Bloomington GO Station is a train and bus station along the GO Transit network, located in the extreme northeast corner of Richmond Hill, Ontario. The station primarily serves the community of Oak Ridges and the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. It is the northern terminus of the Richmond Hill line train service which connects to Union Station in Toronto.[2][3][4] The station opened to the public on June 28, 2021.[1]
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Location | 1796 York Regional Road 40, Richmond Hill, Ontario | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°58′33″N 79°23′50″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metrolinx | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 998 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike shelters with platform access | ||||||||||
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Station code | GO Transit: BM | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 98 | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)[1] | ||||||||||
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Construction of the station began in March 2017,[3] a few months after the completion of the Gormley GO Station which opened in December 2016.[2] The station site cost an estimated $82.4 million to develop,[3] (final cost unconfirmed publicly) and the multi-level parking structure and integrated station building was built to satisfy LEED Gold certification.[5]
The station is located on the south side of Bloomington Road (York Regional Road 40) on the east side of the Canadian National Railway line and west of Highway 404, and consists of a single platform, building, bus loop, kiss and ride, and 998 parking spaces, 760 of which are in a 3-level parking garage.[6][7][8] Land is reserved for a future carpool parking lot managed by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[7]
As of September 2021[update], Bloomington GO is served by five round trips per weekday; all Toronto-bound during the morning and returning northbound during the afternoon. Additional weekday service to Toronto is provided by the 61 GO bus.[9]
Construction continues to 2020 on new train, bus station
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and italics denotes a future station; denotes pilot service |