Aurora GO Station

Infobox GO Transit rail
name = Aurora
type = station
line = Barrie


caption =
location = 121 Wellington Street East
Aurora, Ontario
code = AUGO
zone = 63
building = yes
wheelchair = yes
parking = 574
bikerack = yes

Aurora GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located on Wellington Street East between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service, and connects with York Region Transit local bus routes, and the GO Express Bus between Newmarket Bus Terminal and Union Station Bus Terminal.

There are currently 4 trains per day southbound to Toronto in the morning returning in the late afternoon and early evening - in addition there are 19 return bus trips per weekday and hourly bus service on weekends and holidays. The station is also served nearby several times per day by various York Region Transit routes.

The rail presence in Aurora dates back to 1853, when the first Steam Train from Toronto passed Machell's Corners, and in 1855 this line was completed to Collingwood. In 1900, Grand Trunk Railway constructed the present building, designated a provincial heritage building in 1971, and was renovated in 1992 after GO Transit became the exclusive passenger carrier.

External links

* [http://www.town.aurora.on.ca/aurora/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=324 Town of Aurora Grand Trunk Railway Station]
* [http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaque_York02.html First Steam Train in Canada West 1853]
* [http://www.cnr-in-ontario.com/Stations/Aurora.html CNR Aurora]
* [http://www.cnr-in-ontario.com/Reports/RSR-013.html Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report RSR-13, CNR, Aurora, Ontario]