Markham GO Station

Railway station in Markham, Ontario, Canada

102D Toronto Transit Commission

York Region TransitConstructionStructure typeStation building with public washroom and waiting roomParking413 spacesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeGO Transit: MRFare zone72HistoryOpened1871 (T&NR)
September 7, 1982 (GO Transit)^[1]Passengers2018155,000^[2] Services

Preceding station	GO Transit			Following station
Centennial towards Union Station		Stouffville		Mount Joy towards Old Elm

Former services

Preceding station	Canadian National Railway			Following station
Unionville toward Toronto		Toronto – Belleville via Peterboro		Stouffville toward Belleville
Unionville toward Toronto		Toronto – Port Hope via Peterboro		Stouffville toward Port Hope

Heritage Railway Station (Canada)

Designated1992Reference no.6762

Markham GO Station is a railway station on the GO Transit Stouffville line network located on Markham Main Street North in Markham, Ontario in Canada.^[3]

History

The station was built in 1871 by the Toronto and Nipissing Railway,^[4] 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^[5] by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

The station design is based on a classic Canadian Railway Style with elements of the Vernacular-Carpenter Gothic architecture of the mid-19th century in Ontario.^{[citation needed]}

The city of Markham purchased the building as a Millennium project and are undertaking its restoration^[6] in conjunction with the Markham Village Conservancy, which manages the station.^[7] In addition to facilities for GO Transit, the building is used as a community centre, with two rooms that have a capacity of 30 and 100 people, respectively, which are available for rental.^[8]

Services

Markham Station does not have a bus terminal. Connecting bus services serve on-street stops in front of the station.

GO Transit

On weekdays, Stouffville line train service to Markham Station consists of 9 trains southbound to Union Station in the morning and 9 trains northbound to Lincolnville in the afternoon or late evening. Service at other times and in other directions is provided by GO bus route 71, which continues beyond Lincolnville to Uxbridge station.
Route 54 (Hwy 407 East GO Bus) operates between Mount Joy and Highway 407 Bus Terminal.

York Region Transit

301 Markham Express (rush hour only)

Toronto Transit Commission

102D Markham Road northbound to Major Mackenzie Drive and southbound Warden Subway Station (second longest bus route after 54 Lawrence East^[9]).

References

^ "GO for a Free Train Ride Tomorrow". The Toronto Star. September 6, 1982. p. A12. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019-02-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
^ "Markham GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ CNR in Ontario; Railway Station Reports - Report RSR-137, Markham
^ List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario
^ Markham Train Station Restoration Project Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Markham Village Conservancy Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Community Information and Volunteer Centre - York Region: Markham Village Train Station
^ "TTC 102 Markham Rd Northbound Stops". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved 8 July 2014.