Brockville railway station
Brockville | |||||||||||||||
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141 Perth Street Brockville, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°35′32″N 75°41′34″W / 44.59222°N 75.69278°WCoordinates: 44°35′32″N 75°41′34″W / 44.59222°N 75.69278°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code |
IATA:XBR VIA: BRKV | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Refurbishment plans
Via Rail announced in November 2009 that it would replace the historic 1872 Brockville station with a new $7-million facility.[2] This initial proposal was scaled back; on November 10, 2010, Via Rail unveiled a second proposed design for a new station building. That 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] — a move which 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; 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.”[5] The renovations were completed in July 2015.[6]
References
- ↑ Via Rail - Station Description
- ↑ http://www.recorder.ca/2014/07/29/train-station-upgrade-launched
- ↑ Government of Canada and Via Rail Unveil New Brockville Station Design Press Release
- ↑ New-look city rail station By RONALD ZAJAC , STAFF WRITER Recorder and Times
- ↑ http://www.recorder.ca/2014/07/29/train-station-upgrade-launched
- ↑ "VIA Rail marks renovation of Brockville station". Trains Magazine. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.