Breslau GO Station

Last updated
GO Transit logo.svg Breslau
General information
LocationFountain Street
Woolwich, Ontario
Coordinates 43°29′7″N80°23′45″W / 43.48528°N 80.39583°W / 43.48528; -80.39583 (expected)
Owned by Metrolinx
Platforms Side platforms [1]
Tracks2 [1]
Connections Bus-logo.svg GRT buses
Construction
Parking~1000 [1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpeningTBA
Services
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Kitchener
Terminus
 Kitchener
Planned expansion
 Guelph
towards Union Station

Breslau GO Station is a planned GO Transit train station to be built by Metrolinx near the community of Breslau in Woolwich, Ontario, as part of GO Transit's Regional Express Rail (RER) expansion program. The preliminary plan is to provide approximately 1000 parking spaces. A kiss and ride area and a bus loop are also planned to be provided. [1] Metrolinx expects the station's daily ridership to be 2,480 in 2031. [2]

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History

Proposed GO Station

The station was initially proposed in 2009 as part of the extension of the line from Georgetown to Kitchener and was meant to handle Waterloo Region's park and ride demand. [3] The station was not built as part of that expansion and station was proposed again in 2015, as part of a larger list of potential future stations. [4] In July 2016, the Initial Business Case analysis report was released, rating the station high for affordability and ease of construction but low for ridership. [1]

On June 27, 2016, then-Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca announced the station would be built as part of the RER program, [5] [6] and in 2019 Metrolinx approved the project including a completion date of 2025. [7] However, in 2024 the project was described as still being in the "early stages". [8] In June 2024, the Region of Waterloo purchased land in Breslau that could host a potential GO station and transit-oriented development. [9] As of 2024, a required environmental assessment of the land has not been completed. [8]

GTR/CNR Breslau Railway Station

The planned train station in Breslau is the community's second; the first was a single storey wood structure built by the Grand Trunk Railway in 1856. [10] The GTR station was located on the south side of the tracks, and the west side of Woolwich Street South. [11] [ self-published source? ] Later assumed by Canadian National Railway as a railway/telegraph station, passenger service was abandoned sometime between 1961 and 1967. [12] [ self-published source? ] The station was demolished and is now the site of Fleischauer Brothers Landscaping.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "RER New Stations Initial Business Case|Breslau Station" (PDF). metrolinx.com. Metrolinx. July 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kitchener GO Rail Service Expansion Initial Business Case Update" (PDF). metrolinx.com. Metrolinx. November 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Georgetown to Kitchener Rail Expansion Environmental Study Report GO Transit". docplayer.net. Metrolinx. 13 July 2009. p. 4. Retrieved 8 March 2020. Breslau – Greenhouse Road: This site is designed to accommodate the Waterloo Region's park and ride demand
  4. ↑ Woo, Leslie (22 September 2015). "New Station Analysis: Methodology and Process" (PDF). metrolinx.com. Metrolinx. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Bueckert, Kate (27 June 2016). "New GO station coming to Breslau, says Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca". CBCnews. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "GO Regional Express Rail 10-Year Program: New Stations Analysis" (PDF). metrolinx.com. Metrolinx. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Tustin, Steve (26 November 2019). "Kitchener-Toronto GO Commute Plan Approved For Completion By 2025". Toronto Storeys. Storeys Publishing Inc. Retrieved 8 March 2020. Metrolinx approved a plan on Friday to bring two-way, all-day GO trains to Kitchener by 2025" "the proposal also adds a station near Breslau
  8. 1 2 Staff (June 20, 2024). "Region buys land for potential GO station, affordable housing in Breslau". CityNews Kitchener. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ Mahler, Cameron (Jun 20, 2024). "Region buys land in Breslau for future GO station, affordable housing".
  10. ↑ "Waterloo Township". 15 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Charles Cooper's Railway Pages - B".
  12. ↑ "Canadian Railway Telegraph History - GTR-GTP & CNR Station Numbers - A to F".
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