Georgetown GO Station is a railway station in Georgetown,

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, Canada. It is served by

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and

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's Toronto-Sarnia trains. It is located west of Mountainview Road North at 55 Queen Street.

History

The station was constructed between 1855 and 1856 by the

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, designed by the GTR chief engineer Francis Thompson and built by

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. It was enlarged in 1892 and its interior and exterior were remodeled in 1904. Among the 1892 and 1904 modifications were the corner tower and operator's bay window. The station was acquired by Canadian National Railway when the GTR assets were transferred in 1923 and later became a

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station. GO Transit service began in 1978. The station once had a water tower for steam trains and had platforms on both sides of the station building, with the south side now paved over for a large commuter parking lot. The station was the terminus of the then-named Georgetown line for most of its GO Transit history, from 1978 to 1990 and 1993 to 2011. Between 1990 and 1993 and since 2011, some GO Trains have served stations further west; as of 2015 the majority of trains on the line continue to originate and terminate here. The ''

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'' was operated jointly by

and

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between Chicago and Toronto. The service, which had started in 1982, was discontinued in 2004.

Station facilities

The two mainline tracks are used jointly by

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, Via Rail, Goderich-Exeter and GO Transit. On the north side of the station a yard provides four layover tracks and an island platform used for GO Train service. Via trains operate from a side platform on the south side of the station, adjacent to the station building. The station has two parking lots. The main parking lot and station building are located on the south side of the tracks adjacent to a bus loading/unloading zone. Ticket sales are available during peak hours with an attendant, as well as during evenings for the last few days of every month. The station building is open during the posted GO train hours and for a half-hour before each Via train arrival.

Services

Train

* GO Transit

- Kitchener - Toronto: 10 trains in each direction between Georgetown and Toronto, of which 8 eastbound and 7 westbound trains operate the full route from Kitchener to Toronto, and the remainder operate only between Toronto and Georgetown or Guelph. * Via Rail Corridor Service - Sarnia - London - Kitchener - Toronto: 2 daily trains in each direction, of which one operates the full route between Sarnia and Toronto, and the other operates only between London and Toronto.

Bus

* GO Bus Route 31 - Guelph - Georgetown - Brampton - Toronto * GO Bus Route 33 - Guelph - Georgetown - Brampton - Yorkdale - York Mills * Halton Hills's Activan - for registered clients with a booking

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Georgetown GO Station GO Transit railway stations Via Rail stations in Ontario Railway stations in the Regional Municipality of Halton Rail transport in Halton Hills Designated heritage railway stations in Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 1858 Former Amtrak stations in Canada Canadian Register of Historic Places in Ontario