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°WCoordinates: 43°52′58″N 79°15′45″W / 43.88278°N 79.26250°W
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 Centennial toward Union Station Stouffville Mount Joy toward Lincolnville
Heritage Railway Station (Canada)
Designated	1992
Reference no.	6762

Markham GO Station is a railway station in the GO Transit^[1] network located on Markham Main Street North in Markham, Ontario in Canada. It is a stop on the Stouffville line, which only has peak hour train service. Off-peak and contra-peak service is provided by buses stopping on-street adjacent to the station. Busses on GO bus route 54 (Markham-York University) on the 407 East Corridor also stop here

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]

Connecting services

GO Transit

• The Stouffville line weekday train service consists of six trains southbound to Union Station in the morning and six trains northbound to Lincolnville in the afternoon. Service at other times and in other directions is provided by buses.
• Route 54 (Hwy 407 East GO Bus), operates between Mount Joy and York University Main Campus.

York Region Transit

• Route 41 Markham Local
• Route 201 Markham GO Shuttle

Toronto Transit Commission

•  102D  Markham Road northbound to Major Mackenzie Drive and southbound Warden Subway Station (second longest bus route after 54 Lawrence East^[7]).

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

See also

• York Region Transit
• Toronto Transit Commission

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
5. Markham Village Conservancy
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.

External links

• Media related to Markham GO Station at Wikimedia Commons

• GO Transit station page for Markham GO Station