I'm Zach with Vanishing Underground, and welcome to the new Cooksville GO Station.
This, is the new Cooksville GO Station. Located in Mississauga near the intersection of Hurontario
Street and Hillcrest Avenue, this GO station services trains on the Milton line, running
between Toronto’s Union Station and Milton Ontario. With an average of 2800 passengers
per day, this is the busiest station on the GO network without all day train service,
with ten trains in the morning running to Union Station, and ten trains in the afternoon
returning to Milton. Renovations at the station began at the end of 2017, bringing much needed capacity
improvements to the stop, which has served GO trains on the Milton Line since its opening in 1981.
The station renovation included the construction
of a new parking garage, which stands six storeys tall in the northwest quadrant of
the site. The structure has space for 1900 parking spaces, and is complete with new stairwells,
elevators, as well as an automatic car counting system. From the fourth floor of the parking
garage, a new pedestrian bridge runs north across the tracks to the renovated station
platform, which is able to accommodate one twelve car train. The platform has been upgraded
to include an overhead canopy, snowmelt system, and yellow tactile strips along both sides.
Digital signage on the platform will provide next train arrivals, while heated shelters
on the platform provide a weather protected environment to wait for the train. The platform
is linked to the station by the aforementioned pedestrian bridge, as well as two underground
tunnels, one leading to the parking garage, and a second leading to the station building.
An at-grade walkway also extends from the east end of the platform to a staircase, which
leads to the west side of Hurontario Street. Here, the future Cooksville LRT station is
being constructed, which will service light rail trains running between Port Credit GO
Station and Brampton Gateway Terminal. This station will feature a centre platform,
and will provide pedestrian connections to the GO station via the new station driveway
at John Street. Passengers are also able to connect to MiWay routes 2 Hurontario and 103
Hurontario Express at this intersection, which provide frequent all day service into Mississauga’s City Centre.
Back on the platform, two pedestrian tunnels
also provide a sheltered link to the parking lot, with newly renovated tunnels connecting
to the parking garage and station building. The western tunnel runs to the base of the
parking garage, providing staircases and elevators from the tunnel directly up into the structure.
At ground level, a new heated waiting room has been constructed for the bus loop, featuring
a ticket vending machine, next vehicle departure screens, and benches.
The bus platform itself contains eight bus bays, two of which are currently used by GO Transit, and two by MiWay.
MiWay bus route 28 services the station during rush hours, providing links from the Fairview
neighbourhood to the station every 13 minutes. MiWay route 91 also services the station on
weekdays, running on a different route through the Fairview neighbourhood roughly every 30
minutes. In the near future, there are also plans to extend the 53 Kennedy route to the
station, providing a weekday link from the Mississauga Valleys neighbourhood.
The final pedestrian tunnel leads from the eastern end of the platform to the new station buildings.
The western structure provides a waiting room, equipped with a ticket counter, next train
departure screens, and washrooms. The eastern structure also provides a waiting room, and
is equipped with secure bicycle parking. Covered outdoor bicycle parking was also constructed
adjacent to the structure, which links to a dedicated bike path leading to Hurontario
Street. In front of the station building, a large public plaza has been constructed,
equipped with seating and landscaped with trees. Beside this, a passenger pick-up and
drop off provides convenient access into the east station building. Various other surface
parking lots exist at the station site.
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tour of the new Cooksville GO Station. If you have a question, or we got anything wrong,
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