Rouge Hill is a GO Transit train and bus station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On the Lakeshore East line, the station is located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the West Rouge neighbourhood of the district of Scarborough. It is a major commuter transfer point, with large parking lots and local bus services. Travelling eastwards, it is the last station in Toronto before the trains enter Durham Region.
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| Location | 6251 Lawrence Ave. E. Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°46′49″N 79°07′50″W / 43.78028°N 79.13056°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metrolinx | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Toronto Transit Commission | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Station building | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,041 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | GO Transit: RO | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 09 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | May 23, 1967 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 520,000[1] | ||||||||||||
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History
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The earliest Port Union Station was situated at Port Union Road, about half a kilometre west of the current location. The Grand Trunk Railway opened the station in 1856 on its Toronto-Montreal mainline, in what was then the small shipbuilding and fishing village of Port Union.[2]
In the days of the steam locomotive, freight trains needed assistance to climb from lake level over the Scarborough Bluffs. Port Union was the easterly end of this helper service with a siding that ran behind the station for waiting locomotives, and a water tower and fuel tanks to resupply westbound trains. With the advent of diesel-electric power those facilities were no longer required[3] and Canadian National Railway subsequently replaced the station with a utilitarian brick building.
A spur line branched off to service the Johns Manville plant which lay on the west side of Port Union Road on the south side of Lawrence Avenue down to the railway line.
Inspection of the CN station found that insufficient space was available there for parking and vehicle access from Port Union Road was poor. A triangle of land could be obtained 500 metres to the east, on the south side of Lawrence Avenue, that would provide enough space for parking and a bus loop with direct access from the street. When construction of the new GO Train facilities commenced, this was the site chosen for the Premier of Ontario John Robarts to ceremonially turn the first sod.[4]
In 2018, Loblaws signed a deal with Metrolinx to have a PC Express pick-up van at this station for online orders.[5]
Connecting bus routes
edit- Toronto Transit Commission
All TTC buses enter the bus loop, with the exception of westbound 54A, 354 and 954 buses.
| Route | Name | Additional Information |
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| 38 | Highland Creek | Westbound to Kennedy station via University of Toronto Scarborough and Scarborough Centre station |
| 54A | Lawrence East | Westbound to Eglinton station Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard |
| 85A | Sheppard East | Westbound to Don Mills station |
| 200 | Toronto Zoo | Westbound to Toronto Zoo (Seasonal service) |
| 954 | Lawrence East Express | Westbound to Kennedy station Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard (Rush hour service) |
| 354 | Lawrence East Blue Night | Westbound to Eglinton station Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard |
- Durham Region Transit
- 103 Glenanna connecting the Altona Forest Neighbourhood, Rosebank Rd and Glenanna Rd. Monday to Friday peak hours.
References
edit- ^ "Drivers of Ridership and Revenue" (PDF). Metrolinx. February 7, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "History of Centennial-Port Union". Toronto Neighbourhoods. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
In the 1800s, Port Union was a booming waterfront village with thriving shipbuilding and commercial fishing industries, two hotels, a commercial wharf, and a variety of small businesses. In 1856, the Grand Trunk Railway opened a station in Port Union which added to the importance of this waterfront village.
- ^ Edward Emery and Edward Helmich (August 1972). "CNs "Brutes"" (PDF). Canadian Rail Vol.No.247. Canadian Railroad Historical Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Wilfred Sergeant (2004). "Building GO-Transit". 8: Locating the stations. HTA Press. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Metrolinx to roll out grocery pickup service at select GO Transit stations". CTV News Toronto. February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
External links
edit- Media related to Rouge Hill GO Station at Wikimedia Commons
- GO Transit station page for Rouge Hill GO Station
- Rouge Hill GO Station construction at GO Transit