Bramalea GO Station

Bramalea GO Station is a GO Transit railway and bus station along the Kitchener line in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 1713 Steeles Avenue East, near the community of Bramalea at Steeles Avenue East and Bramalea Road.

Bramalea
Bramalea Go Station after rebuild in 2022
General information
Location1713 Steeles Avenue
Brampton, Ontario
Coordinates43°42′07″N 79°41′28″W
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks4
Connections Brampton Transit
Construction
Parking2,150 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: BE
Fare zone32
Passengers
20183300 (daily avg.)[1] Increase 1.1% (GO Transit)
Rank8th in system, 2nd on Kitchener line
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Brampton
towards Kitchener
 Kitchener Malton
towards Union Station

Like many other stations on the GO Train network, Bramalea is equipped with parking facilities, elevators for wheelchair access, a station building housing a waiting room and ticket sales, a Ticket Vending Machine, and a bus loop.

In addition to the train service during the weekdays, it also features some train-bus services to/from Union Station and a frequent Highway 407 bus serving Highway 407 Bus Terminal, Square One, Sheridan College (Trafalgar Campus) Oakville, McMaster University, and Hamilton.

Bramalea was previously the western terminus of all-day weekday train service to/from Union Station on the Georgetown line. Midday service was suspended to facilitate construction on the line.

Since midday train service on the Georgetown corridor was first launched in May 2002, GO Transit has hired various contractors to improve the station. First, the station was made wheelchair-accessible by building an additional pedestrian tunnel and a pair of elevators, completed in January 2003. In August of that year, construction began of a new rail platform which was required in order to provide for all-day train service for the station, as the station is located on a busy railway corridor used by Canadian National Railways freight trains bypassing Toronto.

Improvements
Construction improvements in 2019
Original station building ticket office

To accommodate future increases in ridership, a new 650-space parking lot was opened in June 2005 on the south side of the tracks. GO Transit had also constructed a bus garage at the north-east corner by Steeles Avenue and Bramalea Road. The garage was subsequently removed and replaced with much-needed additional parking spaces in November 2011. A platform extension to allow 12-car trains was completed in early 2017.[2]

In order to support GO expansion plans for more frequent and reliable service on the Kitchener line, Bramalea station was undergone major improvements, including a new station building linked to a parking garage, a new passenger pick-up and drop-off area, improved bus platforms for GO Transit and Brampton Transit, with a dedicated Züm bus stop, covered bike parking, new retail spaces, improved access to Bramalea Road, new accessible pedestrian tunnel at the west end of the station, enhanced safety features including new emergency call systems and upgraded lighting, platform improvements with a snow-melt system, and extended platform to accommodate 12-car trains.[3][4]

On September 13, 2021, a new parking garage opened as part of a rehabilitation project at the station. The multi-level garage can hold 2,059 vehicles and features a colour-coded wayfinding system, two elevators, a car counting system and over 100 security cameras. The car counting system will identify which levels have available parking spots distinguishing accessibility from regular spots. Also opening is a new accessible tunnel to access train platforms directly from the station building. The station building has been redesigned with larger windows.[5][6]

The improvement work was initially planned for completion in 2021, and after construction delays, the station revamp was completed on May 11, 2023.[7]

Bus service
Bus bay assignments
  • 5 – Drop Off area
  • 6 – GO Transit Route: 36-B Eastbound
  • 6 – GO Transit Route: 31N Westbound
  • 7 – GO Transit Route: 31-E,H,L Eastbound
  • 7 – GO Transit Route: 31-E,H Westbound
  • 8 – GO Transit Routes: 46, 47-A,F Westbound
  • 9 – GO Transit Routes: 25F, 46, 47-D,F, 48-B.F Eastbound
  • 10 – GO Transit Route: 32-A,B Eastbound
  • 10 – GO Transit Route: 32-B Westbound
  • 11 – GO Transit Routes: 30, 36-B Westbound
  • 12 – Brampton Transit Route: 15 Bramalea Southbound
  • 13 – Brampton Transit Routes: 40 Central Industrial, 92 Bramalea GO Shuttle
  • 14 – Brampton Transit Routes: 13 Avondale, 16 Southgate
  • 15 – Brampton Transit Route: 15/15A Bramalea Northbound
  • 16 – GO Transit Routes: 25F, 48-B,F Westbound

References
  1. "Detailed ridership map released for GO and UP Express stations". Metrolinx. 30 January 2019.
  2. "Modernizing Stations – Bramalea GO Station". GO Transit. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015.
  3. "Bramalea GO Station: Construction blocks Bramalea Road access, starting February 22 - Transit Toronto - Weblog".
  4. "Renovations at Bramalea GO Station on target for 2021 completion". 6 January 2021.
  5. "See new images as Metrolinx prepares to open parking garage and station building at Bramalea GO Station". Metrolinx. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. "What's going on here? Parking garage, station building opening at Bramalea GO Station". Brampton Guardian. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. "Ontario Finishes Building New Upgrades to Bramalea GO Station". Government of Ontario. Brampton. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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