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Gormley GO Station

Coordinates: 43°56′25″N 79°23′54″W / 43.94028°N 79.39833°W / 43.94028; -79.39833
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Gormley
General information
Location1650 Stouffville Road,
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Coordinates43°56′25″N 79°23′54″W / 43.94028°N 79.39833°W / 43.94028; -79.39833
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Parking850 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: GO
Fare zone78
History
OpenedDecember 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Richmond Hill
towards Union Station
 Richmond Hill Bloomington
Terminus
Former services at CN station
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Richmond Hill
toward Toronto
 Capreol – Toronto Vandorf
toward Capreol
Future services[1]
Preceding station Ontario Northland Railway Following station
Washago
toward Timmins
 Northlander
(reopening mid-2020s)
 Langstaff
toward Toronto

Gormley GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, serving Oak Ridges and the Whitchurch–Stouffville community of Gormley. It was the terminus of the Richmond Hill line train service from when it opened on 5 December 2016 until 28 June 2021, when the line was extended north to Bloomington GO Station.[2][3]

The station is located on the north side of Stouffville Road (York Regional Road 14) on the east side of the railway, west of Highway 404.[4] It features a single platform with heated shelters and a snow-melting system, a station building, a bus loop, a kiss and ride and 850 car parking spaces.[5] The station building has a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.[6]

History

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Historic Gormley station viewed from the south in the early twentieth century

Historic Gormley station

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In 1907 a two-storey station was built by the James Bay Railway, south of the original Stouffville Sideroad. The name of the company changed to the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway, and later to the Canadian Northern Railway and was ultimately merged into the Canadian National Railway in 1923.[7]

The Gormley railway station was demolished in the early 1970s.[8] Station Road, which once led to station, is now a narrow dead-end street that gives access to a few homes and businesses from Gormley Road.[9]

Gormley GO Station

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The Gormley GO Station was constructed north of Stouffville Road, approximately 600 metres north of the site of the historic train station. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the station was held on 1 December 2016,[6] and regular service began on Monday 5 December 2016.[10]

Construction of the station and its building cost approximately CA$22 million.[3] The station's construction was originally delayed due to environmental concerns,[11] and started in 2014. A nearby layover train storage facility with capacity of six trains was built simultaneously, and cost about CA$85 million.[12] The layover facility opened in 2014.[13]

Services

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As of April 2024, Gormley Station is served by four southbound train trips to Union Station on weekday mornings, and five northbound trips returning northbound on weekday evenings.[6][14] A handful of additional trips between Gormley and Union Station are operated by GO Transit bus route 61 outside of peak periods.

Transit connections

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Starting April 28, 2024, a new on-request service is being offered from Gormley GO station that provides connection to York Region Transit routes 24 Woodbine and 90 Leslie, as well as the adjacent service area in Gormley. The service will be available weekdays between 6am and 9am, as well as between 4pm and 8pm, and can be booked on the YRT On-Request App.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Northlander Passenger Train". www.ontarionorthland.ca. Ontario Northland Transportation Commission. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Expansion Projects". GO Transit. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "Ontario Making Daily Commute Easier for York Region Families" (Press release). Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Metrolinx (GO) rail capacity expansion" (PDF). Greater Toronto Transportation Conference. 24 September 2010. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Great news for Richmond Hill GO Train customers" (PDF). GO News. GO Transit. Summer 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Raza, Ali (1 December 2016). "New Gormley GO Station to serve residents in Richmond Hill". Richmond Hill Liberal. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ^ "The Coming of the Railway" (PDF). Gormley Heritage Conservation District Study. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ^ Robert M. Stamp (July 1991). "Rails through Richmond Hill: The Belated Arrival of the Age of Steam". Early Days in Richmond Hill. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Street Names: When the James Bay train stopped in Richmond Hill". The Toronto Star. Aug 23, 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013. Station Road is named for Gormley Station, once a stop on the northbound James Bay and Northern Ontario Railways.
  10. ^ "GO Transit unveils new station in Richmond Hill". CBC News. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Gormley GO Station". GO Transit. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  12. ^ Kalinowski, Tess (18 May 2011). "Richmond Hill GO line to be extended". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  13. ^ Ministry of Transportation (December 1, 2014). "New GO Train Station on the Way for York Region". Newsroom. Ontario. Retrieved 15 December 2014. Construction of a new GO Station in Gormley is underway, extending the Richmond Hill line north to Stouffville Road.
  14. ^ "Richmond Hill GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "On-Request Gormley" (PDF). York Region Transit. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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