Old Elm GO Station

Old Elm GO Station (formerly Lincolnville) is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Old Elm is the northeastern terminus of train service on the Stouffville line. The station opened on September 2, 2008,[2] after some delay; it had initially been projected to open the preceding June.[3]

Old Elm
General information
Location6840 Bethesda Road,
Stouffville, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°59′43″N 79°14′00″W
Owned byMetrolinx
PlatformsCenter platforms
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeShelters
Parking567 spaces + 2 electric vehicle charging stations
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: LI
Fare zone74
History
Opened2008
Rebuilt2021–2023 (expected)
Previous namesLincolnville (2008–2021)
Passengers
201833,000[1]
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Stouffville
towards Union Station
 Stouffville Terminus

Station name

The station was referred to by the provisional name of Stouffville North before adopting the Lincolnville name partway through construction.[4][5] Historically, Lincolnville is the name of a hamlet which was located at the corner of Bloomington Road and Highway 47 (Old Concession 10 Road), divided between the townships of Uxbridge to the east and Whitchurch to the west.[6] On October 16, 2021, the station was renamed Old Elm GO after an elm tree on the premises of the future station site.[7]

History

Lincolnville station was built to relieve the line's previous terminus, Stouffville GO Station, which is located in Stouffville proper; it could not expand its parking and had limited bus interchange capabilities. Constructed next to the existing Stouffville layover facility at 10th Line and Bethesda Road,[4] Lincolnville station cost $5.5 million and extended passenger service approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) farther from Union Station in Toronto. The station's park-and-ride catchment includes much of the municipality of Uxbridge, and it is seen as a precursor to eventual GO Train service to the townsite of Uxbridge proper.[3] From 2010 to 2011, 410 additional parking spots were built, along with a bus storage facility and crew centre.[8] The adjacent layover facility was completed in October 2019.[9]

In 2021, construction began to relocate the station 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the south.[9] The new station will include a parking lot with 672 spaces, a bike lane, a bus loop, and improved accessibility.[7][10] It is expected to open by the end of 2023.[11]

Bus connections

See also

References
  1. "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. February 7, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. "Lincolnville GO station opening in September". Stouffville Sun-Tribune. Metroland Media Group. July 7, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  3. Hayward, Jeff (March 21, 2008). "Uxbridge GO station on track for June". Uxbridge News-Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
  4. "Accessibility Plan 2008" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2007. p. 30. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  5. "Stations and Stops - Lincolnville". GO Transit. 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  6. For a brief account of Lincolnville's early history, cf. Jean Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 108–109. See also the detailed 1878 historical map: Township of Whitchurch, Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury & town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe, Ont. (Toronto: Miles & Co., 1878).
  7. Riedner, Heidi (September 29, 2021). "200-year-old elm tree at root of name change of new Lincolnville GO Station". Stouffville Sun-Tribune. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  8. Cf. Stouffville Sun-Tribune, More Parking in Stouffville, September 29, 2010.
  9. "Lincolnville prepares for major changes – GO station and layover facility are seeing developments that will help local transit customers". Metrolinx. April 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  10. "Lincolnville GO Station public meeting" (PDF). Metrolinx. September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  11. "Metrolinx Anticipates Late Fall Opening for New Old Elm GO Station". Stouffville | Bullet Point News. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  12. "70-71 Stouffville GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  13. York Region Transit System Map Archived April 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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