Cobourg | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 563 Division Street, Cobourg, Ontario Canada | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°58′05″N78°10′15″W / 43.96806°N 78.17083°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Via Rail | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed station | |||||||||||||||
Station code | VIA Rail: CBRG IATA: XGJ | |||||||||||||||
Website | Cobourg train station | |||||||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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The Cobourg railway station in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, is served by Via Rail trains running between Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. The station is staffed, with ticket sales, free outdoor parking, and a wheelchair lift for access to the trains. There is no local transit service into the station, with the nearest bus stop being on Division Street.
On November 12, 2010, Via Rail unveiled a design for a new station building, which was built next to the existing station. The new building was estimated to cost $9 million CDN, is wheelchair accessible, and contains a new island/boarding platform to accommodate expanded track lines with an overhead footbridge. [1]
Cobourg station is served by most trains on Via Rail's Toronto-Ottawa and Toronto-Montreal routes, though a small number of express trains pass through the station without stopping.
As of October 2023 the station is served by 6 to 7 trains per day toward Ottawa, and 3 to 4 trains per day toward Montreal and 8 trains per day toward Toronto. [2]
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