Markham GO Station is a railway station on the GO Transit Stouffville line network located on Markham Main Street North in Markham, Ontario in Canada.[3]
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Location | 214 Main Street North Markham, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°52′58″N 79°15′45″W / 43.88278°N 79.26250°W | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | GO Transit bus 102D Toronto Transit Commission York Region Transit | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Station building with public washroom and waiting room | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 413 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | GO Transit: MR | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 72 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 1871 (T&NR) September 7, 1982 (GO Transit)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 155,000[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Designated | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 6762 |
The station was built in 1871 by the Toronto and Nipissing Railway,[4] which was taken over by the Grand Trunk Railway, which ultimately became part of the Canadian National Railway in 1923. It has been designated as a heritage railway station[5] by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
The station design is based on a classic Canadian Railway Style with elements of the Vernacular-Carpenter Gothic architecture of the mid-19th century in Ontario.[citation needed]
The city of Markham purchased the building as a Millennium project and are undertaking its restoration[6] in conjunction with the Markham Village Conservancy, which manages the station.[7] In addition to facilities for GO Transit, the building is used as a community centre, with two rooms that have a capacity of 30 and 100 people, respectively, which are available for rental.[8]
Markham Station does not have a bus terminal. Connecting bus services serve on-street stops in front of the station.
This route is operated by the TTC on behalf of the YRT and charges a YRT fare. Those who want to cross Steeles Avenue (the boundary between Toronto and Markham) are required to pay a TTC fare (in addition to a YRT fare).