Connections St. Catharines Transit Bicycle facilities No Opened 1917 Province Ontario Platforms in use 1 | Parking Yes Disabled access Yes Phone +1 888-842-7245 Connection St. Catharines Transit Tracks 2 | |
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Location 5 Great Western Street
St. Catharines, Ontario
Canada Station code Via Rail: SCAT
Amtrak code:SCA
GO Transit: CAGO Address 5 Great Western St, St. Catharines, ON L2S 2K3, Canada Similar Acton GO Station, Bowmanville GO Station, Niagara Falls railway st, Bradford GO Station, Kennedy GO Station | ||
St. Catharines station is a railway station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada that is served by the Maple Leaf train between Toronto and New York City. On weekends and holidays in the summer it is also served by GO Transit excursion trains operating between Toronto and Niagara Falls.
The Maple Leaf is a joint Amtrak-Via Rail service: ticketing is shared, and trains consist of Amtrak equipment but are operated on the Toronto-Niagara Falls portion of the route by Via crews. The station was formerly served by additional Via trains operating as part of Corridor services, but these were discontinued in 2012. The station is wheelchair-accessible (since 1988), and offers free parking.
History
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.