Unionville GO Station is a train and bus station in the

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network located in

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. It is a stop 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 is also served by Highway 407 East Express buses, which run westbound to

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, northbound to

Mount Joy GO Station Mount Joy GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located in the City of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the community of Mount Joy, north of the old town of Markham, at the intersection of Markham R ...

, and eastbound to the Oshawa GO station. By late May 2022, the station had acquired a second track, a turnaround track and an island platform to support future all-day, two-way service on the Stouville line. In future, GO trains will run every 10 minutes to Unionville and every 30 minutes to Mount Joy GO Station.

History

Old Unionville Station

The original Unionville Station was opened in 1871 by the

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. The railway line and station were acquired in succession by the Midland Railway of Canada in 1882, the Grand Trunk Railway in 1884 and

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in 1923. Canadian National served the station until 1978; GO Transit used the station from 1982 to 1991. GO train service ended at the station on Friday May 3, 1991, and service began at the current GO station the following Monday, May 6. The old station building has been restored and is now used as a community centre. Like

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, this station features classic Canadian Railway Style with elements of

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Carpenter Gothic architecture of the 19th Century. It is located on Station Lane, near Main Street Unionville. While a platform exists it is fenced off from the rail line to indicate it is not an operational station.

Current station

The current station was built in 1991 to replace the old Unionville Station. The newer station was renovated and re-opened in April 2005 and accessed by a service road from Kennedy Road north of

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. By the end of May 2022, Metrolinx had completed a number of station improvements as part of

GO Expansion GO Expansion, previously known as GO Regional Express Rail (RER), is a project to improve GO Transit train service by adding all-day, two-way service to the inner portions of the Barrie line, Kitchener line and the Stouffville line, and by inc ...

to support future all-day, two-way service on the Stouville line. The improvements include: * A second track, new platform and a turnaround track. * A new island platform and a relocated east platform, both with canopies, shelters and a snow-melting system. * New pedestrian tunnels and elevators. * 286 additional parking spots. * Pedestrian walkways through the parking lot. * New ramps from the parking lot to the platforms. * More bicycle storage.

Connecting bus routes

GO Transit

* 52 407 East (Oshawa– Highway 407 Bus Terminal) * 54 407 East (Markham–Highway 407 Bus Terminal) (weekdays only) * 71 Stouffville ("Train-bus" for Stouffville Line when trains do not operate) * 45B 407 East (

Streetsville Go Station Streetsville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Milton line in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the community of Streetsville in Mississauga. Like most GO stations, Streetsville offers parking for commut ...

–

Unionville Go Station Unionville GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Stouffville line. The station is also served by Highway 407 East Express buses, which run westbound to Highway 4 ...

) * 56A 407 Corrider (

Oakville Go Station Oakville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is colocated and shares platforms with Via Rail's Oakville railway station. It is a stop on GO's Lakeshore West line train service and, until Oc ...

– Oshawa Go Station)

York Region Transit

* 8 Kennedy * 42 Berczy (temporarily suspended) VIVA routes * Viva Pink (temporarily suspended) * Viva Green (temporarily suspended) * Viva Purple Viva service began on October 16, 2005, with buses stopping near Kennedy Road. Because the nearby Enterprise Drive was not finished when Viva services in the area began, this station served as a temporary station until November 19, 2005. During this time, both Viva Purple and Viva Green buses had to go on a detour on

nearby. Viva Pink services were added on January 2, 2006. Unionville Station is the eastern terminus of peak services on the Viva Pink services to

Richmond Hill Centre Richmond Hill Centre Terminal is a York Region Transit, Viva (bus rapid transit), Viva, and GO Transit bus terminal in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Despite its name, the terminal is not located in downtown Richmond Hill, but is situated 4 km (2. ...

and

Finch station Finch is the northern terminus subway station of the eastern section of Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located under Yonge Street, north of Finch Avenue. Finch is the busiest TTC bus terminal and the sixth-busiest ...

. Viva Pink,

Viva Green Viva Green is a Viva bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Tok Transit under contract from the Region of York. Service on the Viva Green route was suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak, and ...

, and

Viva Purple Viva Purple is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The route primarily runs in an east–west direction along the Highway 7 Rapidway in Markham and Richmond Hill. It is operated by Tok Transit under contra ...

usually serve Unionville Station. However, due to the

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, Viva Pink and Viva Green services were temporarily suspended.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Unionville Go Station GO Transit railway stations Railway stations in Markham, Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 1991 Designated heritage railway stations in Ontario 1991 establishments in Ontario