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Aurora GO Station

Aurora
GO Transit Aurora 001.JPG
Location 121 Wellington Street East
Aurora, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 44°00′02″N 79°27′35″W / 44.00056°N 79.45972°W / 44.00056; -79.45972Coordinates: 44°00′02″N 79°27′35″W / 44.00056°N 79.45972°W / 44.00056; -79.45972
Owned by Metrolinx
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections BSicon BUS1.svgYork Region Transit
Construction
Structure type Heritage wood frame station building
Parking 1725 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GO Transit: AUGO
Fare zone 63
History
Opened 1853 (OS&H)
Rebuilt 1900 (GTR)
1982 (GOT)
Services
Preceding station   GO Transit logo.svg GO Transit   Following station
Barrie
Designated 1990
Reference no. 6500

Aurora GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located on Wellington Street East between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Barrie line train service, and connects with York Region Transit local bus routes, and the GO Express Bus between Newmarket Bus Terminal and Union Station Bus Terminal.

Aurora station opened on 16 May 1853, when steam train service began between Toronto and Machell's Corners, as Aurora was then known, on the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway. The first train was led by the Toronto, the first locomotive built in Canada, completed at the James Good foundry Toronto Locomotive Works on 16 April 1853. The train consist included two boxcars carrying freight, one passenger coach car, and one mixed passenger and baggage car. This first voyage is commemorated by a plaque installed in 1953 at Union Station in Toronto, as well as a steam locomotive bell placed first at Centennial Park in May 1963, which has since been relocated to Aurora station. There is also a plaque placed in a small parkette at the station by the Board of Trade and another placed by the Province of Ontario to remember the event.

The train's arrival at the Wellington Street train station was greeted with cheers from nearly all residents of the community, who had assembled at the station, and the event was celebrated with a fireworks display. Connection to the railway led to prosperity for Aurora, with the development of two hotels, a wagon maker, a brewery, and other businesses. In 1855 the line was completed to Collingwood.

In 1900, Grand Trunk Railway constructed the present building to a standard plan design with a porte-cochère and low profile. The building was designated a provincial heritage building in 1971 and a federal heritage railway station in 1990.


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