Guelph Central Station
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Guelph Central Station
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The heritage Grand Trunk Railway building
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| Location | 79 Carden St, Guelph, ON Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°32′39″N 80°14′49″W / 43.54417°N 80.24694°WCoordinates: 43°32′39″N 80°14′49″W / 43.54417°N 80.24694°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Guelph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | May 13, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 4569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guelph Central Station (also known as Guelph Central GO Station) is the main inter-modal transportation terminal in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It is used by VIA Rail and GO Transit trains, as well as Guelph Transit local buses, GO Transit regional buses and Greyhound intercity buses.
It is located at 79 Carden Street and includes the historic Guelph Railway Station, as well as the site of the former Guelph Bus Terminal.
The name "Guelph Central" was chosen with input from the community and the transit service providers using the new station.
Built in 1911, the Guelph railway station is a classic example of early 20th Century Canadian railway station design and has been designated as a heritage structure per the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act. As of October 2012, VIA Rail no longer staffs the station. The facility is wheelchair-accessible.
The station was formerly served by the International Limited, a train service between Chicago and Toronto operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak. The service operated from 1982 to 2004.
The Intermodal Transit Terminal was first proposed in 2002 to consolidate intercity bus, local bus and railway services into one facility. At the time, the downtown terminal for Guelph Transit was three blocks away at St. George's Square. A feasibility study was initiated in 2004, and Guelph City Council endorsed the Carden Street location and the concept design that same year. The project received federal and provincial infrastructure stimulus funding in 2009, and detailed design and stakeholder consultations were conducted. Construction began in April 2010.
The station opened to the public on May 13, 2012. The project was projected to cost $8 million, of which $5.3 million was from the Provincial and Federal Infrastructure Stimulus Funds.
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