Allandale Waterfront GO Station

Allandale Waterfront
General information
Location24 Essa Road
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 9C8
Coordinates44°22′27″N 79°41′16″W / 44.37417°N 79.68778°W / 44.37417; -79.68778
Owned byMetrolinx/City of Barrie
Line(s)formerly The Canadian, Northlander
Platforms1 side platform
6 bus bays
Tracks1 + 1 bypass
ConnectionsBus interchange Barrie Transit
Bus interchange Simcoe County LINX
Ontario Northland Bus
Construction
Parking150
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: AD
Fare zone69
History
Opened19 June 1905
Closed1980; rails lifted 1996
Rebuilt2011
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Terminus Barrie Barrie South
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Barrie
toward North Bay
North BayToronto Craigvale
toward Toronto
Vine (Ontario)
toward Hamilton
HamiltonAllandale Terminus
Colwell
toward Penetang
PenetangAllandale
Colwell
toward Meaford
MeafordAllandale

Allandale Waterfront GO Station[1][2] was built just south of Allandale Station, a historic train station that occupies a large property on the southern shore of Lake Simcoe in the waterfront area of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The current station and former station were built on a burial site of the Huron indigenous peoples.

Construction of the new facility began in 2009. GO Transit announced on 15 June 2011 that the station would open in the autumn of 2011,[3][4] but construction delayed its opening until January 2012. Bus service to the station began on 28 January 2012, with the train service following two days later.[5] A ceremonial train trip from Allandale Waterfront GO Station to Bradford GO Station officially opened the station on 29 January 2012.[6]

  1. ^ Ramsay, Janis (3 May 2011). "Station named Allandale Waterfront". Simcoe.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ^ Bruton, Bob (June 2011). "Station names a GO". The Barrie Examiner. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ Colebatch, Cathy (1 October 2009). "Go Expands Barrie Line with more service, new station". The Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  4. ^ Kalinowski, Tess (15 June 2011). "GO expands Barrie line with more service, new station". Toronto Star. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  5. ^ McInroy, Ian (21 January 2012). "New GO station is ready to go". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. ^ McInroy, Ian (27 January 2012). "GO rolls out free train trip". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

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