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Location | 100 Station Road North Bay, ON Canada | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°18′50.6″N79°26′19.6″W / 46.314056°N 79.438778°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Ontario Northland Transportation Commission | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Enclosed waiting area | |||||||||||||||
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Website | North Bay station | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1990 [1] | |||||||||||||||
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North Bay station is an inter-city bus station located in the city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The station is located east of downtown near the Trans-Canada Highway (Ontario Highways 11 & 17) and directly southeast of the Northgate Shopping Centre. [3] It was designed and laid out as an intermodal station, serving both passenger trains and intercity buses; however, due to the suspension of the Ontario Northland Railway's Northlander and Dream Catcher Express rail services in 2012, it is currently active only as a bus terminal.
Station amenities include an indoor waiting area, lockers, parcel shipping and receiving, ticket vending, and Wi-Fi. The outdoor bus platform features a covered waiting area and seating. As well, the Northgate Shopping Centre is situated across the railway tracks from the station and is accessible via a pedestrian tunnel.
Intercity coaches | |
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Bus Company | Destinations |
Autobus Maheux [4] | Rouyn-Noranda |
Ontario Northland | Toronto, Yorkdale, Ottawa, Sudbury, Timmins |
The station was once a major component of the Ontario Northland Railway, being served by the Northlander and Dream Catcher Express intercity passenger trains. Both services were cancelled in 2012 and it is currently inactive as a passenger railway station.
Connections to North Bay Transit can be made at the nearby Northgate Shopping Centre, which is reached via an underground pedestrian tunnel from the station.
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