London station (Ontario)

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London
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A Via train at the station in London, Ontario
General information
Location205 York Street, London, ON
Canada
Coordinates 42°58′55″N81°14′47″W / 42.9819°N 81.2464°W / 42.9819; -81.2464
Owned by Via Rail
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks5
Connections
LTC
  •  3  Downtown to Argyle Mall via Hamilton
  •  4  Fanshawe College to White Oaks Mall
  •  5  Byron to Argyle Mall
  •  6  University Hospital to Parkwood Institution
  •  13  Masonville to White Oaks Mall
  •  15  Huron Heights to Westmount Mall
  •  90  Express Route from Masonville to White Oaks Mall
Construction
Structure typeStaffed station
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: LN
IATA code XDQ
Website London train station
History
Opened1963
Rebuilt2001
Services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Strathroy
toward Sarnia
Sarnia–Toronto St. Marys
toward Toronto
Glencoe
toward Windsor
Windsor–Toronto Ingersoll
toward Toronto
Former services
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Terminus Kitchener
(express, 2021-2023)
 St. Marys
towards Union Station
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Strathroy
toward Chicago
International St. Marys
1990–2004
toward Toronto
Ingersoll
1982–1990
toward Toronto
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Hyde Park
toward Sarnia
Grand Trunk Railway
Main Line		 Dorchester
toward Montreal
Hyde Park
toward Goderich
Goderich – London Terminus
Terminus London – Stratford Pottersburg
toward Stratford
Hyde Park
toward Detroit
London – Detroit Terminus
Location
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London station
Location in Southern Ontario
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London station
Location in Ontario
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London station
Location in Canada
London station (Ontario)

London station (French : Gare de London, IATA : XDQ) [1] in London, Ontario, Canada is a major interchange for Via Rail trains running from Toronto west to Sarnia and Windsor. The station is a large, modern, wheelchair accessible building on the south end of the city centre, and connects to local public transit bus services.

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History

Former CN station in 1966 CN Passenger Station at London, Ontario on July 4, 1966 (35779985652).jpg
Former CN station in 1966

The first passenger station at this site was completed by Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1853. The station continued to serve the London area for the Grand Trunk Railway after the two companies amalgamated in 1882. [2] The original building survived until 1935 when it was torn down to make way for a new station built by the Canadian National Railway. [3]

The first CN station was demolished and gave way to two structures, a three-storey building at 205 York Street (now home to the CN Credit Union) completed in 1963 [4] and the 10-storey CN Tower Building at 197 York Street built in 1969. [5] The latter building, an International-style structure was closed in 2000 as CN staff dwindled and was imploded at 9:15 a.m., on February 4, 2001. [6] During demolition of the 1969 structure and construction of the present station, train services temporarily reverted to the 1963 station. The old credit union building was incorporated into the current station structure after 2001 and remaining site of the old station became a parking lot. The platform area from the previous stations were retained in the new station.

The International Limited was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto. The service operated from 1982–2004. [7] The current Corridor service maintains the Canadian section of the International route.

From October 18, 2021 until October 2023, GO Transit operated a single daily round trip between Toronto and London on the Kitchener line commuter rail service on weekdays during the peak periods. [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Airport codes London Railway Station in London, Ontario, Canada (CA) | ICAO, IATA international codes, location, coordinates" . Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. ↑ N6a 6h9, On. "Grand Trunk Railway Depot, London, Ontario". images.ourontario.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "C.N.Rys. in Ontario; Information Sources". www.cnr-in-ontario.com.
  4. ↑ "Event Highlights for the City of London 1960 to 1969". www.london.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18.
  5. ↑ "CN (London) Credit Union". Archived from the original on 2002-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Rail - VIA Unveils Design Of New London, Ontario Station". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
  7. ↑ Melzer, Matt (23 April 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2015. From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto
  8. ↑ "GO Transit to end Toronto-London, Ontario, commuter train". Trains. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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