Allandale Waterfront GO Station
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Allandale Waterfront GO Station[1][2] was built just south of Allandale Station, a historic train station that occupies a large property on the southern shore of Lake Simcoe in the waterfront area of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The current station and former station were built on a burial site of the Huron indigenous peoples.
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Location | 24 Essa Road Barrie, Ontario L4N 9C8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°22′27″N 79°41′16″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metrolinx/City of Barrie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | formerly The Canadian, Northlander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform 6 bus bays | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 + 1 bypass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Barrie Transit Simcoe County LINX Ontario Northland Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | GO Transit: AD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 19 June 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1980; rails lifted 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction of the new facility began in 2009. GO Transit announced on 15 June 2011 that the station would open in the autumn of 2011,[3][4] but construction delayed its opening until January 2012. Bus service to the station began on 28 January 2012, with the train service following two days later.[5] A ceremonial train trip from Allandale Waterfront GO Station to Bradford GO Station officially opened the station on 29 January 2012.[6]