Gormley GO Station

Gormley GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, serving Oak Ridges and the Whitchurch–Stouffville community of Gormley. It was the terminus of the Richmond Hill line train service from when it opened on 5 December 2016 until 28 June 2021, when the line was extended north to Bloomington GO Station.^[2][3]

Gormley
General information
Location	1650 Stouffville Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Coordinates	43°56′25″N 79°23′54″W
Owned by	Metrolinx
Line(s)	Richmond Hill line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Connections	61  York Region Transit (via Richmond Hill and Honda Blvd)
Construction
Parking	850 spaces
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: GO
Fare zone	78
History
Opened	December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station Richmond Hill towards Union Station Richmond Hill Bloomington Terminus
Former services at CN station Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Richmond Hill toward Toronto Capreol – Toronto Vandorf toward Capreol
Future services[1] Preceding station Ontario Northland Railway Following station Washago toward Timmins Northlander (reopening mid-2020s) Langstaff toward Toronto
Location

The station is located on the north side of Stouffville Road (York Regional Road 14) on the east side of the railway, west of Highway 404.^[4] It features a single platform with heated shelters and a snow-melting system, a station building, a bus loop, a kiss and ride and 850 car parking spaces.^[5] The station building has a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.^[6]

History

Historic Gormley station viewed from the south in the early twentieth century

Historic Gormley station

In 1907, a two-storey station was built by the James Bay Railway, south of the original Stouffville Sideroad. The name of the company changed to the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway, and later to the Canadian Northern Railway, and was ultimately merged into the Canadian National Railway in 1923.^[7]

The Gormley railway station was demolished in the early 1970s.^[8] Station Road, which once led to station, is now a narrow dead-end street that gives access to a few homes and businesses from Gormley Road.^[9]

Gormley GO Station

The Gormley GO Station was constructed north of Stouffville Road, approximately 600 metres (2,000 ft) north of the site of the historic train station. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the station was held on 1 December 2016,^[6] and regular service began on 5 December 2016.^[10]

Construction of the station and its building cost approximately CA$22 million.^[3] The station's construction was originally delayed due to environmental concerns^[11] and started in 2014. A nearby layover train storage facility with capacity of six trains was built simultaneously and cost about CA$85 million.^[12] The layover facility opened in 2014.^[13]

Services

As of April 2024, Gormley Station is served by four southbound train trips to Union Station on weekday mornings, and five northbound trips returning northbound on weekday evenings.^[6][14] A handful of additional trips between Gormley and Union Station are operated by GO Transit bus route 61 outside of peak periods.

Transit connections

Starting 28 April 2024, a new on-request service is being offered from Gormley GO station that provides connection to York Region Transit routes 24 Woodbine and 90 Leslie, as well as the adjacent service area in Gormley. The service will be available weekdays between 6 am and 9 am, as well as between 4 pm and 8 pm, and can be booked using the YRT On-Request App.^[15]