St. Catharines station

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
Fare zone 83 (GO Transit)
History
Opened 1917
Rebuilt 1988, 1994
Passengers
Apr–Jul 2019 15 per day Decrease 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
Official name VIA Rail Station
Designated 1994
Reference no. 4625

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.

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 It is the third station to be built on the site, first in 1853 by Great Western Railway and then 1898 by Grand Trunk. 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. A similar station was also built in Berlin, New Hampshire around the same time in 1917.

Service

As of May 2023, GO Transit operates three daily round trips on the Lakeshore West regional rail service between Toronto and Niagara Falls.

On weekdays, GO Transit bus route 18K connects St. Catharines station to Hamilton West Harbour, Hamilton Centre and Aldershot stations, as well as Brock University.

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