Cochrane Station is an inter-city

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and

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located in the town of Cochrane,

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Canada operated by the

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(ONR). It is the southern terminus of the ''

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'' service to Moosonee (on the Moose River south of

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) and former northern terminus of the discontinued ''

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'' route. The station is located in downtown Cochrane, south of the intersection of Railway Street and 7th Avenue. Its main entrance faces north to Railway Street. South of the station building, trains call at a low level platform adjacent to the ONR Island Falls Subdivision.

Railway services

As of April 2021, the ''Polar Bear Express'' operates four days per week, with a morning departure and evening arrival on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. On September 28 2012, the Ontario Northland Railway operated the last ''Northlander'' train between Cochrane and Toronto, and replaced the route with a bus service. The Ontario government has stated, however, that it intends to preserve the ''Polar Bear Express'' train service between Cochrane and Moosonee as an "essential service".

Inter-city bus

Inter-city buses from

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connect Cochrane station to a number of destinations in

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such as Hearst,

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, Gogama (served by

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's ''

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'' at Gogama station), North Bay and Sudbury. On the second floor of the station is the Station Inn Hotel (operated by Ontario Northland). The Cochrane Yard, a small train yard used to store trains for ONR is also located nearby.

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Ontario Northland CochraneTravelling on the Train: Polar Bear Express (Ontario Northland)Ontario Northland Bus Schedules 500 and 600 Sudbury - Timmins - HearstOntario Northland Bus Schedules 700 and 800 North Bay - Matheson - Timmins - Cochrane - HearstStation Inn Hotel
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