Georgetown GO Station

Infobox GO Transit rail
name = Georgetown
type = station
line = Georgetown


caption =
location = 55 Queen Street
Georgetown, Ontario
code = GEGO
zone = 35
building = yes
wheelchair = no
parking = 615
bikerack = yes

Georgetown GO Station is a GO Transit and VIA Rail railway station. It is the western terminus for the Georgetown line, although between 1990 and 1993 some trains continued to Guelph, which is now connected to the system by feeder buses from the Guelph Bus Terminal. The station also includes a yard which can store four GO trains overnight or over the weekend to keep the train's batteries charged. It is located at 55 Queen Street in Georgetown, near Mountainview Road North.

The Georgetown GO Station has two parking lots to accommodate growing demand for public transit. The parking main parking lot and station building are located on the south side of the tracks adjacent to the bus loading/unloading zone. Access to GO trains is only available via the passenger tunnel next to the station building. Ticket sales are available during peak hours with an attendent, but there is a machine available at all hours. During the summer months, service to Guleph, Ontario and The University of Guelph is modified due to the drop in ridership, although in 2008, weekend service was expanded.

Expansion of the Georgetown GO line will be coming in the near future. According to the GO Transit Rail Improvement Program (GO TRIP), proposed projects will improve rail infrastructure along GO’s Georgetown line, through west Toronto. GO has completed an Individual Environmental Assessment (IEA) to further study these expansion plans and to examine alternatives for an airport transportation link.

The assessment has two components. One examines proposed improvements along GO's Georgetown South rail corridor that would meet the increasing demand and future need for GO Train service to the communities along the corridor, running between Halton and Peel Regions and the City of Toronto. The second is to examine alternatives — both within and outside the Georgetown South rail corridor — for an airport transportation link, including the proposed Air-Rail Link (ARL) service, between Union Station and Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

Access to the VIA Rail platform is available on the north side of the station building, however VIA passengers can only wait in the station building during the posted GO ticket hours.

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