Richmond Hill line

Richmond Hill

GO Train travels south through the Don Valley
Overview
Type Commuter rail
System GO Train
Locale Greater Toronto Area
Stations 5
Daily ridership 10,000 (2008)
Website Table 61
Operation
Opened May 1, 1978
Owner Metrolinx (Toronto)
Canadian National Railway (York Region)
Operator(s) GO Transit
Technical
Line length 33.8 kilometres (21.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
 Bloomington
 Gormley
 33.8 Richmond Hill
 Richmond Hill Centre
29.5 Langstaff Viva
29.5 Highway 407
25.9 Doncaster Junction
 22.7 Old Cummer
 Don River
 Leslie
Highway 401
 18.2 Oriole
 DVP
 CPR trestle
 Don River
 DVP
 CPR trestle
 Prince Edward Viaduct
 Don River
 CPR Belleville sub.
 GO Lakeshore line
 Don Yard
0 Union
km

Richmond Hill is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Richmond Hill, running along the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway lines owned by CN.

A Richmond Hill commuter train service had been announced in 1969 by the provincial government, but its implementation was cancelled in 1970 in favour of bus commuter service.[1]

After the Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, and Georgetown lines, the Richmond Hill line was the fourth in the GO network to open. The opening was delayed because the Bombardier BiLevel Coach ordered for the Lakeshore line were not delivered on time, and hence redeployment of the Lakeshore line coaches for service on the Richmond Hill line was delayed.[2] Following a promotional opening on Saturday April 29, 1978, regular service began on Monday May 1. Unique amongst GO rail corridors, the initial lineup of four stations has not changed since opening day.[3]

As part of the GO 2020 strategy, the corridor will be upgraded and extended to Aurora Road in Stouffville.[4][5] Phase I of the project, for which construction will begin in the fall of 2011 and be completed in the fall of 2013, will establish the Gormley GO Station where the line intersects Stouffville Road, create a train layover facility at Bethesda Road, and grade the corridor for the extension.[5] Phase II, which will begin after completion of Phase I, will consist of the construction of Bloomington GO Station and grading of the route.[5]

On April 16, 2015, the Ontario government is working with Metrolinx to have more train service along the Richmond Hill line, known as GO Regional Express Rail (RER) over the next decade. During peak hours, trains would run in peak direction every 15-30 minutes along this line.[6] For RER service, the Richmond Hill line would need $1 billion in flood mitigation and a grade separation in the Doncaster area. VIA Rail trains on the Canadian use the tracks but do not stop any of the stations except for Toronto.[7]


Stations

Community Municipality Regional Mun. Fare zone Distance (km) Connections
Bloomington (future) Aurora and Oak Ridges Aurora York TBA TBA
Gormley (future) Gormley Richmond Hill TBA TBA
Richmond Hill Richmond Hill 61 33.8
YRT Bus
Langstaff Langstaff 60 29.5
Viva Blue, Viva Purple, Viva Pink, YRT Bus (via Richmond Hill Centre Terminal)
Old Cummer North York Toronto 05 22.7 TTC
Oriole 18.2 (via Leslie Station)
TTC
Union Toronto 02 0.0
Mainline rail interchange Amtrak

TTC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Refund request 'amusing to robarts, but not to Medcof". The Era. 3 June 1970. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rail line ready but trains late". The Liberal. 22 February 1978. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Significant dates in GO Transit
  4. ↑ "GO Transit reveals Strategic Plan - GO 2020". GO Transit. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Expansion Projects". GO Transit. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  6. ↑ Ontario improving GO Transit service along all corridors
  7. ↑ Tess Kalinowski, Transportation reporter (17 April 2015). "GO to add almost 50 per cent more trains in next 5 years". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

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