Rutherford GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service. This station was opened in January 2001 to accommodate the growing ridership on the line. It is currently going through a redevelopment project which is expected to be completed in 2023.
History
First station built 2001 demolished 2022
This station was opened in January 2001 to accommodate the growing ridership on the Barrie line along with the growing communities surrounding Rutherford GO Station. Another reason for the station's presence was due to Maple GO Station's parking congestion prior to Rutherford's opening.[3]
In May 2017, Metrolinx issued a request for qualification (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the station.[4] In November 2017 Infrastructure Ontario issued a request for proposal from EllisDon Infrastructure Transit, Link Rutherford Station, and Steelhead, the three candidates shortlisted from the RFQ process, for the design, construction, and maintenance of the site.[5] In December 2018, the contract for the project was awarded to EllisDon Infrastructure Transit and it was announced that construction on the project would start in spring 2019 and finish in 2023.[6] The project included the following features:
New station building to include customer washrooms and digital displays.[2]
The new accessible station building opened in December 2021, and the previous station building was demolished in February 2022.[7] In March 2022, the multi-level parking structure opened.[2]
Services
As of January 2018, train service operates approximately every 15–30 minutes in the morning peak period, every 30 minutes in the afternoon peak period and every hour at other times. Outside of peak periods, most trains terminate at Aurora with connecting buses for stations further north.[8]
On weekends and holidays, service operates approximately hourly between Aurora and Toronto. Three daily trains in each direction cover the full route from Barrie to Toronto, while the remainder have bus connections at Aurora station for stations further north.[8]
References
^"Rutherford GO". GO Transit. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Parking – Station Parking Numbers – Main Lot: 1008 spaces
^"GO Transit opens new train station in Vaughan". C.N.Rys. Newmarket Subdivision: Chronology. Canada NewsWire. 8 January 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2014. Maple GO station is close by, but it's extremely overparked. With Rutherford, we can take the pressure off Maple station, and we can accommodate more people who don't want to drive downtown.
