Brockville station
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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 / 44.59222; -75.69278 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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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]
History
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
Brockville 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 5 to 7 trains per day toward Ottawa, 2 trains per day toward Montreal, and 6 to 7 trains per day toward Toronto.[6]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Via Rail station page for Brockville station