Barrie Line expansion Metrolinx July 19 2021 Archived from the original on July 19 2021 Retrieved July 19 2021 Eves government opens new GO Transit station at York University Ontario Ministry of Transportation 2002 Archived from the original on December 30 2005 Retrieved June 9 2006 GO Transit Rail Improvements Benefits Case Analysis BCA PDF May 19 2010 Retrieved October 12 2014 Fox Chris August 29 2017 Councillor asks Metrolinx to revisit planned closure of York U GO Station CP24 Retrieved September 3 2017 GO Transit GOtransit March 15 2020 Hi Brandon The trains will not be stopping at York University GO BM Tweet via Twitter Train Schedule Changes GO Transit Archived from the original on April 9 2020 Retrieved October 13 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link GO Transit System Map PDF GO Transit Retrieved February 12 2021 York University Shuttle CPTDB Wiki GO Train Shuttle Service York University December 17 2017 Archived from the original on July 13 2018 Retrieved December 20 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to York University GO Station at Wikimedia Commons GO Transit station page for York University GO Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title York University GO Station amp oldid 1188128194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
