Clarkson GO Station

Clarkson
Location	1110 Southdown Road Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°30′44″N 79°38′05″W / 43.51222°N 79.63472°WCoordinates: 43°30′44″N 79°38′05″W / 43.51222°N 79.63472°W
Owned by	Metrolinx
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Bus operators	MiWay   Oakville Transit
Construction
Structure type	Station building
Parking	2,539 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: CLGO
Fare zone	12
Services
Preceding station   GO Transit   Following station Oakville toward Aldershot or Hamilton Lakeshore West Port Credit toward Union Station

Clarkson GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Clarkson, Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service.

Local bus service

The station is served by MiWay and Oakville Transit routes:^[1]

MiWay

• 13 Glen Erin (7 days)
• 14 Lorne Park (weekday off-peak)
• 14A Lorne Park to Southdown (weekday rush hour)
• 23 Lakeshore (7 days)
• 29 Park Royal (Monday to Friday)
• 29B Park Royal to South Common (Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays)
• 45 Winston Churchill (7 days)
• 45A Winston Churchill via Speakman (weekday rush hour)
• 110 University Express (7 days)

Oakville Transit

• 4 - Speers-Cornwall (7 days)
• 21-11 Linbrook-Clearview (weekday rush hour)
• 25 Aspen Forest (weekday rush hour)
• 102 - Winston Park (weekday rush hour)

History

The original railway station was located on the north side of the railway tracks, behind Warren Clarkson’s store and Post Office on the west side of Clarkson Road. It was built in 1853 by the Great Western Railway at the corner of the property which became known as Clarkson’s Corner. The apostrophe in Clarkson’s was removed from the sign in 1956, on the CNR station which burned down in 1962, although Corner had long since disappeared from usage.^[2]

The station brought commerce to local fruit and vegetable farmers, with corn, apples and especially strawberries being the main produce in Clarkson.^[2] In 1915, a sign was erected at the station declaring "Through this station passes more strawberries than any other station in Ontario."^[3]

To augment the existing 1,500-space parking structure, an additional garage with 1,200 spaces was built between June 2012 and April 2014.^[4]

References

1. "Clarkson GO" (PDF). Terminal & Station Maps. City of Mississauga. 1 June 2015. Retrieved August 2015.
2. "Clarkson Railway Station". B&W Photo. City of Mississauga. Retrieved May 2013.
3. "History of Clarkson". Clarkson BIA. Retrieved May 2013.
4. "Clarkson Parking Structure". GO Transit. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links

• Media related to Clarkson GO Station at Wikimedia Commons

• GO Transit station page for Clarkson GO Station