Danforth GO Station

Danforth GO Station is a railway station[2] on GO Transit's Lakeshore East and Stouffville lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is situated in the east end of Old Toronto, south west of the intersection of Main Street and Danforth Avenue. The station is short walk from Main Street station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway.

Danforth
Location	213 Main Street Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°41′12″N 79°17′57″W
Owned by	Metrolinx
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Main Street  506  TTC buses
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: DA
Fare zone	06
History
Opened	1883
Rebuilt	1974
Passengers
2018	291,000[1]
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station Union Station Terminus Lakeshore East Scarborough towards Oshawa Stouffville Kennedy towards Lincolnville
Former services Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Toronto toward Sarnia Grand Trunk Railway Main Line Scarboro toward Montreal Riverdale Closed 1932 toward Sarnia Toronto Terminus Toronto– Belleville via Peterboro Scarboro toward Belleville Toronto– Port Hope via Peterboro Scarboro toward Port Hope

History

Because of a lack of available land to expand their existing downtown yard, the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) decided to build a new freight yard on farmland south of Danforth Avenue where the line to Montreal crossed Dawes Road, which had to be closed and traffic diverted to a new street called Main. The yard had a capacity of 420 cars and could store 31 locomotives in a roundhouse with adjacent repair shops.

Danforth station in 1953

The York Railway Station was built on the north side of the tracks just east of Main Street around 1883. The GTR became part of Canadian National Railways in 1923 and by the 1940s the yard was no longer used for freight and the roundhouse was demolished.[3] Under Canadian National the station became Danforth Railway Station.[4] The original GTR station building was demolished in 1974 and the current GO Transit facility was built in its place.[3]

Main-Danforth has been identified by Metrolinx as a transportation mobility hub as it is located at the interchange of two or more current or planned regional rapid transit lines.[5]

Connecting transit

Although the 506 Carlton streetcar, 64 Main and 135 Gerrard bus routes pass on Main Street, there are no stops immediately beside the GO Station. Similarly Main Street subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth is over 300 metres away, to the north of Danforth Avenue.

References

1. "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019-02-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
2. "Danforth GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
3. "Toronto East". All Aboard Toronto – Railways and the Growth of a City. Toronto Public Library. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014.
4. "York Railway Station negative". Toronto Public Library. 1953. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
5. "Main-Danforth Mobility Hub Profile" (PDF). Metrolinx. September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

• Media related to Danforth GO Station at Wikimedia Commons

• GO Transit station page for Danforth GO Station