Danforth GO Station

Danforth GO Station is a railway station[2] on GO Transit's Lakeshore East and Stouffville lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is situated in the east end of Old Toronto, south west of the intersection of Main Street and Danforth Avenue. The station is short walk from Main Street station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway.

Danforth
Location213 Main Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°41′12″N 79°17′57″W
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections Main Street
 506  TTC buses
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: DA
Fare zone06
History
Opened1883
Rebuilt1974
Passengers
2018291,000[1]
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Union Station
Terminus
 Lakeshore East Scarborough
towards Oshawa
Stouffville Kennedy
towards Lincolnville
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Toronto
toward Sarnia
 Grand Trunk Railway Main Line Scarboro
toward Montreal
Riverdale
Closed 1932
toward Sarnia
Toronto
Terminus
 Toronto– Belleville via Peterboro Scarboro
toward Belleville
Toronto–
Port Hope via Peterboro		 Scarboro
toward Port Hope

History

Because of a lack of available land to expand their existing downtown yard, the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) decided to build a new freight yard on farmland south of Danforth Avenue where the line to Montreal crossed Dawes Road, which had to be closed and traffic diverted to a new street called Main. The yard had a capacity of 420 cars and could store 31 locomotives in a roundhouse with adjacent repair shops.

Danforth station in 1953

The York Railway Station was built on the north side of the tracks just east of Main Street around 1883. The GTR became part of Canadian National Railways in 1923 and by the 1940s the yard was no longer used for freight and the roundhouse was demolished.[3] Under Canadian National the station became Danforth Railway Station.[4] The original GTR station building was demolished in 1974 and the current GO Transit facility was built in its place.[3]

Main-Danforth has been identified by Metrolinx as a transportation mobility hub as it is located at the interchange of two or more current or planned regional rapid transit lines.[5]

Connecting transit

Although the 506 Carlton streetcar, 64 Main and 135 Gerrard bus routes pass on Main Street, there are no stops immediately beside the GO Station. Similarly Main Street subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth is over 300 metres away, to the north of Danforth Avenue.

References
  1. "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019-02-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. "Danforth GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. "Toronto East". All Aboard Toronto – Railways and the Growth of a City. Toronto Public Library. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014.
  4. "York Railway Station negative". Toronto Public Library. 1953. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. "Main-Danforth Mobility Hub Profile" (PDF). Metrolinx. September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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