Oshawa GO Station

Oshawa GO station is a station for commuter rail, passenger rail and regional bus services in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the terminal station for the Lakeshore East line of GO Transit and serves Via Rail's Corridor service, which travels from Toronto to both Ottawa and Montreal. The bus terminal is served by bus routes of GO Transit and Durham Region Transit.

Oshawa
Location	915 Bloor Street West Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1J 7E2
Coordinates	43°52′14″N 78°53′08″W
Owned by	Via Rail and Metrolinx
Platforms	1 island platform for GO Train 1 island and 1 side for Via Rail
Tracks	5 (2 GO and 5 Via)
Bus stands	341 bus bays
Connections	Durham Region Transit
Construction
Structure type	Via Rail building with staffed ticket counter, public washrooms and waiting room. GO Transit shelters.
Parking	2,260 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: OS
Fare zone	94
Traffic
Passengers (Apr–Dec 2019)	971,700[1] (GO Transit)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Guildwood toward Toronto Toronto–Ottawa Port Hope toward Ottawa Toronto–Montreal Port Hope toward Montreal Preceding station GO Transit Following station Whitby towards Union Station Lakeshore East Terminus
Former services Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Whitby toward Sarnia Grand Trunk Railway Main Line Bowmanville toward Montreal

History

Old CNR station

The Grand Trunk Railway between Montreal and Toronto was completed in 1856[2] and the first Oshawa station was located on the north end of Albert Street. In 1923 the Grand Trunk was absorbed by the Canadian National Railway who, in the 1960s, built a single-floor station with a flat roof on the same spot. The CN station was demolished shortly after when GO Transit built their Oshawa station as their eastern terminus to the west of the original station's location. 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.

On November 24, 2017, the modernization of the Oshawa GO Station was completed and opened to the public. It was announced 2 years earlier as a joint project between Via Rail and Metrolinx, the province's public transit agency.[3] The CAD$14 million projects included upgrades to the modern ticketing counter, a waiting area with bigger public washrooms, and a pedestrian bridge to the Via platform which made it easier for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to access the station.[4]

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[5] as part of major improvements to the Kingston Subdivision,[6] the main line between Toronto and Dorval.

GO Transit

Oshawa GO transit platforms

Oshawa is the eastern terminus of GO's Lakeshore East line train service, operating in its own dedicated trackage east of Pickering.[7] This is the only terminal station in the GO transit system located at the actual end of line trackage. 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.

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).[8]

Durham Region Transit

Durham Region Transit serves the city of Oshawa and surrounding cities such as Whitby, Port Perry, Ajax, Pickering and Clarington.[9]

DRT tickets pass, 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 Transit.

Connecting bus services

Durham Region Transit

• 401C Simcoe[10]
• 403 Park
• 405 Wilson
• 922 Bloor Townline

GO Transit

• 88 - Peterborough/Oshawa Bus[11]
• 90 - Newcastle/Oshawa Local Bus[12]
• 91 - Newcastle/Oshawa Express Bus[12]
• 96 - Oshawa/Finch Express Bus[13]

References

1. "GO Transit ridership map updated – Find out how your station or lines are doing". Metrolinx. February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
2. Jeffrey P. Smith. "CNR Oshawa Subdivision". Retrieved September 17, 2011.
3. McNaughton, Graeme. "New train station on the way". Oshawa Express.
4. "New Oshawa GO VIA station opens doors this weekend and paves way for future extension". Durham Radio News. Durham Radio News. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
5. "Government of Canada and Via Rail announce new station for Oshawa" (PDF). City of Oshawa. November 9, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2012.
6. "Backgrounder: The CN Kingston Subdivision" (PDF). CN Rail. July 16, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
7. "GO Transit's Lakeshore Line". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
8. "Oshawa to Bowmanville Rail Service Expansion and Rail Maintenance Facility" (PDF). Metrolinx. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 21, 2014.
9. "About Us". Durham Region Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
10. "South Durham System Map" (PDF). Durham Region Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
11. "88 Peterborough/Oshawa GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
12. "90-91 Lakeshore East GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
13. "96 Oshawa/Finch Express GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

External links

• GO Transit station page for Oshawa GO Station

• Via Rail station page for Oshawa GO Station