Burlington GO Station is a

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and

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in the

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network, located at 2101 Fairview Street in Burlington,

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, Canada, just south of

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between Guelph Line and Brant Street.

Overview

It is a stop on the

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train service, and was, for a time, the western terminus of the rail services. Most peak-hour and off-peak trains now terminate service at or , and a few trains link Hamilton GO further to the west. There are extensive parking facilities on both the north and south of the station. A large multi-level parking structure opened in 2008, significantly expanding the parking capacity of the station. During weekdays,

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serves the south side of the station, connected by wheelchair accessible tunnels under the tracks.

History

The original Great Western Railway station was built in 1855, just west of Brant Street, about half a mile west of the current GO Station. With the building of the

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in 1877, this location became a connection known as Burlington Junction. Coords: The

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(GTR) purchased the Great Western Railway in 1882 and the Hamilton & Northwestern Railway/ Northern Railway in 1888, and in turn was absorbed into the Canadian National Railway in 1923 That first station building burnt down in 1904 and was rebuilt in 1906. GO Transit rush hour service was launched in 1967 and the new station location opened in 1980, with the old station renamed Burlington West.

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service, which followed to the GO Station in 1988, was discontinued in 1990. All day GO Transit service commenced in 1992. The City of Burlington acquired the 1906 historic station building in 2005. Renamed Freeman Station it had to be moved off site to allow for track improvements and with the purpose of having it restored. Construction of a new station building began in September 2012, and was completed in Fall 2017.

Transit connections

routes: *1 Plains (board at Fairview Street-outside of station) *2 Brant *6 Headon *10 New–Maple *12 Upper Middle *50 Burlington South (Late Night Service only) *51 Burlington Northeast (Late Night Service only) *52 Burlington Northwest (Late Night Service only) *80 Harvester *81 North Service (peak service only) *87 North Service–Aldershot (peak service only) *101 Plains Express (peak service only) GO Transit bus routes: *12 Niagara Falls *18 Lakeshore West

References

External links

* {{Amtrak Ontario stations GO Transit railway stations Railway stations in Burlington, Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 1980 1980 establishments in Ontario