Markham GO Station

Markham
Location 214 Main Street North
Markham, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°52′58″N 79°15′45″W / 43.88278°N 79.26250°W / 43.88278; -79.26250Coordinates: 43°52′58″N 79°15′45″W / 43.88278°N 79.26250°W / 43.88278; -79.26250
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections
  GO buses
  YRT buses
  TTC buses
Construction
Structure type Station building with public washroom and waiting room
Parking 413 spaces
Bicycle facilities yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GO Transit: MKGO
Fare zone 72
History
Opened 1871 T&NR
1982 GO Transit
Services
Preceding station   GO Transit   Following station
Stouffville
toward Lincolnville
Designated 1992
Reference no. 6762

Markham GO Station is a railway station on the GO Transit Stouffville line network located on Markham Main Street North in Markham, Ontario in Canada.[1]

History

Toronto and Nipissing Station, c.1900

The station was built in 1871 by the Toronto and Nipissing Railway,[2] which was taken over by the Grand Trunk Railway, which ultimately became part of the Canadian National Railway in 1923. It has been designated as a heritage railway station[3] by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

The station design is based on classic Canadian Railway Style with elements of the Vernacular-Carpenter Gothic architecture of the mid-19th Century Ontario.

The city of Markham purchased the building as a Millennium project and are undertaking its restoration[4] in conjunction with the Markham Village Conservancy, which manages the station.[5] In addition to facilities for GO Transit, the building is used as community centre, with two rooms with a capacity of either 100 or 30 people, available for rental.[6]

Services

Markham Station does not have a bus terminal. Connecting bus services serve on-street stops adjacent to the station.

GO Transit

  • On weekdays, Stouffville line train service to Markham Station consists of 9 trains southbound to Union Station in the morning and 9 trains northbound to Lincolnville in the afternoon or late evening. Service at other times and in other directions is provided by GO bus routes 70 and 71, which also continue beyond Lincolnville to Uxbridge station.
  • Route 54 (Hwy 407 East GO Bus), operates between Mount Joy and York University.

York Region Transit

  • Route 41 Markham Local
  • Route 201 Markham GO Shuttle

Toronto Transit Commission

This route is operated by the TTC on behalf of the YRT

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Markham GO Station— TRAIN & BUS STATION". GO Transit. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ CNR in Ontario; Railway Station Reports - Report RSR-137, Markham
  3. ↑ List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario
  4. ↑ Markham Train Station Restoration Project Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Markham Village Conservancy Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Community Information and Volunteer Centre - York Region: Markham Village Train Station
  7. ↑ "TTC 102 Markham Rd Northbound Stops". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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