Streetsville GO Station

Streetsville GO Station
Station statistics
Address	45 Thomas Street Mississauga, Ontario
Coordinates	43°34′32″N 79°42′32″W / 43.57556°N 79.70889°W / 43.57556; -79.70889Coordinates: 43°34′32″N 79°42′32″W / 43.57556°N 79.70889°W / 43.57556; -79.70889
Connections	MiWay
Structure type	Brick station building with a tunnel and elevators to platforms
Platforms	1 island platform (rail) 5 (bus)
Tracks	2
Parking	1,329 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	27 October 1981
Accessible
Station code	GO Transit: STGO
Fare zone	21
Presto card	Yes
Services
Preceding station   GO Transit   Following station Meadowvale toward Milton Milton Erindale toward Union Station

Streetsville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Milton line in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the community of Streetsville in Mississauga, basically resembling the atmosphere of a heritage site in a modern city. It is situated at 45 Thomas Street, near Britannia Road and Mississauga Road (Queen Street in Streetsville).

Like most GO stations, Streetsville offers parking for commuters, a bus loop, and a station building housing ticket sales and a waiting room. The building and interior waiting area are only open when the train is operating. There is limited external exposed shelter for bus passengers.

Although ridership on the Milton line has grown beyond GO's expectations, it is not possible to run more trains, because the tracks are already busy with Canadian Pacific Railway freight traffic. In order to increase capacity, GO plans to extend the platforms to accommodate trains with twelve carriages rather than the current ten. As a temporary solution, extensive train-bus services help alleviate congestion.

Streetsville is one of the only few stations on the Milton Line, along with Dixie and Milton to offer facilities for those dependent on mobility aids for the train services.

Connecting transit

MiWay peak period service only

• 41A Thomas via Streetsville GO
• 49A McDowell via Streetsville GO
• 67 Streetsville GO Shuttle

History

Streetsville Junction station

The Credit Valley Railway built the station in 1879,^[1] at the junction of the London and Orangeville branches (43°35′21″N 79°43′30″W / 43.58917°N 79.72500°W / 43.58917; -79.72500) of the railway,^[2] just north of Britannia Road about two kilometres from the current GO Transit facility. This station was located so from the small village of Streetsville that passengers complained and the new "lower" station was built. The original building was purchased by Ephraim Evans in 1914 and moved to its current location (43°35′03″N 79°43′09″W / 43.58417°N 79.71917°W / 43.58417; -79.71917) at 78 William Street.^[2] It is designated under the terms of the Ontario Heritage Act.^[3]

Streetsville Lower station

This station was located at the end of Old Station Road in Streetsville, near the current GO Station site. When the "junction" station closed the Canadian Pacific Railway replaced the small frame building by a more substantial brick building. Passenger train service was discontinued in 1961 and the building was used as a freight office until its demolition in 1982.^[1]

References

External links

• GO Transit station page for Streetsville GO Station