Old Elm GO Station (formerly Lincolnville) is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Old Elm is the northeastern terminus of train service on the Stouffville line. The station opened on September 2, 2008,[2] after some delay; it had initially been projected to open the preceding June.[3]
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 6840 Bethesda Road, Stouffville, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°59′43″N 79°14′00″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metrolinx | ||||||||||
Platforms | Center platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Shelters | ||||||||||
Parking | 567 spaces + 2 electric vehicle charging stations | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | GO Transit: LI | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 74 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 2008 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2022 (planned) | ||||||||||
Previous names | Lincolnville (2008–2021) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 33,000[1] | ||||||||||
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The station was referred to by the provisional name of Stouffville North before adopting the Lincolnville name partway through construction.[4][5] Historically, Lincolnville is the name of a hamlet which was located at the corner of Bloomington Road and Highway 47 (Old Concession 10 Road), divided between the townships of Uxbridge to the east and Whitchurch to the west.[6] On October 16, 2021, the station was renamed Old Elm GO after an elm tree on the premises of the future station site.[7]
Lincolnville station was built to relieve the line's previous terminus, Stouffville GO Station, which is located in Stouffville proper; it could not expand its parking and had limited bus interchange capabilities. Constructed next to the existing Stouffville layover facility at 10th Line and Bethesda Road,[4] Lincolnville station cost $5.5 million and extended passenger service approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) farther from Union Station in Toronto. The station's park-and-ride catchment includes much of the municipality of Uxbridge, and it is seen as a precursor to eventual GO Train service to the townsite of Uxbridge proper.[3] From 2010 to 2011, 410 additional parking spots were built, along with a bus storage facility and crew centre.[8]
The adjacent layover facility was completed in October 2019.[9] The station will be redeveloped starting in 2021, with a targeted completion set for 2022.[7] It will be relocated 500 metres (1,600 ft) south[9] and include a parking lot with 672 spaces, a bike lane, a bus loop, and improved accessibility.[7][10]
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Milton line | |
Kitchener line | |
Barrie line | |
Richmond Hill line | |
Stouffville line | |
Lakeshore East line | |
Union Pearson Express | |
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and italics denotes a future station; denotes pilot service |