Hey guys, welcome back to the channel! Today, we’ll be showing you guys around our neighbourhood
GO train station, Old Cummer. This smaller station on the Richmond Hill GO line may not
be the most glamourous, but we love it with all of our hearts, and there are some interesting
things to talk about. Come along for the ride!
Located in North York, Old Cummer is one of the stations on the Richmond Hill GO line,
nestled in between Oriole station and Langstaff station. Originally opened in 1978 along with
the rest of the line, the station has been pretty much untouched besides the normal upgrades
and maintenance. Fun fact, the namesake of this station is Jacob Cummer, who, along with
his family, were some of the earliest settlers in this neighbourhood of Willowdale in 1797,
and owned a saw-mill on the don river near the present-day Cummer Avenue, just a couple
of blocks down the road from this GO station.
We’re here on Finch avenue, one of the arterial east-west roadways in the whole of Toronto,
and the namesake of Finch station, the most used station in the whole TTC system. Just
west of the intersection of Finch Avenue and Leslie Street is where you will find a bridge
and a path that will lead you to the station. This bridge will also allow you to cross the
street, so you don’t have to go down to Leslie if you want to get to the station.
Walking down this long path will finally take you to the side entrance and platform of the
station. This side entrance is very no-frills, only
featuring Presto readers for convenience. The platform is long and can fit 12 cars,
although right now there is only one track, and the trains aren’t always as long due
to the relatively low ridership of the line. The platform features heated shelters, benches,
as well as other small things such as signs and departure boards.
Most of the interesting features are at the main entrance all the way down the platform
though, so let’s head over there right now.
The main entrance of the station is located on Leslie street further north from Finch
avenue, and it consists of the station building, some shelters, as well as a parking lot. The
station building is relatively small, but it does have a collector’s booth that is
manned during peak hours, some comfortable seating, washrooms, as well as departure boards.
Waiting for trains that come once an hour suddenly doesn’t seem too bad when you have
access to a nice little station building like this.
Outside of the building, you can find bike and people shelters, as well as Presto machines,
where you can purchase fare. And perhaps the most noticeable feature of the station is
the relatively massive parking lot that comes with it. The parking lot has 439 parking spaces
and plenty of accessible parking and seems to stretch on forever, especially when it’s
relatively quiet like this.
In terms of station surroundings, Old Cummer is located in a quiet neighbourhood in the
Don Valley, right under the Finch Hydro Corridor, where you can find a beautiful little trail that stretches to
be more than 20 kilometres long along Finch, perfect for a jog or a bike session on a sunny
afternoon. The station also has great interchange options with the TTC, with the 39 and 939
Finch buses coming every couple of minutes, and the Leslie bus available as well. The
station did use to have GO bus service with route 61C connecting it to Union Station,
but since it was seen as an entirely local service, it was unfortunately cancelled in
2010. With all these buses on Finch though, it, fortunately, isn’t that much of a problem
to get to Union from here.
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