North Bay station

North Bay station is located in the city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was designed and laid out as an intermodal station, serving both passenger trains and intercity buses; however, due to the suspension of the Northlander and Dream Catcher Express rail services in 2012, it is currently active only as a bus terminal.

North Bay
Location100 Station Road
North Bay, ON
Canada
Coordinates46°18′50.6″N 79°26′19.6″W
Owned byOntario Northland Railway
Construction
Structure typeEnclosed waiting area
Other information
WebsiteNorth Bay station
History
Opened1996
Former services
Preceding station Ontario Northland Railway Following station
Temagami
toward Cochrane
 Northlander South River
toward Toronto
Location
North Bay station
Location in Ontario
North Bay station
Location in Canada

Station amenities include an indoor waiting area, lockers, parcel shipping and receiving, ticket vending, and Wi-Fi. The outdoor bus platform features a covered waiting area and seating. As well, the Northgate Shopping Centre is situated across the railway tracks from the station and is accessible via a pedestrian tunnel.

The head office of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission is also located in the city, west of the railway station and south of the municipal bus terminal.

Services

Current

Ontario Northland motor coach routes which stop at the terminal include:

  • Schedule 100-200: Toronto – Barrie – Bracebridge – Huntsville – North Bay[1]
  • Schedule 670-680: Hearst – Sault Ste. Marie – Sudbury – North Bay – Ottawa[1]
  • Schedule 695-697: Sudbury – Manitoulin Island – Sudbury – North Bay[1]
  • Schedule 700-800: North Bay – Matheson – Timmins – Cochrane – Hearst[1]

Former

The station was once a major component of the Ontario Northland Railway, being served by the Northlander and Dream Catcher Express intercity passenger trains. Both services were cancelled in 2012 and it is currently inactive as a passenger railway station.

Connections

The most direct local transit connections are North Bay Transit's 5 Graniteville and 7 Birchhaven/Trout Lake bus routes. Additionally, North Bay Transit's 2 Marshall Park and 3 Ski Club/Pinewood bus routes serve the nearby Northgate Shopping Centre, which can be reached via an underground pedestrian tunnel from the station.

The local transit hub in North Bay is the downtown Peter Reid Bus Terminal, which is located to the west of the station. It is ironically aligned with a different rail corridor: the CPR line leading to Sudbury. It is, however, connected to the intercity station via bus.

References
  1. "PDF schedules". Ontario Northland. Retrieved 27 July 2019.


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