Richmond Hill line

Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill
	GO Train travels south through the Don Valley
Overview
Owner	Metrolinx (Toronto); Canadian National Railway (York Region)
Locale	Greater Toronto Area
Stations	5
Website	Table 61
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	GO Train
Operator(s)	GO Transit
Daily ridership	10,000 (2008)
History
Opened	May 1, 1978
Technical
Line length	33.8 kilometres (21.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
	Legend
	Langstaff
	Richmond Hill Centre
	York Region
	Toronto
	Oriole
	Leslie
	Prince Edward Viaduct
	Line 2 Bloor–Danforth
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Richmond Hill is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Richmond Hill, running along the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway lines owned by CN.

A Richmond Hill commuter train service had been announced in 1969 by the provincial government, but its implementation was cancelled in 1970 in favour of bus commuter service.^[1]

After the Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, and Georgetown lines, the Richmond Hill line was the fourth in the GO network to open. The opening was delayed because the Bombardier BiLevel Coach ordered for the Lakeshore line were not delivered on time, and hence redeployment of the Lakeshore line coaches for service on the Richmond Hill line was delayed.^[2] Following a promotional opening on Saturday April 29, 1978, regular service began on Monday May 1. Unique amongst GO rail corridors, the initial lineup of four stations has not changed since opening day.^[3]

As part of the GO 2020 strategy, the corridor will be upgraded and extended to Aurora Road in Stouffville.^[4]^[5] Phase I of the project, for which construction will begin in the fall of 2011 and be completed in the fall of 2013, will establish the Gormley GO Station where the line intersects Stouffville Road, create a train layover facility at Bethesda Road, and grade the corridor for the extension.^[5] Phase II, which will begin after completion of Phase I, will consist of the construction of Bloomington GO Station and grading of the route.^[5]

On April 16, 2015, the Ontario government is working with Metrolinx to have more train service along the Richmond Hill line, known as GO Regional Express Rail (RER) over the next decade. During peak hours, trains would run in peak direction every 15-30 minutes along this line.^[6] For RER service, the Richmond Hill line would need $1 billion in flood mitigation and a grade separation in the Doncaster area. VIA Rail trains on the Canadian use the tracks but do not stop any of the stations except for Toronto.^[7]

Stations

	Community	Municipality	Regional Mun.	Fare zone	Distance (km)	Connections
Bloomington (future)	Aurora and Oak Ridges	Aurora	York	TBA	TBA
Gormley (future)	Gormley	Richmond Hill		TBA	TBA
Richmond Hill	Richmond Hill			61	33.8	YRT Bus
Langstaff	Langstaff			60	29.5	, , , YRT Bus (via Richmond Hill Centre Terminal)
Old Cummer	North York	Toronto		05	22.7	TTC
Oriole	North York			05	18.2	(via Leslie Station) TTC
Union	Toronto			02	0.0	TTC

References

^ "Refund request 'amusing to robarts, but not to Medcof". The Era. 3 June 1970. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ "Rail line ready but trains late". The Liberal. 22 February 1978. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^ Significant dates in GO Transit
^ "GO Transit reveals Strategic Plan - GO 2020". GO Transit. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Expansion Projects". GO Transit. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
^ Ontario improving GO Transit service along all corridors
^ Tess Kalinowski, Transportation reporter (17 April 2015). "GO to add almost 50 per cent more trains in next 5 years". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

External links

[1] "Refund request 'amusing to robarts, but not to Medcof". The Era. 3 June 1970. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[2] "Rail line ready but trains late". The Liberal. 22 February 1978. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[3] Significant dates in GO Transit

[expanding-4] "GO Transit reveals Strategic Plan - GO 2020". GO Transit. Retrieved 22 April 2009.

[2011extension-5] "Expansion Projects". GO Transit. Retrieved 2011-03-23.

[6] Ontario improving GO Transit service along all corridors

[TheStar-2015-04-17-7] Tess Kalinowski, Transportation reporter (17 April 2015). "GO to add almost 50 per cent more trains in next 5 years". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

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v t e Richmond Hill, Ontario
Municipality	Richmond Hill Oak Ridges Wilcox Lake
Government	Elections ‎Mayors Richmond Hill City Council Electoral districts: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill (federal, provincial), Richmond Hill (federal, provincial)
Education	Public: Alexander Mackenzie High School Bayview Secondary School Langstaff Secondary School Richmond Green Secondary School Richmond Hill High School Catholic: Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School Private: Academy for Gifted Children Holy Trinity School
Culture	History People Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts Richmond Hill Heritage Centre
Business and services	David Dunlap Observatory Hillcrest Mall Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital Parks Richmond Hill Public Library
Sport	Richmond Green Richmond Hill Curling Club Richmond Hill Rams
Transportation	Richmond Hill Transit Richmond Hill line Bloomington GO Station Gormley GO Station Richmond Hill GO Station Langstaff GO Station Richmond Hill Centre Terminal Ontario Highway 404 Yonge Street
Category People

v t e GO Transit
Lakeshore West line	Union Station Exhibition Park Lawn † Mimico Long Branch Port Credit Clarkson Oakville Bronte Appleby Burlington Aldershot Hamilton West Harbour Confederation † Grimsby † St. Catharines Niagara Falls
Milton line	Union Station Kipling Dixie Cooksville Erindale Streetsville Meadowvale Lisgar Milton
Kitchener line	Union Station King–Liberty † Bloor St. Clair–Old Weston † Mount Dennis † Weston Etobicoke North Malton Bramalea Brampton Mount Pleasant Georgetown Acton Guelph Breslau † Kitchener (Kitchener Central †)
Barrie line	Union Station Spadina–Front † Bloor–Lansdowne † Caledonia † Downsview Park Rutherford Maple Kirby † King City Aurora Mulock † Newmarket East Gwillimbury Bradford Innisfil † Barrie South Allandale Waterfront
Richmond Hill line	Union Station Oriole Old Cummer Langstaff Richmond Hill Gormley Bloomington
Stouffville line	Union Station Kennedy Agincourt Finch–Kennedy † Milliken Unionville Centennial Markham Mount Joy Stouffville Old Elm
Lakeshore East line	Union Station East Harbour † Danforth Scarborough Eglinton Guildwood Rouge Hill Pickering Ajax Whitby Oshawa Thornton's Corners East † Ritson Road † Courtice † Bowmanville †
Union Pearson Express	Union Station Bloor Mount Dennis † Weston Pearson Airport
Former or proposed station sites	Lawrence–Kennedy York University
Bus terminals	Bramalea Brampton Cornell Finch Highway 407 Kipling McMaster University Richmond Hill Centre Scarborough Centre Square One Union Station University of Waterloo York Mills Yorkdale
Miscellaneous	History Fares Rail services Bus services Fleet Expansion GO-ALRT
See also	Metrolinx Presto card SmartTrack The Big Move
† and italics denotes a future station

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