Cooksville GO Station

Last updated
GO Transit logo.svg Cooksville
Cooksville GO Station 2021.jpg
New station building completed in 2020
General information
Location3210 Hurontario Street
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°34′59″N79°37′25″W / 43.58306°N 79.62361°W / 43.58306; -79.62361
Owned by Metrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  MiWay
LRTicon.svg Hurontario LRT (Future)
Construction
Structure typeBrick station building
Parking1,458 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: CO
Fare zone11
History
OpenedOctober 27, 1981 (1981-10-27)
Rebuilt2018–2020
Services
Preceding station GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit Following station
Erindale
towards Milton
Milton Dixie
towards Union Station
Future services
Preceding station Metrolinx 2017 logo.svg Metrolinx Following station
Fairview Hurontario LRT
(opens 2024)
Dundas & Hurontario
toward Port Credit
Original station building Cooksville GO Station view 1.JPG
Original station building

Cooksville GO Station is a GO Transit train and bus station the Milton line in the community of Cooksville in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 3210 Hurontario Street, near Dundas and Hurontario Streets. The future Hurontario LRT will connect to this station. [1]

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Description

Like most GO stations, Cooksville has parking for commuters and a station building with a ticket sales agent and a waiting room. It is located near several condominium complexes, which provides ridership on the Milton Line. The 1400-space parking lot allows access to those who live closer to Mississauga City Centre to use the station.

The GO Station is served by seven trains inbound to Union Station in the morning rush hour and seven trains outbound to Milton during the evening rush hour. There is also the Train-Bus during off-peak hours.

Despite growing ridership on the Milton line, GO cannot schedule additional trains because of the busy Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight services running on the same tracks. [2] Trains were extended from ten to twelve carriages in a phased roll-out between April 8, 2008 [3] and May 2, 2008 in order to increase capacity, and congestion is alleviated somewhat by the extensive train-bus services outside of rush periods.

On October 13, 2008 the Canadian Pacific Spirit Train stopped at Cooksville GO station to promote the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. [4]

Repairs to the platforms and pedestrian tunnels began in October 2014 and was completed by the spring of 2015. [5]

Reconstruction

Demolition of the original Cooksville GO station building and portions of the parking lot began in 2018 in preparation for the construction of new station structures. The new station includes a multi-level parking structure, improved pedestrian access, and a connection to the planned Hurontario LRT. [6] Construction was completed on November 10, 2020, [7] at a cost of $128.4 million. [8]

Connecting buses

MiWay
[9]
GO Transit

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