York University GO Station

York University GO Station is a train station on GO Transit's Barrie line, in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station serves York University but is located in an industrial area 1.6 km (1 mi) away from the York campus and 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, while the nearby Downsview Park station provides a connection from midday, evening, and weekend/holiday GO trains to the university at all times via a 2-stop trip on the TTC Line 1 subway.[1] The station has not been served since March 18th, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

York University
Location595-A Canarctic Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 2P9
Coordinates43°46′43.8″N 79°29′00.4″W
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  York University shuttle
Construction
Structure typeShelter on platform
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: YO
Fare zone19
History
OpenedSeptember 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Rutherford
towards Allandale Waterfront
 Barrie Downsview Park
towards Union Station

The station consists of a single platform on the west track with passenger shelters.

History

York University GO Station was funded by a provincial investment of C$850,000, and completed in 2002.[4] The station officially opened on September 6, 2002, though it had been put into service earlier.

Downsview Park station was originally planned to entirely replace York University GO station, given that it would be connected to York University by the TTC Line 1 subway extension.[5] However, following objection from York University members and the local councillor,[6] the station was not closed following the opening of Downsview Park GO station on December 30, 2017. As a compromise, service was retained at York University in one direction during the weekday peak periods, but off-peak services would no longer stop at York University GO station.[1]

Services

As of January 2018, weekday service consists of 8 trains southbound to Union Station in the morning, 7 trains northbound to Barrie Allandale Station in the afternoon, and 1 train northbound to Bradford in the evening. There is no service at this station on weekends.[1]

As of March 18th, 2020, trains no longer serve this station due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of York University.[2][3] As of October 2020, the station is no longer listed on schedules or on GO Transit's website, though it has not been officially closed.

Connections

The only bus route directly serving the station is York University's privately operated shuttle bus, which is only available for York University students and employees.[7]

The nearest public transit connection is TTC Route 107 St. Regis, which stops on Petrolia Road.[8]

References
  1. "Barrie Line - table 65" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. GO Transit [@GOtransit] (15 March 2020). "Hi Brandon, The trains will not be stopping at York University GO. ^BM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Train Schedule Changes". GO Transit. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Eves government opens new GO Transit station at York University". Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 2002. Archived from the original on 2005-12-30. Retrieved 2006-06-09.
  5. "GO Transit Rail Improvements Benefits Case Analysis (BCA)" (PDF). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. Fox, Chris (29 August 2017). "Councillor asks Metrolinx to revisit planned closure of York U. GO Station". CP24. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. "GO Train Shuttle Service". York University. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. "107 St Regis". Toronto Transit Commission. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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