Cornell Terminal

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Cornell Terminal
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General information
Location467 Rustle Woods Avenue,
Markham, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°52′51″N79°13′54″W / 43.88083°N 79.23167°W / 43.88083; -79.23167
Owned by Regional Municipality of York
Operated by York Region Transit
GO Transit
Durham Region Transit (planned)
Bus routes
  •  1  Highway 7
  •  2  Miliken
  •  9  9th Line
  •  14  14th Avenue
  •  16  16th Avenue
  •  18  Bur Oak
  •  25  Major Mackenzie
  •  522  Markham Community Bus
  • Viva purple.svg Viva Purple
  •  52  Oshawa - Hwy 407 Bus Terminal
  •  56  Oshawa - Oakville
Bus stands11 [1]
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) [2]
Location
Cornell Terminal

Cornell Terminal is a York Region Transit bus terminus on a site immediately south of Markham Stouffville Hospital in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The station opened in September 2022 and includes a passenger pick-up and drop-off area, a public plaza, and future retail space. [3] [4]

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Planning

The terminal was first scheduled to open in 2008 [5] and although planning continued, [6] construction was postponed.

A long-term proposal for a Metrolinx transitway terminal close to Highway 407 and future integration with a Havelock GO Train line, which would use the CPR Havelock Subdivision, will not result in the Cornell Terminal being moved since it will still be required for local bus services and Viva would serve both locations. [7]

York Region acquired land in 2014 [8] in the Cornell Centre district, just south of the hospital property and adjacent to a proposed extension of Rose Way east of 9th Line. This location will serve the hospital, community centre and local residents, while relieving Church Street of bus traffic and congestion at the hospital entrance. [9] At that time the terminal was scheduled to open in mid 2016. [9]

On June 18, 2018, the $16.7 million contract for the construction of the bus terminal was awarded to Orin Contractors Corporation and construction began on July 31. [10] [11]

Bus service

When the new terminal opened on September 4, 2022, it became the eastern terminus of Viva Rapid Transit's Viva Purple route and a hub for local York Region Transit bus routes.

GO Transit bus routes 52 and 56 started servicing Cornell Terminal on October 1, 2022. [12] Durham Region Transit services are planned to service the new terminal in the near future. [4]

Platform assignments

All routes are YRT unless indicated otherwise.

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References

  1. ↑ "Project Status Quarterly Report – Q1-2016" (PDF). vivanext. York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Cornell Bus Terminal". www.yrt.ca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cornell Bus Terminal / Markham". Vivanext. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Cornell Bus Terminal opening Summer 2022". 2 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cornell Terminal Status Report" (PDF). Report No. 6 of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee. York Regional Council. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Award of Cornell Terminal Site Plan" (PDF). Report No. 1 of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee. York Regional Council. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  7. ↑ "The Cornell terminal will remain in place providing a transit interconnection for the VIVA and YRT local service primarily focused on Highway 7" (PDF). Interim Report for the Cornell Centre Precinct Plan. Markham. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Project Status Quarterly - Q1 2015 - York Region" (PDF). York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. 2015-05-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-12. Cornell Terminal land acquisition closed in October 2014, located in the City of Markham at Highway 7 East and Ninth Line in the vicinity of Markham-Stouffville Hospital (MSH) and once was site of Pine Point Lodge. Procurement for design and construction services are underway with construction to start in June 2017, with completion in spring 2018
  9. 1 2 "rapid transit construction in Markham: 2014" (PDF). Metrolinx/VivaNext. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  10. ↑ "York Region and York Region Rapid Transit Corporation award contract for new bus transit terminal in Markham". www.vivanext.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Construction starts on new bus transit terminal in Markham". www.vivanext.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bus Schedule Changes". GO Transit . Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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