Oakville GO Station
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Oakville GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is colocated and shares platforms with Via Rail's Oakville railway station.
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Location | 214 Cross Avenue Oakville, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°27′18″N 79°40′57″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side, 2 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | GO Bus Oakville Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Staffed station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 2,724 spaces + 2 electric vehicle parking/charging stations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Rack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 23 May 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | 13,100 (GO Train)[1] Ranked 2nd of 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is a stop on GO's Lakeshore West line train service and, until October 2007, served as the western terminus for weekend service. On weekdays, one branch of the Highway 407 GO bus service, that connects with Sheridan College, Square One Bus Terminal, Bramalea GO Station, and Highway 407 Bus Terminal terminates at this station. Apart from Union Station, Oakville is the busiest station in GO Transit's network by passenger volume.[1]
It is served by Via Corridor intercity routes between Windsor and Toronto, and the joint Amtrak–Via Maple Leaf service between New York City and Toronto.