Barrie South GO Station is a train and bus station on 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 mil ...

Barrie line Barrie is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto in a generally northward direction to Barrie, and includes ten stations along its route. From ...

, located in

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politicall ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, Canada.

Barrie Transit Barrie Transit is a Canadian public transport agency serving the city of Barrie. Daily operation of Specialized Transit (formally known as BACTS) is provided under contract by MVT Canadian Bus. Hubs Barrie Bus Terminal Other hubs Georgian ...

buses provide public transit access to the rest of the city. As of January 2012, the station is used by about 700 passengers per day, up from 350 at the time of its opening.

History

Construction of the station began in June 2007 and the station began operating on December 17, 2007, with the first train departing at 05:43 that day. The station's opening restored GO train service to Barrie, which had been eliminated in the 1990s.

Services

Barrie South station has weekday train service consisting of 7 trains southbound to Union Station in the morning, and 7 trains returning northbound from Union Station in the afternoon. At other times, GO bus route 68 operates hourly to

Aurora GO Station Aurora GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located on Wellington Street East between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service, and connects wi ...

where passengers can transfer to the all-day train service to Toronto. Weekend train service consists of 5 trains in each direction throughout the day. GO bus route 68 also operates hourly to

Aurora GO station Aurora GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located on Wellington Street East between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service, and connects wi ...

or East Gwillimbury GO station where passengers can connect to the hourly weekend train service to Toronto.

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* {{GO Transit GO Transit railway stations Buildings and structures in Barrie Railway stations in Canada opened in 2007 Rail transport in Barrie 2007 establishments in Ontario Railway stations in Simcoe County