Mount Joy GO Station

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GO Transit logo.svg Mount Joy
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General information
Location1801 Bur Oak Avenue
Markham, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°54′02″N79°15′47″W / 43.90056°N 79.26306°W / 43.90056; -79.26306
Owned by Metrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections GO bus symbol.svg GO Transit bus
York Region Transit logo.svg York Region Transit
BSicon BUS1.svg  102D  Toronto Transit Commission
Construction
Structure typeStation building
Parking1333 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: MJ
Fare zone73
History
OpenedDecember 2002
Passengers
2018310,000 [1]
Services
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Markham
towards Union Station
Stouffville Stouffville
towards Old Elm

Mount Joy GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit [2] network located in the City of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the community of Mount Joy, north of the old town of Markham, at the intersection of Markham Road and Bur Oak Avenue and is a stop on the Stouffville line train service. It is also the northern terminus of most of the Stouffville line's off-peak train services.

Contents

The station building and platform was opened in 2002. The station had a ticket booth but it has been closed off as fares are now purchased by way of machines found outside the building. Limited seating is found inside. Four long glass shelters are found south of station building on the platform to provide refuge during inclement weather

Connecting transit

GO Transit

GO buses layover in a loop found near the station building.

York Region Transit

YRT buses stop curbside on both sides of Bur Oak Avenue next to bus loop.

Toronto Transit Commission

TTC buses stop on both sides Markham Road just south of Bur Oak Svenue with a short walk east to the station.

BSicon BUS1.svg  102D Markham Road to Warden Station. [6] This route is operated by the TTC on behalf of YRT. A YRT fare is charged when the bus is in Markham and a TTC fare charged when the bus is in Toronto (i.e. South of Steeles Avenue)

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References

  1. ↑ "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019-02-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Mount Joy GO Station Information". GO Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Route Navigator 18 Bur Oak" (PDF). York Region Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Route 303 Navigator" (PDF). yrt.ca. York Region Transit. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Route 304 Navigator" (PDF). yrt.ca. York Region Transit. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "TTC 102 Markham Rd Northbound Stops". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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