Clarkson GO Station

Clarkson
General information
Location	1110 Southdown Road Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°30′44″N79°38′05″W / 43.51222°N 79.63472°W / 43.51222; -79.63472
Owned by	Metrolinx
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Bus operators	GO Transit
Connections	MiWay Oakville Transit
Construction
Structure type	Station building
Parking	2,539 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: CL
Fare zone	12
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station Oakville towards West Harbour Lakeshore West Port Credit towards Union Station Oakville towards Hamilton or Niagara Falls Lakeshore West (peak express) Union Station Terminus
Former services Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Oakville toward Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls – Toronto Local stops Lorne Park toward Toronto
Location

Clarkson GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service, serving the Clarkson neighbourhood.

History

The original railway station was located about 800 meters to the east of the present day station, on the north side of the railway tracks, behind Warren Clarkson's store and Post Office on the west side of Clarkson Road (Today Clarkson Road North). It was built in 1853 by the Great Western Railway at the corner of the property which became known as Clarkson's Corner. The apostrophe in Clarkson's was removed from the sign in 1956, on the CNR station which burned down in 1962, although Corner had long since disappeared from usage. ^[1]

The station brought commerce to local fruit and vegetable farmers, with corn, apples and especially strawberries being the main produce in Clarkson. ^[1] In 1915, a sign was erected at the station declaring "Through this station passes more strawberries than any other station in Ontario." ^[2]

To augment the existing 1,500-space parking structure, an additional garage with 1,200 spaces was built between June 2012 and April 2014. ^[3]

In 2018, Fortinos signed a deal with Metrolinx to have a PC Express kiosk at this station for online orders. ^[4]

Local bus service

The station is served by MiWay and Oakville Transit routes: ^[5]

MiWay

Main article: List of MiWay bus routes

Route		Destination	Availability
13	Glen Erin	North to Meadowvale Town Centre	All week
14	Lorne Park	East to Port Credit GO Station	Mon–Fri (off-peak)
14A	Lorne Park	East to Port Credit GO Station	Mon–Fri (rush hour)
23	Lakeshore	East to Long Branch GO Station via Port Credit GO Station	All week
29	Park Royal	North to South Common Centre	All week
45	Winston Churchill	North to Meadowvale Town Centre	All week
45A	Winston Churchill	North to Meadowvale Town Centre	Mon–Fri (rush hour)
110	University Express	North to City Centre via University of Toronto Mississauga	All week

Oakville Transit

Route		Destination	Availability
4	Speers-Cornwall	West to Bronte GO Station via Oakville station	All week
11	Linbrook	West to Oakville station	Mon–Fri
12	Winston Park	North to Laird & Ridgeway	Mon–Fri

References

1. "Clarkson Railway Station". B&W Photo. City of Mississauga. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
2. "History of Clarkson". Clarkson BIA. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015.
3. "Clarkson Parking Structure". GO Transit. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
4. "Metrolinx to roll out grocery pickup service at select GO Transit stations". CTV News Toronto. February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
5. "Clarkson GO" (PDF). Terminal & Station Maps. City of Mississauga. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Clarkson GO Station at Wikimedia Commons
• GO Transit station page for Clarkson GO Station