Cooksville GO Station

Cooksville
Location 3210 Hurontario Street
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°34′59″N 79°37′25″W / 43.58306°N 79.62361°WCoordinates: 43°34′59″N 79°37′25″W / 43.58306°N 79.62361°W
Owned by Metrolinx
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections
  MiWay
Construction
Structure type Brick station building
Parking 1,458 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GO Transit: CKGO
Fare zone 11
History
Opened October 27, 1981
Services
Preceding station   GO Transit   Following station
toward Milton
Milton

Cooksville GO Station is a GO Transit train and bus station the Milton line in the community of Cooksville in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 3210 Hurontario Street, near Dundas and Hurontario Streets.

Like most GO stations, Cooksville has parking for commuters and a station building with a ticket sales agent and a waiting room. It is located near several condominium complexes, which provides ridership on the Milton Line. The 1400-space parking lot allows access to those who live closer to Mississauga City Centre to use the station.

The GO Station is served by seven trains inbound to Union Station in the morning rush hour and seven trains outbound to Milton during the evening rush hour. There is also the Train-Bus during off-peak hours, and a bus service to the University of Guelph via Square One Bus Terminal and Aberfoyle Park & Ride.[1]

Despite growing ridership on the Milton line, GO cannot schedule additional trains because of the busy Canadian Pacific Railway freight services running on the same tracks.[2] Trains were extended from ten to twelve carriages in a phased roll-out between April 8, 2008[3] and May 2, 2008 in order to increase capacity, and congestion is alleviated somewhat by the extensive train-bus services outside of rush periods.

On October 13, 2008 the Canadian Pacific Spirit Train stopped at Cooksville GO station to promote the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.[4]

Connecting buses

MiWay[5] services

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule 29 - University of Guelph GO Bus" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Daniel; Bow, James (2010-08-29). "GO Transit's Milton line". Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. ↑ "UofGuelph to Cooksville GO Train users: Milton line now has 12 car trains starting today". GOKW.org. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. ↑ Bruce, Debbie (2008-10-14). "Spirit Train brings Olympic message to town". The Mississauga News. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Cooksville GO terminal stops" (PDF). MiWay. May 7, 2012. Retrieved March 2014.

External links

Media related to Cooksville GO Station at Wikimedia Commons