St. Catharines station

St. Catharines station is a railway station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is served by the Maple Leaf train between Toronto and New York City and is a stop on the Lakeshore West line of GO Transit. The station is a designated Heritage Railway Station.^[2]

St. Catharines
General information
Location	5 Great Western Street St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°08′52″N 79°15′23″W
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	St. Catharines Transit
Construction
Structure type	Unstaffed station
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Covered bicycle rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SCA GO Transit: SCTH Via Rail: SCAT
Fare zone	83 (GO Transit)
History
Opened	1917
Rebuilt	1988, 1994
Passengers
Apr–Jul 2019	15 per day[1]  7.3% (GO Transit)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Grimsby toward Toronto Maple Leaf Niagara Falls, Ontario toward New York Preceding station GO Transit Following station West Harbour towards Union Station Lakeshore West (peak express) Niagara Falls Terminus Aldershot towards Union Station Lakeshore West (off-peak express)
Former services Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Jordan toward Toronto Niagara Falls – Toronto Local stops Merritton toward Suspension Bridge
Heritage Railway Station (Canada)
Official name	VIA Rail Station
Designated	1994
Reference no.	4625

History

St Catharines Via Rail station

The single level pavilion-style station was built and opened in 1917 by the Grand Trunk Railway and acquired by CN Rail in 1923 who used it for passenger service. Via Rail gained ownership in 1986^[3] It is the third station to be built on the site, first in 1853 by Great Western Railway and then 1898 by Grand Trunk.^[3] It was renovated in 1988 and 1994, but neither changed the appearance of the structure.

The station was formerly staffed by Via Rail, but the ticket agent was replaced by an automated kiosk in October 2012.^[4] A similar station was also built in Berlin, New Hampshire around the same time in 1917.

Service

As of May 2024, GO Transit operates three daily round trips on the Lakeshore West regional rail service between Toronto and Niagara Falls.^[5]

On weekdays, GO Transit bus route 11 connects St. Catharines station to Hamilton West Harbour, Hamilton Centre and Aldershot stations, as well as Brock University.^[5]

Via Rail and Amtrak jointly operate a single daily round trip on the Maple Leaf train service between Toronto and New York City.

References

1. "Metrolinx releases updated GO Transit ridership map – System sees almost five per cent bump in GO train boardings". Metrolinx. September 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
2. "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario". Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario. Parks Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
3. Anne M. de Fort-Menares. "St. Catharines, Ontario". Railway Station Report. Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
4. St. Catharines Standard:Last commuter train to St. Catharines
5. "Niagara Falls/Toronto GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

External links

• Media related to St. Catharines station at Wikimedia Commons
• Via Rail station page for St. Catharines station
• GO Transit station page for St. Catharines station
• St. Catharines – Amtrak
• St. Catharines – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• St. Catharines Via Rail Station (at TrainWeb.org)