Guildwood GO Station

Guildwood GO Station is a GO Transit train station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is located on Kingston Road in the Guildwood neighbourhood of the district of Scarborough. The station is situated on the CN Kingston Subdivision. It is a stop on the Lakeshore East line and also for intercity Via Rail Corridor services running from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal.

Guildwood
Guildwood rail platforms, 2010
General information
Location	4105 Kingston Road Toronto, Ontario[1] Canada
Coordinates	43°45′18″N 79°11′54″W
Owned by	Metrolinx
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	TTC buses
Construction
Structure type	Staffed station; tunnels and elevators to all tracks
Platform levels	1
Parking	1,348 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	6 bicycle lockers, city managed bike parking, free bike racks, Bixi rentals[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Via Rail: GUIL GO Transit: GU
Fare zone	08
History
Opened	April 30, 1967 (1967-04-30)[2] (CN intercity trains), May 23, 1967 (1967-05-23) (GO Transit commuter trains)
Passengers
2018	242,000[3] (GO Transit)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Toronto Terminus Toronto–Ottawa Oshawa toward Ottawa Toronto–Montreal Oshawa toward Montreal Preceding station GO Transit Following station Eglinton towards Union Station Lakeshore East Rouge Hill towards Oshawa

History

The station was opened on April 4, 1967, by the Canadian National Railway, with GO Transit following a month later. Intercity services passed to Via Rail in 1979. The station is located east of the Grand Trunk Railway's Markham Road Crossing north of Eglinton Avenue.

The station was meant to provide an easy connection to Toronto Transit Commission buses along Kingston Road, as well as car parking. Since the commuter train service was initially only a demonstration, the land close to the overpass, and the bus stop, could not be acquired due to the cost.^[4] This resulted in quite a long walk for pedestrians using local transit.

The station has long served as (Metro) Toronto's secondary intercity rail station, providing a second option for Via riders traveling through Toronto alongside the busier Toronto Union Station.

In May 2018, both platforms were closed at the west end for constructing more tunnels on the west platform, and further station building upgrades. GO Trains only opened the five east-end coaches of each train.^[5][6] Construction was completed on July 3, 2019.^[7]

Connecting transit

Bus route 86 Scarborough and all of its branch routes, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), stop on Kingston Road and Celeste Drive, the intersection closest to the station. The route operates between Kennedy station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth and the Toronto Zoo. The station is also served by the 12D Kingston Road bus, a local bus route that operates rush hours only between Victoria Park station on Line 2 and the University of Toronto Scarborough, the 905 Eglinton East Express, an express bus route that terminates at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the 986 Scarborough Express, an express bus route that terminates at the Meadowvale Loop.^[8]

References

1. "Guildwood GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
2. "CN Guildwood Station". The Globe and Mail. April 28, 1967. p. 10.
3. "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. February 7, 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
4. Wilfred Sergeant (2004). "Building GO-Transit". 8: Locating the stations. HTA PRESS. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
5. "Service Updates". www.gotransit.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
6. "Guildwood GO Station Improvements". Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
7. "Metrolinx celebrates new Guildwood GO station building in Scarborough". toronto.com. July 3, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. "86 Scarborough". TTC.

External links

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

• Via Rail station page for Guildwood GO Station
• Guildwood GO Station construction at GO Transit