Milton GO Station

Milton GO Station is the western terminus of GO Transit's Milton line in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 780 Main Street East in the Town of Milton, near Main Street and Ontario Street.

Milton
General information
Location780 Main Street East
Milton, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°31′25″N 79°52′02″W
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Bus stands7
Connections Milton Transit
Construction
Structure typeBrick station building
Parking1,082 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: ML
Fare zone24
History
Opened25 October 1981
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Terminus Milton Lisgar
towards Union Station
Location
Milton Go Station in Milton, Ontario.

Description

Milton GO Station offers parking for commuters, a station building housing ticket sales and a waiting room (open from 5:45 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays), and a bus loop serving GO and Milton Transit buses. Located near Highway 401, it is placed to be accessible to residents of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo commuting to Toronto, with user having options such as shuttle buses and a park and ride.

A new layover facility (overnight service and storage yard) was built in 2006,[1] and opened at the beginning of 2007 with capacity to store eight 12 car trains. Currently, seven 12 car trains are operated, with an eighth train planned to ease congestion in June, 2012. This facility replaced one located 8 miles west at Guelph Junction in Campbellville, which could not be expanded beyond its five 10 car tracks.

History

The initial Go Station site layout plans, alongside the proposed Toronto/Milton commuter rail service, was up for public review in 1980, with an open house session to review the service on August 5 1980, in Meadowvale.[2]

Milton Go Station had its inauguration day on October 25 1981,[3] and the inaugural run offered a free ride to Union Station.[4] With service effective Monday on October 26 1981, there were a reported 272 Milton residents using the train line, with the following day increasing to 303 Milton residents, all using the initial three departure times across six stops to Union Station.[4]

Connecting buses
Milton Transit[5]

All of Milton Transit's regular routes start and end at Milton GO Station except for 21 between Milton and Lisgar GO stations[6]

  • 2 Main (East & West)
  • 3 Trudeau
  • 4 Thompson/Clark
  • 5 Yates
  • 6 Scott
  • 7 Harrison
  • 8 Wilmott
  • 9 Ontario South
  • 21 Steeles[7]
  • 52 School Special (PM Only)
  • 61 Glen Eden Slopes Express (Winter Seasonal)
GO Bus at Milton GO Station.
GO Transit
  • 21A Milton/Oakville
  • 21B Milton/Toronto[8]
  • 27 Milton/North York[9]

References
  1. "Certificate of Completion". Daily Commercial News. 2006-12-29. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. "Proposed Toronto/Milton Commuter Rail Service". Canadian Champion. 23 July 1980. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. "How Milton line was born to become a big deal for GO Transit customers – Do you still own one of these buttons?". Metrolinx. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. Muller, Jane (28 October 1981). "Go officials surprised by use of train". Canadian Champion. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  5. "Milton Transit System Map" (PDF). milton.ca. Town of Milton. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "Schedules and Maps". www.milton.ca. Town of Milton. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020. All routes start and end at the Milton GO Station
  7. MiWay. "New Milton Transit connection in Mississauga". Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  8. "Route 21 - Milton GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  9. "Route 27 - Milton/North York GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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