North Bay station is an inter-city

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located in the city of North Bay,

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. The station is located east of downtown near the

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( Ontario Highways 11 & 17) and directly southeast of the Northgate Shopping Centre. It was designed and laid out as an intermodal station, serving both passenger trains and intercity buses; however, due to the suspension of the

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's ''

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'' and ''

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'' rail services in 2012, it is currently active only as a bus terminal. Station amenities include an indoor waiting area, lockers, parcel shipping and receiving, ticket vending, and Wi-Fi. The outdoor bus platform features a covered waiting area and seating. As well, the Northgate Shopping Centre is situated across the railway tracks from the station and is accessible via a pedestrian tunnel.

Services

Current

Former

The station was once a major component of the

, being served by the ''

'' and ''

'' intercity passenger trains. Both services were cancelled in 2012 and it is currently inactive as a passenger railway station.

Connections

The most direct local transit connections are

North Bay Transit North Bay Transit provides bus services within the city limits of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Para-Bus vehicles are also available to serve physically challenged individuals. It operates as a city department, out of the transit terminal on Oak Str ...

's 5 Graniteville and 7 Birchhaven/Trout Lake bus routes. Additionally, North Bay Transit's 2 Marshall Park and 3 Ski Club/Pinewood bus routes serve the nearby Northgate Shopping Centre, which can be reached via an underground pedestrian tunnel from the station. The local transit hub in North Bay is the downtown Peter Reid Bus Terminal, which is located 3km west of the station. It is ironically aligned with a different rail corridor: the CPR line leading to Sudbury. It is, however, connected to the intercity station via bus.

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