Stouffville GO Station is a

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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 Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. It was the northern terminus of the Stouffville line train service until the line was extended to Lincolnville (now ) on September 2, 2008. Buses serve the station from stops on the street due to space limitations. York-Durham Heritage Railway runs historical trains between the station and

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on summer weekends.

History

The

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was completed in 1871, connecting Stouffville and

with

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. The line's northeastern terminus at

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, Ontario, on Balsam Lake in the Kawarthas was completed in 1872. In 1877, a second track was built from Stouffville north to

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. These connections were created in large part to provide a reliable and efficient means of transporting timber harvested and milled in these regions. Soon Stouffville Junction serviced thirty trains per day. The railway became the

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in 1884, and Canadian National Railways took over the line in 1914. The original station, a converted Victorian home with annex, was demolished in the 1980s and not replaced until the current station was built for GO Transit in the 1990s. The water tower had been removed earlier but discussions continued about the fate of the 1916 Stouffville Co-op grain elevator, which needs to be relocated for GO Transit expansion. In May 2015, the grain elevator was demolished and replaced with 20 parking spaces after Metrolinx determined it was a fire hazard due to its deteriorated condition. Local preservationists were upset over the bulldozing of the 100-year-old structure. In July 2005, the station site was expanded to include more parking in the west lot. An additional 60 surface parking spaces was added to the station in June 2016.

Connecting transit

York Region Transit

* 9 9th Line eastbound to Parkview Village and westbound to Box Grove Plaza

References

External links

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York-Durham Heritage Railway

Stouffville Community Policing Centre
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History

Connecting transit

York Region Transit

See also

References

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