Old Elm GO Station (formerly Lincolnville) is a train and bus station in the
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 ...
network located in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Whitchurch-Stouffville ( 2021 population 49,864) is a town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, approximately north of downtown Toronto, and north-east of Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is in area, and located in the ...
, Ontario, Canada. Old Elm is the northeastern terminus of train service on the
Stouffville line
The Stouffville line is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. Its southern terminus is Union Station in Toronto, and its northern terminus is (formerly "Lincolnville") in Whitchurch ...
. The station opened on September 2, 2008,
after some delay; it had initially been projected to open the preceding June.
Station name
The station was referred to by the provisional name of Stouffville North before adopting the Lincolnville name partway through construction.
[ ] Historically, Lincolnville is the name of a
hamlet
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which was located at the corner of Bloomington Road and Highway 47 (Old Concession 10 Road), divided between the townships of Uxbridge to the east and Whitchurch to the west. On October 16, 2021, the station was renamed Old Elm GO after an elm tree on the premises of the future station site.
History
Lincolnville station was built to relieve the line's previous terminus,
Stouffville GO Station, which is located in Stouffville proper; it could not expand its parking and had limited bus interchange capabilities. Constructed next to the existing Stouffville layover facility at 10th Line and Bethesda Road,
Lincolnville station cost $5.5million and extended passenger service approximately farther from
Union Station
A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...
in Toronto. The station's park-and-ride catchment includes much of the municipality of
Uxbridge
Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbrid ...
, and it is seen as a precursor to eventual GO Train service to the townsite of Uxbridge proper.
From 2010 to 2011, 410 additional parking spots were built, along with a bus storage facility and crew centre.
The adjacent layover facility was completed in October 2019.
The station will be redeveloped starting in 2021, with a targeted completion set for 2022.
It will be relocated south
and include a parking lot with 672 spaces, a bike lane, a bus loop, and improved accessibility.
Bus connections
*70–71 GO Bus: Northbound to
Goodwood and
Uxbridge
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and southbound to
Union Station
A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...
.
*There is no local
York Region Transit
York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in Richmond Hill, at 50 High Tech Road.
YRT operates 65 full-time, rush hour and limited routes, 35 school services, and six Viva bus ...
bus service.
York Region Transit System Map
See also
* Uxbridge railway station (Ontario)
Uxbridge railway station in Uxbridge, Ontario, now serves as a railway museum and a station of the York–Durham Heritage Railway. The station building, constructed by the Grand Trunk Railway in 1904, is owned and maintained by the Township of Uxb ...
References
External links
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{{GO Transit
GO Transit railway stations
Buildings and structures in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Transport in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Railway stations in the Regional Municipality of York
Railway stations in Canada opened in 2008
2008 establishments in Ontario