Oakville GO

Oakville GO Station Is A Station on Metrolinx's Oakville Subdivision Located In the Town of Oakville Ontario. It Is Served by the GO Transit Lakeshore West Line And VIA Rail's Corridor Service From Toronto to Windsor. The Jointly Operated VIA Rail And Amtrak Service, The Maple Leaf Also Stops At This Station.

## History

Oakville Station was Built in 1856 by the Great Western Railway while its construction was progressing east towards Toronto The first train arrived in Oakville later the same year, and by 1861 a total of eight passenger trains stopped in Oakville on a daily basis, increasing to ten by 1867 The original station was likely a simple wooden structure similar to others built on the Great Western early on in its history The Great Western Railway merged with the Grand Trunk in 1882, which was itself absorbed by Canadian National in 1920. After the completion of double track through Oakville in 1896, a new station was built to replace the aging Great Western-era structure. The new station was a rectangular wooden building with a Jerkinhead roof and a canopy extending from the east side of the building to provide shelter for passengers.

By 1941, the service had increased to 38 trains per day, 13 of which belonged to Canadian Pacific.

The popularization of automobiles in the mid to late 20th century resulted in a decline in passenger ridership. This was further affected by the completion of a four-lane divided highway Called the Middle Road, Known As the Queen Elizabeth Way or QEW. It Ran parallel to the Railway approximately half a kilometer north of the station Between Toronto and Hamilton.

   By the 1950's a Pair Of "Flag Stop Signals" Was Added Infront of the Station. These Signals Were Activated by the Passengers to signal an approaching train that there was someone waiting there to be picked up. It was an attempt at making passenger service more economical as ridership declined, preventing unnecessary stops for stations that saw fewer passengers over time. Service Would Then Be reduced to 30 trains per day, seven of which belonged to Canadian Pacific.

In The 1960's A New Station Building was Built Being a flat brick structure, Replacing the Old 1896 One Which was demolished.

In 1967, The Government of Ontario Transit (Also Known As **GO Transit** Today) Began Service. On May 23, 1967, The First GO Train Left Oakville Station bound for Toronto's Union Station at 5:50 AM. Canadian National Then Ended Their Lakeshore Commuter Service.

By the 1970's The remaining ten Canadian National trains serving Oakville had been upgraded from their conventional consists to either self-propelled Budd Rail Diesel Cars or the new Tempo train sets. Canadian Pacific had similarly switched to Budd RDCs between Toronto and Buffalo, with only one departure at Oakville in each direction by 1974.

In 1978 VIA Rail Canada Started Serving this Station on their Quebec City–Windsor Corridor.

The Jointly VIA Rail and Amtrak Operated "Maple Leaf" Also Started Service at this Station on April 26, 1981.

Between 2009 and 2012, improvements Added a Third Track to the Mainline, A six-storey Parking Lot Which demolished the 1960's Era Station Which Was Already Replaced as VIA And GO Already Had there Own Buildings. And Some Other Things

## Services

Here are the Types of Services That Stop At Oakville Along With Former Ones.

## Track & Platform Layout

Oakville GO Station Has 4 Platforms at This Station, Here Is the Tracks And Platform Layout For this Station.

VIA Rail Trains 71, 73, 75, and 79 To Windsor
 Platform 2 <> (Westbound & Eastbound)
 Platform 3 << (Eastbound)
 Platform 4 <>| (Westbound Terminating Platform)

## Trivia

Rarely, The Amtrak Maple Leaf Will Pass the Station Due to No Passengers Waiting at this Station for the Train. [1]

Between 2:00 And 3:00 PM And 6:00 And 8:00 PM Westbound Trains Will Divert Onto Track 2/Platform 2 Due to a CN Local Freight Trains Uses That Track 1/Platform To Pass The Station to Get to/Depart The CN Oakville Yard Just 0.92 Miles (1.49 KM) Away.

Lakeshore West Line/Oakville Subdivision
 VIA Rail Canada
 Former Stations

1. ↑ There is a Fence Just at the End of the Platform Just Before Track 1