York University GO Station

This article is about a former GO Transit railway station. For the Line 1 subway station at York University, see York University station.

York University
General information
Location595-A Canarctic Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 2P9
Coordinates43°46′43.8″N 79°29′00.4″W / 43.778833°N 79.483444°W / 43.778833; -79.483444
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  York University shuttle
Construction
Structure typeShelter on platform
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: YO
Fare zone19
History
OpenedSeptember 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)
ClosedMarch 17, 2020 (2020-03-17) (last train)
July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19) (announcement)[1]
Key dates
DemolishedApril 2022 (2022-04)
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Rutherford
towards Allandale Waterfront
 Barrie Downsview Park
towards Union Station
Location

York University GO Station was a train station on GO Transit's Barrie line, in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station served York University but was located in an industrial area 1.6 km (1 mi) away from the York campus; it was connected by a shuttle bus service privately operated by the university. The station was only served on weekdays, southbound during the morning peak period and northbound during the afternoon peak period; its replacement, the nearby Downsview Park station, provides a connection from midday, evening, weekend, and holiday GO trains to the university at all times via a two-stop trip on the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) Line 1 subway.[2] The station was closed in 2021.[3]

History

York University GO Station officially opened on September 6, 2002, the result of an $850,000 provincial investment.[4] It featured a single platform on the west track, equipped with passenger shelters and a ticket vending machine.

Downsview Park station was originally planned as a full replacement for York University GO due to its connection to York University via the Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension.[5] However, opposition from university members and a local councillor prevented York University GO's immediate closure.[6] Instead, a compromise kept the station operational, albeit in a limited capacity, when Downsview Park began serving GO trains on December 30, 2017.[2] With most trains now bypassing the station, ridership plummeted to a mere 105 daily passengers by 2018, a stark contrast to the 25,700 daily commuters who relied on the nearby York University and Pioneer Village subway stations to access the university campus.[3]

On March 18, 2020, York University GO was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated the closure of most campus operations at York University.[7][8][1] By October of that year, the station was removed from schedules and the GO Transit website, and by February 2021, it was no longer featured on GO Transit's system map.[9] On July 19, 2021, Metrolinx announced the permanent closure of York University GO, with demolition scheduled to make way for expanded Barrie line tracks.[3]

Services

From January 2018 to March 2020, weekday service consisted of eight trains southbound to Union Station in the morning, seven trains northbound to Barrie Allandale station in the afternoon, and one train northbound to Bradford GO Station in the evening. When Downsview Park station opened in late December 2017, weekend service to this station was discontinued.[2]

The station had no connecting public transit services. The only bus route that directly served the station was York University's privately operated shuttle bus, which was only available to York University students and employees.[10] The services utilized a mixed fleet of buses, from transit buses to van based shuttle buses.[11] These buses ran from Keele campuses to off campus housing and the GO station.

For non-shuttle access, passengers had a narrow walkway between two industrial buildings to reach the platform area.

References

  1. ^ a b "GO Train Shuttle Service". York University. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Barrie Line - table 65" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "York University GO Station closes to make way for Barrie Line expansion". Metrolinx. July 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Eves government opens new GO Transit station at York University". Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 2002. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved June 9, 2006.
  5. ^ "GO Transit Rail Improvements Benefits Case Analysis (BCA)" (PDF). May 19, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Fox, Chris (August 29, 2017). "Councillor asks Metrolinx to revisit planned closure of York U. GO Station". CP24. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  7. ^ GO Transit [@GOtransit] (March 15, 2020). "Hi Brandon, The trains will not be stopping at York University GO. ^BM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Train Schedule Changes". GO Transit. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "GO Transit System Map" (PDF). GO Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "GO Train Shuttle Service". York University. December 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "York University Shuttle - CPTDB Wiki".


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