Spadina–Front GO Station (also referred to as Spadina GO Station) is a planned

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to be built by Metrolinx in

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, Ontario, Canada, as part of the approved

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. It will be situated downtown, south of Front Street between

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and Bathurst Street near office and residential towers. The station will be adjacent to the future

Rail Deck Park Rail Deck Park is a proposed large urban park in Downtown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Announced on August 3, 2016, the park will be set on a constructed deck that encloses the active Railway Lands between Bathurst Street and Blue Jays Way, west o ...

, an

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proposed by the

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. The main station entrance is planned for the intersection of Spadina Avenue and Front Street West. Spadina–Front is planned to open in 2024 and will be a stop on the GO Transit

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. Despite being located on the corridor, the station is not planned to be a stop on

SmartTrack SmartTrack is a municipal proposal to enhance GO Transit rail service within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It takes advantage of the province's existing GO Transit Regional Express Rail plans. SmartTrack has evolved since it was originally proposed ...

. By September 2022, Metrolinx had selected developers Dream Unlimited Corp. and Kilmer Group to create a mixed-use development at 433 Front Street West. The site is currently occupied by the North Bathurst Yard, a GO Transit train layover yard. The new development will be above and connected to the planned GO station.

References

External links

GO Transit – Environmental Assessments

CBC – New GO Station announcement
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