Oriole GO Station

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GO Transit logo.svg Oriole
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General information
Location3300 Leslie Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°45′56″N79°21′53″W / 43.76556°N 79.36472°W / 43.76556; -79.36472
Owned by Metrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeStation building with public washroom and waiting room
Parking286 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesracks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: OR
Fare zone05
History
OpenedApril 29, 1978 (1978-04-29) [1]
Services
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Union Station
Terminus
Richmond Hill Old Cummer
towards Bloomington
Former services at CN station
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Leaside
toward Toronto
CapreolToronto Thornlea
toward Capreol

Oriole GO Station is a small train station on GO Transit's Richmond Hill line. It is located under the Highway 401 overpass, west of Leslie Street in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is about half a kilometre south of Leslie subway station on Line 4 Sheppard of the Toronto Transit Commission.

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Oriole GO Station in the bottom right corner, where it is crossed by Highway 401 Concord Park Place construction site 2009.JPG
Oriole GO Station in the bottom right corner, where it is crossed by Highway 401

A pedestrian walkway along the east side of tracks connects the north end of the platform to Esther Shiner Boulevard and a short walk along Old Leslie Street leads to the upper, automated entrance to the subway station. It has been proposed several times that the GO station should be moved to allow for a direct connection with the subway. [2] [3]

There is a footbridge over the track, allowing pedestrians to walk between the station to Woodsworth Road. This bridge replaced a old, narrower bridge further north. This 30-metre (98 ft) metre bridge is enclosed in a mesh safety screen and has an anti-slip floor. [4]

Nearby points of interest include the Concord Park Place condominium complex, IKEA North York, and North York General Hospital.

Track level at Oriole GO Station, looking north with Concord Park Place in the background. GoTrain at Oriole Station (20181009075456).jpg
Track level at Oriole GO Station, looking north with Concord Park Place in the background.

Connecting transit

Toronto Transit Commission services in the vicinity of Oriole GO Station include: [5]

CNR Oriole station

There were two prior stations at Oriole. In 1906, the Canadian Northern Railway built the first station on the south side of York Mills west of Don Mills Road, but named it Duncan Station since it was located on property previously owned by William Duncan III. When the Canadian National Railways took over the Canadian Northern in 1923, it closed Duncan Station moving its building away from the tracks, and replacing it by a flag stop on the north side of York Mills Road. The station name was changed to Oriole. The original station building was demolished in 1987. The second station was closed and demolished in 1978. [7] [8]

South of Oriole Station and York Mills Road, there used to be a junction to the Oriole Spur (a.k.a. Leaside Spur), a branch line built in 1916 that connected to the Canadian Northern's maintenance facilities in Leaside serving industries along the way. Today, the Oriole Spur has been converted into the Don Mills Trail, a walking and cycling path. [9] [8]

Layover facility

Metrolinx is planning to construct a layover facility for GO trains along the Richmond Hill GO Line south of Oriole GO Station near York Mills Road. Trains would be stored at the facility between the morning and afternoon peak periods, and would access the facility by shuttling from and to Union Station. [10]

Until this facility is ready, GO Transit will use Rosedale Siding, located in the Don Valley between Bayview Avenue and the Don River, as a temporary stage facility. Originally, the new facility was to be in the Don Valley under the Prince Edward Viaduct. However, this location drew much criticism from local politicians, residents and conservationists. By March 2023, Metrolinx had abandoned plans to use this location. [10] [11]

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References

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  3. Proctor & Redfern Limited (1989). Oriole Go station relocation Go-TTC service link predesign report. GO Transit. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. "Toronto's Oriole GO Station goes with a new Algonquin Pedestrian Bridge". Algonquin Bridge. October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022.
  5. "Leslie Station". Toronto Transit Commission . Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  6. "115 Silver Hills". Toronto Transit Commission . Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  7. Clarice Dale (April 2011). "The Case of the Mystery Ravine Ruin …a Duncan Family Legacy?" (PDF). North York Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2014. 1905 – Duncan Station is erected on the property of Henry Duncan, on the south side of York Mills Rd, by the Canadian Northern Railway. The name is later changed to Oriole and the station moved to the north side of York Mills Rd
  8. 1 2 "Oriole Station". Toronto Railway Historical Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Metrolinx does an about-face on a GO facility planned for the Don Valley". Toronto Star . March 1, 2023.
  10. "A new use for an old track: How an existing rail line provides the most environmentally-friendly location for a transit layover". Metrolinx. April 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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