Newmarket Bus Terminal
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Newmarket Bus Terminal
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| Location | 320 Eagle Street West Newmarket, Ontario Canada |
| Coordinates | 44°03′10″N 79°29′11.4″W / 44.05278°N 79.486500°WCoordinates: 44°03′10″N 79°29′11.4″W / 44.05278°N 79.486500°W |
| Owned by | Metrolinx |
| Platforms | 11 |
| Bus operators |
 GO Bus York Region Transit Blue Yellow
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | Waiting room and public washrooms |
| Parking | 447 spaces |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access | Yes |
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| Station code | GO Transit: NMKT |
| Fare zone | 64 |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 September 1970 |
Newmarket Terminal is a bus terminal in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada located at 320 Eagle Street West at the intersection of Eagle Street West and Davis Drive. The facility has 447 parking spaces. The Newmarket GO Train Station is located at Davis Drive about two kilometres to the east.
The Newmarket Terminal includes a convenience store in its interior facility providing various amenities for transit riders. It is also one of the facilities where MultiRide (10 tickets) and monthly passes for York Region Transit/Viva are available.
In 1969, planning for commuter services resulted in the establishment of a bus terminal in Newmarket in 1970, from which commuters would be taken to the Richmond Hill GO Station to commute to Toronto. It was one of four terminals in the "GO North" commuter services expansion of GO Transit, the other three being located in Barrie, Aurora, and Richmond Hill. In May 1970, the government of Ontario announced that the terminal would provide bus service only, instead of the commuter rail service originally planned for "GO North" service.
It was originally built by GO Transit as the northern terminal for its "B" service on Yonge Street, and as the southern terminal of its services to Barrie. On 22 April 1970, GO Transit announced that the intersection of Yonge Street and Davis Drive would be the site of the terminal. That site would use the original auto dealership as its headquarters, and GO Transit began operations at the site on 8 September 1970.
The terminal was moved to its present location in the 1980s. The building and grounds were upgraded in 2005 and 2006, and are now shared by GO Transit and YRT/Viva.
The first bus service picked up commuters at various stops in Newmarket before departing southbound from the terminal, and made stops in Aurora, Oak Ridges, Richmond Hill. In Toronto, passengers could disembark at the Eglinton TTC subway station, the Toronto Coach Terminal, or Union Station.
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