Clarkson GO Station

Clarkson
General information
Location1110 Southdown Road
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°30′44″N 79°38′05″W / 43.51222°N 79.63472°W / 43.51222; -79.63472
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Bus operators
Construction
Structure typeStation building
Parking2,539 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: CL
Fare zone12
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Oakville
towards West Harbour
 Lakeshore West Port Credit
towards Union Station
Oakville
towards Hamilton or Niagara Falls
 Lakeshore West
(peak express)
 Union Station
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Oakville
toward Suspension Bridge
 Niagara Falls – Toronto
Local stops 		Lorne Park
toward Toronto

Clarkson GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service, serving the Clarkson neighbourhood.

History

The original railway station was located about 800 meters to the east of the present day station, on the north side of the railway tracks, behind Warren Clarkson's store and Post Office on the west side of Clarkson Road (Today Clarkson Road North). It was built in 1853 by the Great Western Railway at the corner of the property which became known as Clarkson's Corner. The apostrophe in Clarkson's was removed from the sign in 1956, on the CNR station which burned down in 1962, although Corner had long since disappeared from usage.[1]

The station brought commerce to local fruit and vegetable farmers, with corn, apples and especially strawberries being the main produce in Clarkson.[1] In 1915, a sign was erected at the station declaring "Through this station passes more strawberries than any other station in Ontario."[2]

To augment the existing 1,500-space parking structure, an additional garage with 1,200 spaces was built between June 2012 and April 2014.[3]

In 2018, Fortinos signed a deal with Metrolinx to have a PC Express kiosk at this station for online orders.[4]

Local bus service

The station is served by MiWay and Oakville Transit routes:[5]

MiWay
  • 13 Glen Erin (7 days)
  • 14 Lorne Park (weekday off-peak)
  • 14A Lorne Park to Winston Churchill (weekday rush hour)
  • 23 Lakeshore (7 days)
  • 29 Park Royal (7 days)
  • 45 Winston Churchill (7 days)
  • 45A Winston Churchill via Speakman (weekday rush hour)
  • 110 University Express (weekdays)
Oakville Transit
  • 4 Speers-Cornwall (7 days)
  • 11 Linbrook (weekdays)
  • 12 Winston Park (weekdays)

References

  1. ^ a b "Clarkson Railway Station". B&W Photo. City of Mississauga. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "History of Clarkson". Clarkson BIA. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Clarkson Parking Structure". GO Transit. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Metrolinx to roll out grocery pickup service at select GO Transit stations". CTV News Toronto. February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Clarkson GO" (PDF). Terminal & Station Maps. City of Mississauga. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2015.