Confederation GO Station is a GO bus stop and planned

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

to be built by

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in East

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. The station is named for Confederation Beach Park, nearby on

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. The station is planned as part of the anticipated expansion of

GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...

Lakeshore West line Lakeshore West is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Hamilton, with occasional trips extending to St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. Hi ...

service to Niagara Falls. Construction on the site began in 2017, however opening of the rail station was delayed several times. In October 2022 construction on the rail station resumed and is expected to be completed in 2025.

History

Beginning in 2014,

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managed the replacement of the

Centennial Parkway Centennial Parkway is an arterial road in southeastern Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is best known as the western terminus of the former King's Highway 20, now maintained by the City of Hamilton. It starts off as ''Upper Centennial Parkway'', a m ...

rail bridge, in partnership with the City of Hamilton and GO Transit. The 84-year-old concrete rail bridge (built 1901 and upgraded 1939) was demolished and a new one erected. This enhancement widened the road and added provisions for an extra track and platform for expected GO Transit service. The bridge work was completed in late 2016. In February 2015, $150 million was the estimated cost to extend GO Train service the 10 kilometres beyond

West Harbour GO Station West Harbour GO Station is a regional rail station in the North End neighbourhood of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The station has been served by GO Transit's Lakeshore West line since July 9, 2015. Via Rail service may eventually be provided. Hi ...

to East Hamilton, near Stoney Creek. Development of the station site would cost $35 million, and the associated upgrades to the rail infrastructure $115 million. On May 26, 2015, the

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announced that the station project was fully funded. Construction began in late 2017 and was originally expected to conclude in 2019. GO Bus route 12 began serving the station's bus loop on November 2, 2019, when about 60 parking spaces were also made available. In April 2020, a public tender was issued for the rail-related work. The build contract was awarded in early 2022. Construction of the rail station resumed in October 2022 with an estimated completion date of 2025. Under the revised plan, a third track will not be added between West Harbour and Confederation GO.

Station

, the site serves GO Transit bus 12 as well as buses of the

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. The future railway station will have an

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with heated shelters and a canopy which will be accessible via a pedestrian tunnel. The station building will include a waiting area and shops. The station area will have bicycle racks, a 15-vehicle drop-off/pick-up area, 210 parking spaces and stair access to

Nearby landmarks

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* Confederation Plaza * Confederation Beach Park * Wild Waterworks

References

External links

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