Guelph railway 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. Still standing, the station was renovated in 2016-2017.
Built in 1911 the Central station (still in use), was constructed by the Grand Trunk Railway which had arrived in Guelph in 1856; years later, it was taken over by the Canadian National Railway. This 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. The Romanesque Revival building, with an Italianate tower, has been listed on the Canadian Register since 2006 and was formally recognized as one of Canada's Historic Places in November 1992. One of the goals of the 2016-2017 renovation project was to maintain and restore the building's heritage aspects.
Between 1982 and 2004, the Central station was served by the International Limited, a train service between Chicago and Toronto that was then operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak.
There had also been passenger stations in Guelph that were built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The first CPR station, from the 1800s, was the Priory House station, converted from the first house in Guelph. It stood opposite the current Priory Square and was eventually dismantled. Its replacement, located between Cardigan Street and the Speed River, was a brick building erected in 1911. After this brick building was no longer used as a rail station, it was converted for other purposes; eventually it was dismantled and moved to the Galt area of Cambridge, Ontario.
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