St. Marys station (Ontario)

St. Marys station in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada is a staffed[1] railway station used by Via Rail's Corridor service. The station is served by two daily trains in each direction between Toronto and London (via Kitchener), one of which continues beyond London to Sarnia.[2]

St. Marys
Location	5 James Street North, St. Marys, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43.2604°N 81.1365°W
Owned by	Town of St Marys
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Staffed station
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1907
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station London toward Sarnia Sarnia–Toronto Stratford toward Toronto
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station London toward Chicago International Stratford toward Toronto

History

St. Marys station was opened in 1907 by the Grand Trunk Railway to provide convenient access to the town centre of St. Marys. When the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was built in 1858, St. Marys was served only by St. Marys Junction station, located 1.5 km north of the current station in an otherwise undeveloped area.[3] Following pressure from local residents to provide a convenient station closer to the town centre, the GTR opened St. Marys Town station in 1879, located roughly 400 metres south of the current station where the railway crosses James Street South.[4] However, residents were still not satisfied with the location, leading the GTR to construct the present St. Marys station in 1907, replacing St. Marys Town.

In the 1980s, the Town of St. Marys acquired ownership of the station to protect it from possible closure or demolition. It completed a restoration and renovation of the station building, with an official reopening on 26 September 1988.[5]

Station Facilities

The station consists of a single side platform serving a single track. St Marys station is owned and maintained by the Town of St Marys.[5]

In addition to ticketing and waiting facilities, the station building houses the St Marys Station Gallery.[1]

References

1. "St Marys Station". Town of St Marys. 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
2. "Corridor Schedule: Toronto-London-Sarnia" (PDF). VIA Rail. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
3. "Grand Trunk Railway Station". Canada's Historic Places. n.d. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
4. "The Station at the Switch". Picture St. Marys. n.d. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
5. "History of St. Marys Station". St. Marys Station Gallery. 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

External links

Media related to St. Marys, Ontario railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• St. Marys train station on VIARail.ca