St. Catharines station

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St. Catharines
St Catharines VIA Rail Station 4.jpg
Location5 Great Western Street
St. Catharines, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°08′52″N 79°15′23″W / 43.14778°N 79.25639°W / 43.14778; -79.25639Coordinates: 43°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
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeVia Rail: SCAT
Amtrak code:SCA
GO Transit: SCTH
Fare zone83 (GO Transit)
History
Opened1917
Rebuilt1988, 1994
Passengers
Apr–Jul 201915 per day[1] Decrease 7.3% (GO Tranist)
Services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Grimsby
toward Toronto
 Maple Leaf
(suspended)
 Niagara Falls
toward New York via Niagara Falls
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
West Harbour
towards Union Station
 Lakeshore West
Express
 Niagara Falls
Terminus
Burlington
towards Union Station
 Lakeshore West
Weekend express
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
toward Toronto
 Niagara Falls– Toronto
Local stops
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 September 2021, GO Transit operates a single weekday round trip on the Lakeshore West commuter train service between Toronto and Niagara Falls. On weekends, four round trips operate between Toronto and Niagara Falls.[5]

On weekdays, GO Transit bus route 18K connects St. Catharines station to Hamilton GO Centre, with a timed connection to trains at West Harbour GO Station.[6]

Until March 2020, Via Rail and Amtrak jointly operated a single daily round trip on the Maple Leaf train service between Toronto and New York City. However, Maple Leaf service within Canada has been indefinitely suspended.

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. ^ "Lakeshore West Niagara Timetable" (PDF). gotransit.com. GO Transit. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  6. ^ "Lakeshore West Timetable" (PDF). gotransit.com. GO Transit. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

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