The Brockville railway station in Brockville, Ontario, Canada is served by Via Rail trains running from Toronto to Ottawa and Montreal. It is a staffed railway station, with ticket sales, outdoor parking, telephones, washrooms, and wheelchair access to the platform and trains.[1]
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 LRC train 6917 arrives at Brockville station in 2007. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 141 Perth Street Brockville, Ontario Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°35′32″N 75°41′34″W / 44.59222°N 75.69278°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Via Rail | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed station | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | IATA:XBR VIA: BRKV | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Brockville station | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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History
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Via Rail announced in November 2009 that it would replace the historic 1872 Brockville station with a new $7-million facility.[2] The initial proposal was scaled back; on November 10, 2010, Via Rail unveiled a second proposed design for a new station building. The 2,400-square-foot (220 m2) building was to cost $4.5 million CDN and would have been wheelchair accessible, with space to accommodate expanded track lines.[3]
Once the proposed development was to have been completed, the old railway station building was planned to be demolished;[4] that move met with local opposition. As passenger volumes remain low, Via returned to the drawing board and proposed a million-dollar renovation of the existing station with a new roof, exterior brick, lighting, doors, and windows. An automatic door and accessibility improvements would be added for people with disabilities, and a building adjacent to the station would be demolished and replaced with a passenger shelter. According to Brockville mayor David Henderson, "It's clearly something that set off some alarm bells in the local community, because we do have a very historical aspect to this old city. What was good is that Via Rail, and the people at Via Rail, they responded."[2] The renovations were completed in July 2015.[5]
Services
editBrockville station is served by most trains on Via Rail's Toronto-Ottawa route and some trains on the Toronto-Montreal route. Many express trains pass through the station without stopping.
As of October 2023 the station is served by five to seven trains per day toward Ottawa, two trains per day toward Montreal, and six to seven trains per day toward Toronto.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Brockville train station". Via Rail Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Zajac, Ronald (July 30, 2014). "Train station upgrade launched". Brockville Recorder. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Government of Canada and Via Rail Unveil New Brockville Station Design Press Release". VIA Rail Canada. November 10, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Zajac, Ronald. "New-look city rail station". Recorder and Times. Sun Media Corp. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
- ^ "VIA Rail marks renovation of Brockville station". Trains Magazine. July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ "Timetables". Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 19 October 2023.