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Stouffville GO Station is a railway station in the GO Transit network[2] located in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. It was the northern terminus of the Stouffville line train service until the line was extended to Lincolnville (now Old Elm) on September 2, 2008. Buses serve the station from stops on the street due to space limitations.

Stouffville
General information
Location	6176 Main St. W. Stouffville, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°58′15″N 79°15′00″W
Owned by	Metrolinx
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	York Region Transit
Construction
Structure type	Historic station building
Parking	243 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: ST
Fare zone	74
History
Opened	1869 T&NR 1982 GO Transit
Passengers
2018	110,000[1]
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station Mount Joy towards Union Station Stouffville Old Elm Terminus Preceding station York–Durham Heritage Railway Following station Terminus Stouffville-Uxbridge Uxbridge Terminus
Former services Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Markham toward Toronto Toronto– Belleville via Peterboro Goodwood toward Belleville Toronto– Port Hope via Peterboro Goodwood toward Port Hope

York-Durham Heritage Railway runs historical trains between the station and Uxbridge on summer weekends.

History

The Toronto and Nipissing Railway was completed in 1871, connecting Stouffville and Uxbridge with Toronto. The line's northeastern terminus at Coboconk, Ontario, on Balsam Lake in the Kawarthas was completed in 1872.[3] In 1877, a second track was built from Stouffville north to Jackson's Point on Lake Simcoe. These connections were created in large part to provide a reliable and efficient means of transporting timber harvested and milled in these regions.[4] Soon Stouffville Junction serviced thirty trains per day.[5] The railway became the Grand Trunk Railway in 1884, and Canadian National Railways took over the line in 1914.[6]

The original station, a converted Victorian home with annex, was demolished in the 1980s and not replaced until the current station was built for GO Transit in the 1990s.^{[citation needed]} The water tower had been removed earlier but discussions continued about the fate of the 1916 Stouffville Co-op grain elevator, which needs to be relocated for GO Transit expansion.[7] In May 2015, the grain elevator was demolished and replaced with 20 parking spaces after Metrolinx determined it was a fire hazard due to its deteriorated condition.[8] Local preservationists were upset over the bulldozing of the 100-year-old structure.

In July 2005, the station site was expanded to include more parking in the west lot. An additional 60 surface parking spaces was added to the station in June 2016.[9]

Connecting transit

York Region Transit

• 9 9th Line eastbound to Parkview Village and westbound to Box Grove Plaza[10]

See also

• Nineteen on the Park (c 1896)

References

External links

• Media related to Stouffville GO Station at Wikimedia Commons
• GO Transit station page for Stouffville GO Station

• York-Durham Heritage Railway
• Stouffville Community Policing Centre

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