North Bay station
North Bay station is located in the city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was designed and laid out as an intermodal station, serving both passenger trains and intercity buses; however, due to the suspension of the Northlander and Dream Catcher Express rail services in 2012, it is currently active only as a bus terminal.
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| Location | 100 Station Road North Bay, ON Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°18′50.6″N 79°26′19.6″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ontario Northland Railway | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Enclosed waiting area | ||||||||||
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| Website | North Bay station | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1996 | ||||||||||
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Station amenities include an indoor waiting area, lockers, parcel shipping and receiving, ticket vending, and Wi-Fi. The outdoor bus platform features a covered waiting area and seating. As well, the Northgate Shopping Centre is situated across the railway tracks from the station and is accessible via a pedestrian tunnel.
The head office of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission is also located in the city, west of the railway station and south of the municipal bus terminal.
Services
Current
Ontario Northland motor coach routes from the following schedules stop at the station:[1]
- Schedule 100-200 : Toronto – Barrie – Bracebridge – Huntsville – North Bay
- Schedule 670-680 : Sault Ste. Marie – Sudbury – North Bay – Ottawa
- Schedule 700-800 : North Bay – Matheson – Timmins – Cochrane – Hearst
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| North Bay | 3 | North Bay to Timmins via North Bay Regional Health Centre, North Bay Education Centre, Tilden Lake (f), Marten River, Temagami, Latchford, Bass Lake Rd (f), Cobalt, Haileybury, Temiskaming Hospital, New Liskeard (Dymond), Thornloe (f), Earlton, Englehart, Englehart and District Hospital, Dane (f), Kirkland Lake, Swastika (f), Kenogami (f), Sesekinika Rd (f), Ramore, Matheson, Shillington (f), Hwy 101/Municipal Rd (f), Nighthawk (f), Hoyle (f), Northern College (D), and South Porcupine | Daily northbound evening |
| 4 | Timmins to North Bay via South Porcupine, Northern College (D), Hoyle (f), Nighthawk (f), Hwy 101/Municipal Rd (f), Shillington (f), Matheson, Ramore, Sesekinika Rd (f), Kenogami (f), Swastika (f), Kirkland Lake, Dane (f), Englehart and District Hospital, Englehart, Earlton, Thornloe (f), New Liskeard (Dymond), Temiskaming Hospital, Haileybury, Cobalt, Bass Lake Rd (f), Latchford, Temagami, Marten River, Tilden Lake (f), North Bay Education Centre, and North Bay Regional Health Centre | Daily southbound morning | |
| 711 | Toronto Bay Street to North Bay via Toronto Yorkdale, Vaughan (Highway 407), Barrie, Orillia, Ardtrea (f), Washago, Kahshe Lake Road (f), Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Port Sydney, Huntsville, Novar, Emsdale (D), Burk's Falls, Sundridge, South River, Trout Creek (f), and Powassan | Daily northbound morning local | |
| 722 | North Bay to Toronto Yorkdale via Powassan, Trout Creek (f), South River, Sundridge, Burk's Falls, Emsdale (D), Novar, Huntsville, Port Sydney, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Kahshe Lake Road (f), Washago, Ardtrea (f), Orillia, Georgian College (Orillia), Barrie, and Vaughan (Highway 407) | Daily southbound morning local | |
| 731 | Toronto Yorkdale to North Bay Education Centre (D) via Vaughan (Highway 407), Barrie, Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville, and North Bay | Daily northbound morning express | |
| 738 | North Bay to Toronto Bay Street via Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Georgian College (Orillia), Barrie, and Toronto Yorkdale | Daily southbound night express | |
| 742 | North Bay Education Centre to Toronto Bay Street via North Bay, Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Georgian College (Orillia), Barrie, and Toronto Yorkdale | Daily southbound afternoon express | |
| 783 | Toronto Bay Street to North Bay via Toronto Yorkdale, Vaughan (Highway 407), Barrie, Orillia, Ardtrea (f), Washago, Kahshe Lake Road (f), Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Port Sydney, Huntsville, Novar, Emsdale (D), Burk's Falls, Sundridge, South River, Trout Creek (f), and Powassan | Daily northbound evening local | |
| 790 | North Bay to Toronto Bay Street via Powassan, Trout Creek (f), South River, Sundridge, Burk's Falls, Emsdale (D), Novar, Huntsville, Port Sydney, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Kahshe Lake Road (f), Washago, Ardtrea (f), Orillia, Georgian College (Orillia), Barrie, Vaughan (Highway 407), and Toronto Yorkdale | Daily southbound evening local | |
| 799 | Toronto Bay Street to North Bay via Toronto Yorkdale, Vaughan (Highway 407), Barrie, Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, and Huntsville | Daily northbound evening express | |
| 806 | Sudbury (ONTC) to Ottawa – CHEO via Wahnapitae (f), Hagar, Warren (f), Verner, Sturgeon Falls, Rutherglen (f), Mattawa, Deux Rivières (f), Stonecliffe (f), Rolphton (f), Point Alexander (f), Deep River (f), Chalk River, Petawawa, Pembroke, Cobden (f), Renfrew, Arnprior, Kanata, Ottawa Central Station, Ottawa Train Station, and Ottawa – Hospital General Campus | Daily eastbound evening | |
| 807 | Ottawa – CHEO to Sudbury (ONTC), continuing west to Sault Ste. Marie as 901, via Ottawa – Hospital General Campus, Ottawa Train Station, Ottawa Central Station, Kanata, Arnprior, Renfrew, Cobden (f), Pembroke, Petawawa, Chalk River, Deep River (f), Point Alexander (f), Rolphton (f), Stonecliffe (f), Deux Rivières (f), Mattawa, Rutherglen (f), Sturgeon Falls, Verner, Warren (f), Hagar, and Wahnapitae (f) | Daily westbound morning | |
| 902 | Sudbury (ONTC) to North Bay via Wahnapitae (f), Hagar, Warren (f), Verner, Sturgeon Falls, and North Bay Regional Health Centre | Sunday–Friday eastbound afternoon | |
| 903 | North Bay to Sudbury (ONTC) via North Bay Regional Health Centre, Sturgeon Falls, Verner, Warren (f), Hagar, and Wahnapitae (f) | Sunday–Friday westbound midday | |
| f: Flag stop D: Drop-off on request | |||
Former
The station was once a major component of the Ontario Northland Railway, being served by the Northlander and Dream Catcher Express intercity passenger trains. Both services were cancelled in 2012 and it is currently inactive as a passenger railway station.
Connections
The most direct local transit connections are North Bay Transit's 5 Graniteville and 7 Birchhaven/Trout Lake bus routes. Additionally, North Bay Transit's 2 Marshall Park and 3 Ski Club/Pinewood bus routes serve the nearby Northgate Shopping Centre, which can be reached via an underground pedestrian tunnel from the station.
The local transit hub in North Bay is the downtown Peter Reid Bus Terminal, which is located to the west of the station. It is ironically aligned with a different rail corridor: the CPR line leading to Sudbury. It is, however, connected to the intercity station via bus.
References
- "PDF schedules". Ontario Northland. Retrieved 16 January 2021.