Richmond Hill GO Station

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Richmond Hill GO Transit station
6 Newkirk Road Richmond Hill, Ontario
Facility information
Station schedules	RHGO
Fare zone	61
Station building	yes
Wheelchair accessibility	yes
Parking spots	1229
Bicycle rack	yes
GO Transit webpage	RHGO
Richmond Hill line Ridership (2006): 2,042,100 Service type: rush hour peak (4 trains)   Richmond Hill 33.8 km Langstaff 29.5 km Old Cummer 22.7 km Oriole 18.2 km Union – Train lines A Lakeshore West B Lakeshore East C Milton D Georgetown E Barrie F Richmond Hill G Stouffville Bus terminals Ajax Bus Terminal Barrie Bus Terminal Finch Bus Terminal Guelph Bus Terminal McMaster University Bus Terminal Newmarket Bus Terminal Oshawa Bus Terminal Richmond Hill Centre Terminal Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal Square One Bus Terminal Union Station Bus Terminal Yorkdale Bus Terminal York Mills Bus Terminal

The Richmond Hill GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario in Canada. It is a terminus on the Richmond Hill line train service.

Currently, the Northbound terminating trains during the evening peak hours have to be driven back to Union Station for further services or to Willowbrook Yard for storage, as there are no facilities nearby to keep the trains charged during the off-peak hours. However, there are plans for wayside power to be installed near the station to maintain train-schedule reliability within the rail line.

Out of the all the Richmond Hill line stations, this is the only station that has a reduced length platform (accommodating only up to an L8 consist, a trainset consisting of 8 Bombardier BiLevel Coaches and at least a locomotive.

There have been rumors that the line will be extended to serve the Community of Gormley, however due to the lack of demand plans have been shelved, along with the tracks being the only link between Northern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area for rail traffic.

York Region Transit (YRT) connection:

• YRT Route 99 Yonge

GO Transit Bus Connections:^[1]

• Richmond Hill - Union Station buses

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• GO Transit station page for Richmond Hill GO Station