- Oshawa GO Station
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Oshawa
Via Rail and GO Transit
Station statistics Address 915 Bloor Street West
Oshawa, OntarioCoordinates 43°52′14″N 78°53′08″W / 43.87056°N 78.88556°WCoordinates: 43°52′14″N 78°53′08″W / 43.87056°N 78.88556°W Connections Structure Via Rail building with manned ticket counter, public washrooms and waiting room Platforms 3 train
13 busTracks 3 Parking 2,242 spaces Bicycle facilities Yes Other information Accessible 
Code GO Transit: OSGO Fare zone 94 Presto card Yes Services Preceding station Via Rail Following station toward TorontoToronto–Ottawa toward OttawaToronto–Montreal toward MontrealPreceding station GO Transit Following station toward Union StationLakeshore East Terminus Oshawa railway station serves GO Transit commuter trains and buses and Via Rail trains running from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal. Local Durham Region Transit bus routes connect to the station. It is located in southwestern part of the City of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, with easy access to Highway 401.
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History
The Grand Trunk Railway between Montreal and Toronto was completed in 1856[1] and the first Oshawa station was located just east of Simcoe Street South. In 1923 the company was absorbed by the Canadian National Railway who, in the 1960s, built the current station 2.7 km farther west at Thornton Road South. The building was expanded and upgraded by Via Rail in the early 1990s and GO Transit's Lakeshore East line was extended to there in 1995.
Via Rail
The station is regularly served by intercity trains on the "Corridor" routes between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa. In 2009 Via Rail announced the planned construction of a new fully accessible station adjacent to the existing building[2] as part of major improvements to the Kingston Subdivision,[3] the main line between Toronto and Dorval.
GO Transit
Oshawa is the eastern terminus of GO's Lakeshore East line train service, operating in its own dedicated trackage east of Pickering.[4]
There are GO bus connections serving Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and Peterborough to the east, and to the west, serving Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Scarborough and Toronto, via Highway 2 and/or Highway 401. There is also limited service to Durham College/UOIT, and York University via Highway 407.
GO Transit plans to cease services to the station when it extends services to Bowmanville, replacing it with three new stations (with plans for a future potential fourth station).[5] This would remove the connection between GO Transit and Via services.
Durham Region Transit
Durham Region Transit serves the city of Oshawa. Bus connections at the Oshawa GO Station include 403 Park, 404 College Hill, 413 GO Shuttle, 419/419B/420 Durham College/UOIT and 922 Bloor/Victoria.[6]
DRT tickets, passes, and transfers are accepted on GO buses operating within Durham Region, allowing riders to freely transfer between DRT and GO buses to complete a trip within the region. DRT also has in place a co-fare (reduced fare) system for riders transferring from GO Trains.
Bus platforms
- 1: DRT 403 Park and 404 College Hill
- 2: DRT 419/419B/420 Durham College/UOIT
- 3: DRT 413 GO Shuttle and 922 DRT Bloor/Victoria
- 4: GO Bus 94 Highway 2
- 5: GO Bus 96 Highway 401 Express
- 6: GO Bus 88 Peterborough
- 7: DRT Specialized Services
- 8-13: GO Transit layover
References
- ^ Jeffrey P. Smith. "CNR Oshawa Subdivision". http://cnr-in-ontario.com/Subdivisions/Oshawa.html. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Government of Canada and Via Rail announce new station for Oshawa". 9 November 2009. http://www.oshawa.ca/whatsnew/MR091109EOshawa.pdf. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ CN Kingston Subdivision Project - Backgrounder
- ^ Transit Toronto - GO Transit's Lakeshore Line
- ^ "Oshawa to Bowmanville Rail Service Expansion and Rail Maintensnce Facility" (pdf). http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/docs/ea/oshawabowmanville/100110-Optimize-Oshawa_to_Bowmanville.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ "Durham Region Transit". http://www.durhamregiontransit.com/durham/index.aspx?ArticleID=478&lang=en-CA. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
External links
Categories:- GO Transit railway stations
- Via Rail stations in Ontario
- Transportation in Durham Region
- Buildings and structures in Oshawa
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