Oakville GO Station is a

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and

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in Oakville,

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, Canada. It is colocated and shares platforms with

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's Oakville railway station. It is a stop on GO's

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train service and, until October 2007, served as the western terminus for weekend service. On weekdays, one branch of the

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GO bus service, that connects with

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, and Highway 407 Bus Terminal terminates at this station. Apart from Union Station, Oakville is the busiest station in GO Transit's network by passenger volume. It is served by Via

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intercity routes between Windsor and Toronto, and the joint

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–Via ''

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'' service between New York City and Toronto.

History

Oakville Ontario Rail Station circa 1920

The

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was important to the development of Oakville because it was the major transportation link for goods and people to Toronto or Hamilton, and beyond. The original

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station was built here in 1856, on the same site as the current VIA and GO Stations. The Great Western Railway was purchased in 1882 by the Grand Trunk Railway, which was absorbed into the

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in 1920. Between 2009 and 2012, improvements on the Lakeshore West line added a third mainline track requiring the demolition of the Via Rail station and the construction a new fully accessible building. Vehicular access was improved and a covered drop off and pick up area was created with more than 1,000 new parking spaces added in a new six-storey parking structure. The bus shelters were replaced with heated shelters in the spring of 2015. In 2018, Fortinos signed a deal with Metrolinx to have a PC Express kiosk and pick-up van at this station for online orders.

Connecting bus routes

; Oakville Transit: * 4 Speers-Cornwall * 5/5A Dundas * 10 West Industrial (peak service only) * 11 Linbrook * 13 Westoak Trails * 14/14A Lakeshore West * 15 Bridge * 18 Glen Abbey South * 19 River Oaks * 20 Northridge * 24 South Common * 26 Falgarwood * 28 Glen Abbey North *120 East Industrial (peak service only) *121 Southeast Industrial (peak service only) * 190 River Oaks Express (peak service only) ;GO Transit: * 18 Lakeshore West * 56 Hwy 407 West

References

External links

Oakville Via Rail & GO Station (Canada RailGuide—TrainWeb)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oakville Go Station Buildings and structures in Oakville, Ontario GO Transit railway stations Via Rail stations in Ontario Amtrak stations in Canada Rail transport in Oakville, Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 1967 1967 establishments in Ontario Grand Trunk Railway stations in Ontario Railway stations in the Regional Municipality of Halton