St. Catharines station

St. Catharines
General information
Location5 Great Western Street
St. Catharines, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°08′52″N 79°15′23″W / 43.14778°N 79.25639°W / 43.14778; -79.25639
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  St. Catharines Transit
Construction
Structure typeUnstaffed station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesCovered bicycle rack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
Fare zone83 (GO Transit)
History
Opened1917
Rebuilt1988, 1994
Passengers
Apr–Jul 201915 per day[1] Decrease 7.3% (GO Transit)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Grimsby
toward Toronto
 Maple Leaf Niagara Falls, Ontario
toward New York
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
West Harbour
towards Union Station
 Lakeshore West
(peak express)
 Niagara Falls
Terminus
Aldershot
towards Union Station
 Lakeshore West
(off-peak express)
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Jordan
toward Toronto
 Niagara Falls – Toronto
Local stops 		Merritton
toward Suspension Bridge
Official nameVIA Rail Station
Designated1994
Reference no.4625

St. Catharines station is a railway station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is served by the Maple Leaf train between Toronto and New York City and is a stop on the Lakeshore West line of GO Transit. The station is a designated Heritage Railway Station.[2]

History

St Catharines Via Rail station

The single level pavilion-style station was built and opened in 1917 by the Grand Trunk Railway and acquired by CN Rail in 1923 who used it for passenger service. Via Rail gained ownership in 1986[3] It is the third station to be built on the site, first in 1853 by Great Western Railway and then 1898 by Grand Trunk.[3] It was renovated in 1988 and 1994, but neither changed the appearance of the structure.

The station was formerly staffed by Via Rail, but the ticket agent was replaced by an automated kiosk in October 2012.[4] A similar station was also built in Berlin, New Hampshire around the same time in 1917.

Service

As of May 2024, GO Transit operates three daily round trips on the Lakeshore West regional rail service between Toronto and Niagara Falls.[5]

On weekdays, GO Transit bus route 11 connects St. Catharines station to Hamilton West Harbour, Hamilton Centre and Aldershot stations, as well as Brock University.[5]

Via Rail and Amtrak jointly operate a single daily round trip on the Maple Leaf train service between Toronto and New York City.

References

  1. ^ "Metrolinx releases updated GO Transit ridership map – System sees almost five per cent bump in GO train boardings". Metrolinx. September 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario". Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario. Parks Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Anne M. de Fort-Menares. "St. Catharines, Ontario". Railway Station Report. Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  4. ^ St. Catharines Standard:Last commuter train to St. Catharines
  5. ^ a b "Niagara Falls/Toronto GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved May 7, 2024.