Burlington GO Station

For other uses, see Burlington Station (disambiguation).

Burlington GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network at 2101 Fairview Street in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, just south of Queen Elizabeth Way between Guelph Line and Brant Street.

Burlington
General information
Location	2101 Fairview St. Burlington, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°20′27″N 79°48′34″W
Owned by	Metrolinx
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Burlington Transit
Construction
Structure type	Station building
Parking	2,273 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: BU
Fare zone	16
History
Opened	1854 (GWR)
Rebuilt	1980 (relocation)
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station Aldershot towards West Harbour Lakeshore West Appleby towards Union Station Aldershot towards Hamilton or Niagara Falls Lakeshore West (peak express) Aldershot towards Niagara Falls Lakeshore West (off-peak express) Oakville towards Union Station
Former services Preceding station Via Rail Following station Hamilton toward New York Maple Leaf 1989–1993 Oakville toward Toronto
Former services at Burlington West Preceding station Via Rail Following station Hamilton toward New York Maple Leaf 1981–1989 Oakville toward Toronto Preceding station Amtrak Following station Dundas toward Chicago International 1982–1990 Oakville toward Toronto Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Aldershot toward Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls – Toronto Local stops Bronte toward Toronto Aldershot toward Hamilton Hamilton – Allandale Tansley toward Allandale

Overview

It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service, and was, for a time, the western terminus of the rail services. Most peak-hour and off-peak trains now terminate service at Aldershot or West Harbour, and a few trains link Hamilton GO further to the west.

There are extensive parking facilities on both the north and south of the station. A large multi-level parking structure opened in 2008, significantly expanding the parking capacity of the station. During weekdays, Burlington Transit serves the south side of the station, connected by wheelchair accessible tunnels under the tracks.

History

The original Great Western Railway station was built in 1855, just west of Brant Street, about half a mile west of the current GO Station. With the building of the Hamilton & Northwestern Railway in 1877, this location became a connection known as Burlington Junction. Coords:43°20′11″N 79°48′59″W

The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) purchased the Great Western Railway in 1882 and the Hamilton & Northwestern Railway/Northern Railway in 1888, and in turn was absorbed into the Canadian National Railway in 1923

That first station building burnt down in 1904 and was rebuilt in 1906.

GO Transit rush hour service was launched in 1967 and the new station location opened in 1980, with the old station renamed Burlington West. Via Rail service, which followed to the GO Station in 1988, was discontinued in 1990. All day GO Transit service commenced in 1992.

The City of Burlington acquired the 1906 historic station building in 2005. Renamed Freeman Station it had to be moved off site to allow for track improvements and with the purpose of having it restored.

Construction of a new 20,300 square feet (1,890 m²) station building began in September 2012, and was completed in Fall 2017.

Transit connections

Burlington Transit routes:

• 1 Plains (board at Fairview Street-outside of station)
• 2 Brant
• 6 Headon
• 10 New–Maple
• 12 Upper Middle
• 50 Burlington South (Late Night Service only)
• 51 Burlington Northeast (Late Night Service only)
• 52 Burlington Northwest (Late Night Service only)
• 80 Harvester
• 81 North Service (peak service only)
• 87 North Service–Aldershot (peak service only)
• 101 Plains Express (peak service only)

GO Transit bus routes:

• 12 Niagara Falls
• 18 Lakeshore West

Future

According to Metrolinx documentation, the station is the planned end of electrification.

External links

• Media related to Burlington GO Station at Wikimedia Commons
• GO Transit station page for Burlington GO Station