Barrie South GO Station
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Barrie South GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit
network located in Barrie
, Ontario
in Canada
. It is the northern terminus of the Barrie line train service. It began operating on December 17, 2007, with the first morning train leaving the station at 05:43 that day. Construction for the station began in June 2007.
The station restores GO train service to Barrie, which was cut in the 1990s. Barrie Transit
buses provide public transit access to the rest of the city. As of December 2008, the station is used by around 675 riders per day, up from 350 at the time of its opening.
The station is served by five trains heading southbound to Toronto in the morning, and five trains heading northbound in the afternoon/evening. No train service is provided on weekends or holidays.
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
network located in Barrie
Barrie
Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...
, Ontario
Ontario
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in Canada
Canada
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. It is the northern terminus of the Barrie line train service. It began operating on December 17, 2007, with the first morning train leaving the station at 05:43 that day. Construction for the station began in June 2007.
The station restores GO train service to Barrie, which was cut in the 1990s. Barrie Transit
Barrie Transit
Barrie Transit is the public transport operator for the City of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Daily operation of the Barrie Transit bus service and Barrie Accessible Community Transportation Service is provided under contract by First Canada.-Routes:...
buses provide public transit access to the rest of the city. As of December 2008, the station is used by around 675 riders per day, up from 350 at the time of its opening.
The station is served by five trains heading southbound to Toronto in the morning, and five trains heading northbound in the afternoon/evening. No train service is provided on weekends or holidays.