Confederation GO Station

Confederation
Location Centennial Parkway
Hamilton, Ontario
Coordinates 43°14′30″N 79°45′33″W / 43.24167°N 79.75917°WCoordinates: 43°14′30″N 79°45′33″W / 43.24167°N 79.75917°W
Owned by Metrolinx
Line(s)
Platforms Island platform[1]
Tracks 2 + 1 bypass[1]
Connections Hamilton Street Railway#Bus routes Hamilton Street Railway
Construction
Parking 425[1]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened After 2015

Confederation GO Station is a planned train station[2] to be built by Metrolinx in the community of Stoney Creek in east Hamilton, Ontario on the Canadian National Railway line.

The station is named for Confederation Park, nearby on Lake Ontario.

Construction

The station is planned as part of the anticipated expansion of GO Transit's Lakeshore West line service to Niagara Falls[3]

The first option would be to extend all-day rail service between the Hamilton area and Union Station in Toronto from Aldershot GO Station to Confederation GO Station, with a train layover facility in the industrial area at Lewis Road in Stoney Creek.[4] Downtown Hamilton would be served by the intermediate James Street North GO Station.

CN Rail is managing the replacement of the Centennial Parkway rail bridge, in partnership with the City of Hamilton and GO Transit. The 84-year-old rail bridge is being demolished and a new one erected. This will add an extra track and platform for expected GO Transit service and reconstruct and widen the road. The bridge work is expected to be completed before the 2015 Pan American Games.[5]

It is estimated that it will cost $150 million to extend GO Train service the 10 kilometres beyond the new James Street North GO Station to Stoney Creek. [6]

Nearby landmarks

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Plan of Confederation GO Station
  2. ↑ "Project Update: Niagara Rail Service Expansion" (PDF). GO Transit. 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Niagara Peninsula Rail Service Expansion". Expansion Projects. GO Transit. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Daniel Nolan (15 Dec 2010). "GO proposes new rail station for east Hamilton". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Centennial detour construction starts Monday". Hamilton Community News. 8 November 2013. Retrieved January 2014. The project will add an extra track, and a platform to accommodate an expected GO Transit service from Downtown Hamilton to Stoney Creek
  6. ↑ Matthew Van Dongen (10 February 2015). "GO Train extension to Stoney Creek will cost $150 million". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved March 2015.