101-458: [REDACTED] Barrie is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario , Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto in a generally northward direction to Barrie , and includes ten stations along its 101.4 kilometres (63.0 mi) route. From 1982 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2007, it was known as the Bradford line, named after its former terminus at Bradford GO Station until
202-526: A Vaughan City Council resolution to York Regional Council requesting Metrolinx consideration for four priority projects, among them all-day two-way service on the Barrie line, creation of the Concord GO Station, and creation of a Kirby Road GO Station. The station would be located near the old CN Concord Station (located north of Highway 7 on east side of tracks on the current Barrie line) that dated back to
303-468: A locomotive on the east end and a cab control car on the west end. In push configuration, the cab car has a complete set of engineer's controls built into it, allowing the engineer to remotely control the locomotive pushing the whole train from the back of the train. This enables trains to travel in either direction without requiring one locomotive on each end. All GO trains have a total of three crew members. The conductor and engineer are located in
404-438: A "Yeowoman" was fictitious, neither a real word nor having any historical merit. In 2003, after conducting an extensive internal study, the university replaced both names with the "Lions", as part of a larger renaming effort, and a new logo, now a white and red lion, was brought into line with the university's new visual scheme. The name change also brought York University in line with the 92% of other Canadian universities which use
505-629: A community group known as the GO North Committee distributed "GO North" stickers for motorists to adhere to their automobile's windshield to advocate for GO Transit commuter rail service north of Toronto. Planning for commuter services resulted in the establishment of the Newmarket Bus Terminal by 1970, from which commuters would be taken to the Richmond Hill GO Station to commute to Toronto. John Crawford Medcof, operating
606-431: A company named Railroad Boosters, rented a train for one-day service between Barrie and Toronto on 16 October 1969, earning a profit. He gave the proceeds to the government of Ontario to support a north GO train service promised by John Robarts in late 1969, but asked for the government to return the money when the provincial government announced it would not establish a Richmond Hill line service in 1970. He applied for
707-546: A connection to the Barrie line, including a pedestrian bridge above the Barrie line and provisions for elevator access to future GO platforms. Metrolinx announced that an environmental assessment for the station would begin in the summer of 2015. Metrolinx is considering a station in Innisfil for a future expansion, to be located at approximately mile marker 52 (kilometre 83.7). They analyzed two sites just east of Sideroad 20: 5th Line near Lefroy's Lormel subdivision and 6th Line near
808-552: A grant of CA$ 97,200 from the federal government to operate a commuter train for twelve weeks, with one train leaving Barrie in the morning for Toronto, and a return trip at night. The grant was approved per the government's local initiatives program in December 1971. The train was operated by Canadian National Railways, and charged the same fares as those for the GO Transit bus service. Another trial commuter service from Barrie to Toronto
909-471: A number of joint programs with Seneca College The York University library has a number of branches. The Scott Library has materials in humanities, social sciences, fine arts, and environmental studies. The business library is the Peter F. Bronfman Business Library. The university also offers the opportunity for students to earn credits towards their degree while studying abroad through international internships,
1010-556: A proposal to construct a third campus in the City of Markham . The Government of Ontario supported to partially fund the construction and was announced by premier Doug Ford on July 23, 2020. The Markham Campus was due to open for the spring 2024 term, but officially opened in September 2024. While most of the Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School programs are offered at
1111-484: A rail link between Cambridge and Guelph operated by Metrolinx, with an estimated 14 to 17 minute travel time and frequency of every 30 to 60 minutes. The line would be built along a Canadian National spur between the two cities. Reports have forecasted a ridership of over 500,000 by 2041, and would cut travel time between Cambridge and Union Station to 87 minutes. Since the founding of GO Transit in 1967, GO trains have operated in push-pull configuration . Each train has
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#17328944409001212-771: A relatively central location within the built-up Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and in particular, near the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. Its master plan envisages a denser on-campus environment commensurate with that location. Students occupied the university's administration offices in March 1997, protesting escalating tuition hikes. In June 2014, the university announced that a new campus would be constructed in Markham, Ontario . The campus will be built near Highway 407, between Kennedy Road and Warden Avenue in partnership with Seneca College . The new campus would house approximately 4,200 students and
1313-464: A second daily round trip to the line. In the early 2000s, GO Transit opened three new stations on the line: Rutherford on January 7, 2001; York University on September 6, 2002; and East Gwillimbury on November 1, 2004. By the end of 2005, the number of daily trains on the line had doubled again to four in each direction. In 2006, GO Transit built a bridge at the Snider diamond, which is the junction between
1414-534: A senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and to perform institutional leadership. In the fall of 1961, York moved to its first campus, Glendon College , and began to emphasize liberal arts and part-time adult education. York became independent in 1965, after an initial period of affiliation with
1515-502: A single rail line along Lake Ontario 's shoreline. GO Train service ran throughout the day from Oakville to Pickering with limited rush hour train service to Hamilton. This line, now divided as the Lakeshore East and Lakeshore West lines is the keystone corridor of GO Transit, and continued to be its only rail line for its first seven years of operation. GO's other five lines were opened between 1974 and 1982, significantly expanding
1616-460: A station, but before opening the doors, the CSA is required to point towards both ends of the train and announce that the platform is clear as a way to confirm that the train is stopped properly. After the CSA closes the doors, the same process is repeated to confirm that nobody is caught in the doors. According to Metrolinx, incorporating the pointing and calling procedure within GO Transit's daily operations
1717-401: A total of 76 students. The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906, which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of
1818-491: A vision shared by Prime Minister Lester Pearson , who formally opened Glendon College in 1966. The first Canadian undergraduate program in dance opened at York University in 1970. In 1972, Canada Post featured the nascent institution on 8¢ stamps, entitled York University Campus, North York, Ont. The first Canadian PhD program in women's studies opened with five candidates in January 1992. Its bilingual mandate and focus on
1919-509: Is a public research university in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 375,000 alumni worldwide. It has 11 faculties, including the Lassonde School of Engineering , Schulich School of Business , Osgoode Hall Law School , Glendon College , and 32 research centres. York University
2020-533: Is an important way to enhance safety, "especially as the transit agency gets ready to launch the largest expansion of GO service in it’s [sic] history". In winter conditions, trains are stored near Union Station to so that afternoon and evening trains can travel through less snow. Trains are kept at specific temperatures during storage to speed up engine startup on cold days and to eliminate frozen train doors. Fans are used to blow hot air onto track switches to keep them from freezing in extreme cold. Track snow removal
2121-428: Is anticipated to accommodate up to 10,000 students in future phases. On May 20, 2015, the provincial government announced it will provide financial contribution to this new project. On October 24, 2018, the provincial government announced it would pull its funding for the campus, along with funding for the planned satellite campuses of Laurier University and Ryerson University . After this cancellation of funding for
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#17328944409002222-848: Is billed as an eco campus next to Las Nubes Forest Reserve in Costa Rica . The Schulich School of Business operates a co-campus with GMR School of Business at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India . In 2024, the Government of Ontario provided $ 9 million initial start-up funding to establish the York University School of Medicine that will be located in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct (VHCP) adjacent to Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan . York will be
2323-484: Is conducted using high-pressure blower snow removal equipment. In the event of exceptionally severe winter conditions, GO trains run on different schedules. Express trains will stop at all stations. The cancellation of train trips may occur, as well as replacing trains with buses. GO Transit inspects train air conditioning more frequently during summer, as A/C systems have to work harder on hot days. In extremely hot weather, train tracks can expand and buckle under
2424-510: Is geared for the future of the profession. The Osgoode Hall Law School moved from a downtown location to the York campus in 1969, following the requirement that every law school affiliate with a university. Osgoode Hall offers a number of joint and combined programs. York University is home to 32 organized research units that provide research development beyond the traditional academic units and faculties: The Art Gallery of York University houses
2525-724: The Agincourt rail yards ." Via Rail provided train service to Peterborough until 1990, when service was cancelled. The potential to provide commuter rail service to Peterborough was noted by GO Transit in its 2020 strategic plan, and was also included in The Big Move . Metrolinx completed a study for bringing commuter rail service to Peterborough in February 2010. Different routes were explored, all of which use CPKC's existing Havelock subdivision between Peterborough and Toronto. Once reaching Toronto, three different routes were explored through
2626-535: The Canadian Transport Commission . The service was transferred to Via Rail in 1978. As a result of federal government financial cutbacks to Via Rail, the service was transferred to the provincial government and integrated into the GO Transit network on September 7, 1982, but service only extended to Bradford. On September 17, 1990, the line was extended to Barrie, but was again cut back to Bradford on July 5, 1993. On September 8, 1998, GO Transit added
2727-705: The Locust Hill line to Locust Hill . GO Transit has contemplated a Midtown corridor since the 1980s as a contingency plan once capacity at Union Station became constrained, making North Toronto an alternate station for Downtown Toronto . The major barrier to these plans, however, is the fact that the Midtown corridor is composed of existing rail lines owned and actively used by the CPKC as its main freight line between Ottawa , Montreal , London and Windsor . CPKC has been reluctant to provide capacity to GO Transit on its tracks, and
2828-609: The Milton line (which runs along CPKC tracks to the west) only came after considerable negotiations, the 1979 Mississauga train derailment , and an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. All three lines in the corridor were listed under the 15-year plan of The Big Move upon its publication in 2008. However, the Havelock line was moved to the 25-year plan on February 14, 2013, because of "very modest ridership potential and significant infrastructure and operational challenges related to
2929-791: The Northern Railway of Canada Thornhill Station c. 1853 and demolished in 1978. In 2023, a business case for the station was released. In 2012, the Barrie line served about 7,500 passengers a day, or approximately 2 million per year. By 2008, the annual number of riders on the Barrie line was almost 3.1 million, an increase of 18% from 2007 and 167% from 2001. About 2,300 of the 3,000 daily peak passengers to Union Station boarded at Aurora (about 1,000), Rutherford (about 800), and Newmarket (about 500) that year. The weekend summer service had 105 riders per train in 2012 (32,000 total for six trains per day), and 220 riders per train in 2013 (41,000 total for four trains per day). From 2010 to 2014, ridership on
3030-752: The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for Sustainable Development . The 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranking placed York in the 401-500 global bracket and tied for 17th in Canada. In the 2024–25 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking , the university ranked 466th in the world, and 17th in Canada. The Canadian-based Maclean's magazine ranked York University 4th in their 2024 Canadian comprehensive university category. The university's research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which uses citation analysis to evaluates
3131-579: The University of Toronto (U of T), under the York University Act , 1965. Its main campus on the northern outskirts of Toronto opened in 1965. Murray Ross, who continues to be honoured today at the university in several ways – including the Murray G. Ross (Valedictorian) Award – was still vice-president of U of T when he was approached to become York University's new president. At the time, York University
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3232-455: The YU Free Press was formed as an alternative campus newspaper. Existere is magazine published by students of the university's professional writing program. The magazine was first published in 1978. YorkU Magazine (est. 2003) is the official magazine of York University. It is published 3 times a year in both a print and digital format. The university is represented in U Sports by
3333-554: The York Lions . Beginning in 1968 York's sporting teams were known as the " Yeomen ", after the Yeomen Warders , the guardians of the fortress and palace at the Tower of London , otherwise known as Beefeaters. Later, the name "Yeowomen" was introduced to encourage women to participate in sports. Popular sentiment ran against this name scheme, however, as many students were fond of noting that
3434-649: The York University Faculty Association . Contract faculty, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants are represented by CUPE Local 3903. York University has over 120 undergraduate programs with 17 degree types (BA, iBA, BHS, BSc, iBSc, BBA, iBBA, BEng, BES, BDes, BPA, BFA, BCom, BEd, BDEM, BHRM, BScN, BSW) and offers over 170 degree options. They admit to 30 international degrees offering international language study and opportunities to study abroad at more than 100 international universities. Its international students represent over 150 countries around
3535-531: The impact a university has on academic publications. The 2019 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked the university 488th in the world, and 19th in Canada, whereas the University Ranking by Academic Performance placed the university 488th in the world, and 19th in Canada. York University has also been featured in rankings that evaluates the employment prospects of its graduates. In QS's 2022 graduate employability ranking,
3636-517: The locomotive or the cab car to operate the train. Another guard-like staff member, the Customer Service Ambassador (CSA), is located in the accessibility coach, which is the fifth car from the locomotive. The CSA is responsible for opening and closing the train doors, making announcements over the PA system, and acts as the first responder in case of an emergency on board. The CSA announces
3737-481: The "Discover India" program operated between York and FLAME University , and student exchange programs. The university has student exchange agreements with over 120 institutions in 40 countries. York has nine undergraduate residential colleges : (1970) (1965) (1966) (1968) (2009) (1972) (1969) (1965) (1967) York University is home to over 350 student clubs. A number of larger student organizations are supported by student levy fees. These include
3838-474: The 15- to the 25-year plan on February 14, 2013, when amendments were made to The Big Move. The Midtown corridor refers to three new GO Transit services in The Big Move . The first is a Crosstown line from Dundas Street to the former CP North Toronto and Leaside stations in Toronto . The second and third segments would extend east from North Toronto and/or Union Station : the Seaton line to Seaton , and
3939-543: The Barrie Line and Canadian National 's primary east–west freight line, the York Subdivision . Since CN controlled both corridors, the passage of passenger trains over the diamond was often delayed by freight trains passing through the intersection. Constructing the bridge and associated trackage resulted in a grade separation of the two lines, eliminating such delays. Construction of the bridge began in February 2006, and
4040-400: The Barrie line without freight traffic disruptions. The 2015 estimated cost of the project was $ 120 million. The project began construction in 2017. The Davenport Diamond Guideway went into service on Monday April 3, 2023, and the grade-level Davenport Diamond went out of service on the prior weekend. The ground-level track approaching the diamond will be removed. At the same time of building
4141-504: The Barrie line would increase from 7 daily train trips to over 20 daily train trips by 2020. The railway electrification system is expected to be completed by 2024 and will feature two-way, all-day service every 15 minutes between Union Station and Aurora GO. However, on August 12, 2021, Metrolinx announced that, after electrification there would be 15-minute, two-way, all-day service beyond Aurora to Bradford, and 30-minute two-way, all-day service to Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront. In
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4242-602: The Barrie line, excluding the terminus at Union Station in Toronto. In addition to Union Station, four station buildings along the Barrie Line are federally protected by the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act . At Allandale Waterfront and Newmarket stations, historic station buildings remain but are used for other purposes, while at Aurora and Maple stations, the historic stations buildings continue to be in use. The station building at King City
4343-540: The Bradford and Stouffville lines. This coincided with GO's initial purchases of the rail corridors it operated on, taking ownership of the entire Stouffville line past Scarborough station, and most of the Barrie line north of the Toronto border. In addition, GO took control of the critical Union Station Rail Corridor , which all GO trains on all lines used. By the end of 2005, GO owned over a third of its rail network. From 2007 to 2017, GO's network saw six extensions, requiring
4444-573: The Bradford line to be renamed as the "Barrie line", and the Georgetown line to "Kitchener line." These long distance extensions, along with the other extensions on the Lakeshore West, Richmond Hill and Stouffville lines, expanded GO's network length by 29%. Six critical corridor purchases were also made, tripling its length of owned corridors and bringing its ownership percentage to over 80%. Finally, 10 new stations were added, one of which coincided with
4545-570: The GO Barrie line and east–west CP Rail North Toronto subdivision tracks near Davenport Road in Toronto. It was one of the busiest train intersections in North America. In order to increase service frequency on the Barrie line, GO Transit identified the need to remove the diamond and build a grade separated crossing. In 2015 Metrolinx initiated a Transit Project Assessment Process (an environmental assessment process specific to transit projects) based on
4646-1715: The GO's rail corridors. All GO Transit fares are calculated by the fare zones that the origin and destination of the trip are in, as well as by passenger category (adult, student, senior or child). GO train fares are not differentiated based whether or not buses are used for part of the trip. [REDACTED] Mississauga Oakville Burlington Hamilton St. Catharines Niagara Falls Aldershot GO Hamilton GO West Harbour GO Niagara Falls station Limited two-way service to Niagara Pickering Ajax Whitby Oshawa Oshawa GO Brampton Georgetown Acton Guelph Kitchener Bramalea GO Mount Pleasant GO Kitchener station Limited two-way service to Kitchener Two-way all day service to Mount Pleasant on weekends Mississauga Milton Milton GO Rush hour one-way to Milton in afternoon No weekend service No service outside rush hour Vaughan King City Aurora Newmarket Bradford Barrie Aurora GO Allandale Waterfront GO Rush hour one-way to Barrie in afternoon Two-way service to Aurora outside rush hour Limited service to Barrie outside rush hour Two-way all-day service to Aurora on weekends Limited service to Barrie on weekends Richmond Hill Aurora Bloomington GO Rush hour one-way to Bloomington in afternoon No weekend service No service outside rush hour Markham Stouffville Mount Joy GO Old Elm GO Rush hour one-way service to Old Elm in afternoon Two-way all day service to Mount Joy outside rush hour Two-way all day service to Mount Joy during weekends Limited service to Old Elm during weekends GO Transit rail service began on May 23, 1967, on
4747-648: The Keele Campus, both of them maintain satellite facilities in downtown Toronto. Schulich operates the Miles S. Nadal Management Centre at 222 Bay Street ( Ernst & Young Tower within the Toronto-Dominion Centre ), while Osgoode Hall has a Professional Development Centre at One Dundas West Tower within the Toronto Eaton Centre . Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change The Lillian Meighen Wright Centre
4848-593: The Keele campus. York University station is a Toronto subway station located on Keele campus. Other transit infrastructure located on or near Keele campus includes the York University Busway and the former York University GO Station . Glendon College is a bilingual liberal arts faculty and separate campus of York University. Glendon College is home to the Leslie Frost library. In 2018, York University announced
4949-657: The Markham project, York University and its partners planned to seek alternative funding. In July 2020, the provincial government allowed plans for the university to go through. The Markham Campus which began accepting student for Fall session in September 2024. The Keele Campus is the main campus of York University and is located in northern Toronto bordering York Region. Most of the university's faculties reside here, including Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Business, Law, Environmental Studies, Science and Engineering, Education, and Health. All together, nearly 50,000 students attend classes on
5050-724: The Newmarket subdivision between Highway 401 and the CN York Subdivision. On January 30, 2012, the Barrie line was extended north to the newly constructed Allandale Waterfront GO Station . In the summer of 2012, a pilot train service was introduced on weekends and holidays between June and September. Two trains in each direction completed the entire route, while an additional four trains ran between Union Station and East Gwillimbury GO station . The summer service cost CA$ 520,000 to operate, including train crews, safety and enforcement, station staffing and fuel. Bidirectional weekend service
5151-552: The Schulich School of Business, and the Faculty of Science. York University's Film Department houses Canada's oldest film school and has been ranked one of the best in Canada, with an acceptance rate comparable to that of USC School of Cinematic Arts and Tisch School of the Arts . The Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change is the oldest and largest environmental studies faculty in Canada. From 1999 to 2018, York University offered
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#17328944409005252-930: The September 2015 planning document "New Station Analysis", an initial list of 22 potential GO station sites were identified. These were, from north to south, at Innisfil, Holland Yard, Mulock Drive, St John's Sideroad, Yonge Street, Bathurst Street at Side Road 15, Dufferin Street, Kirby Road, Keele Street at Teston Road, Langstaff Road, Highway 7, Steeles Avenue, Finch Avenue, Downsview Park, Wilson Avenue, Lawrence Avenue, Caledonia Road, Rogers Road, St Clair Avenue West, Davenport Road, Dupont Street, and Bloor Street. Of these, most were rejected as unsuitable, either because they were too close to other stations, or for failing to meet other criteria, such as connections to other services, proximity to urban growth centres, construction viability, urban density, or necessary infrastructure. Others were rejected because they were considered for other lines on
5353-467: The area has had a large amount of attention particularly for large parties hosted by students, including the annual Battle of the Village kegger held in March. There have also been many reports of the level of noise pollution from late-night parties from students living in the area. Safety has also been a pressing issue. Excalibur has been the university's autonomous student newspaper since 1966. In 2008,
5454-709: The best method to carry passengers into Toronto from the Mactier subdivision, and the preferred option was to direct trains east-west along CN's Halton subdivision, and north-south again along GO Transit's existing Barrie line . This would provide four new stations in the communities of Woodbridge and Kleinburg in the City of Vaughan , and Bolton in the Town of Caledon , and also use the existing Downsview Park station before terminating at Union. The feasibility study estimated that minimum infrastructure costs were $ 160 million for peak direction rush-hour service, and resulting ridership
5555-581: The bridge was opened in December 2006. The entire project was completed in June 2007. On December 17, 2007, the Bradford Line was extended to the new Barrie South GO Station and was renamed the "Barrie Line". Construction had begun on February 2, 2007, to construct the new Barrie South station, a new layover facility and new tracks, signals and crossings along the existing 20 kilometres (12 mi) railway corridor. The project cost $ 25 million, funded by two thirds by
5656-478: The climate. In the last two decades, the campus has been intensified with new buildings, including a dedicated student centre and new fine arts, computer science and business administration buildings, a small shopping mall, and a hockey arena . The Aviva Centre tennis stadium, built in 2004, is a perennial host of the Canada Masters tennis tournament. As Toronto has spread further out, York has found itself in
5757-732: The community of Hope), at Mulock Drive in Newmarket, and in Innisfil. Under the Regional Express Rail initiative, new stations are planned in Toronto: Bloor–Lansdowne GO Station at Bloor Street West (near Lansdowne Avenue and Lansdowne subway station) and Spadina–Front GO Station at Spadina Avenue near Front Street (with access to the CityPlace neighbourhood and 510 Spadina streetcars). The design for Caledonia station on Line 5 Eglinton includes provisions for
5858-624: The cost of construction for two-way all day service on the Milton line. The project would involve a complete separation from CPKC's tracks by building dedicated GO Transit tracks along the rail corridor, and is estimated to be at $ 6 billion dollars. No timeline has been provided, and construction has not yet started. In 2010, then-premier Kathleen Wynne announced plans to electrify GO Transit. Electrification would drastically cut down on GO Transit's carbon emissions and would allow GO Transit to run faster, more frequent trains, increasing ridership. In 2018, it
5959-474: The current Oshawa GO station and continue along the CPKC corridor to Bowmanville, adding four more stations, Thornton's Corners East, Ritson, Courtice, and Bowmanville. The Milton line is owned and operated by Canadian Pacific Kansas City which has restricted the number of passenger trains, only allowing for one-way service. In 2024, the Ontario government under Doug Ford called on the federal government to share
6060-466: The doors are closing and will remind passengers to stand clear of the doorways. All cars have a speaker above the doors, which plays a door closing chime in the form of a descending major triad . The chimes are an accessibility feature intended to warn the visually-impaired that the doors are closing. In March 2021, Metrolinx adopted the Japanese shisa kanko (pointing and calling) method. Upon entering
6161-582: The east end, to deal with the same "significant infrastructure and operational challenges related to the Agincourt rail yards" that complicate GO's Havelock line. The study also kept the option open of using either Union Station or North Toronto station as the terminus of the line. Capital costs to upgrading the Havelock subdivision were estimated to be between C$ 329 and 384 million. GO introduced bus service between Peterborough and Oshawa on September 5, 2009. Proposals from regional councillors have pushed for
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#17328944409006262-544: The federal and provincial governments, and one third by the City of Barrie. On December 15, 2009, Metrolinx purchased the portion of the Newmarket Subdivision within the City of Toronto from CN for $ 68 million. The Barrie line trackage, from Union Station to Barrie, is now fully owned by Metrolinx. As part of the agreement, the Canadian National Railway continues to serve five freight customers located on
6363-511: The first and largest graphic design program in Ontario York/Sheridan Design (YSDN) . It was a four-year University degree delivered jointly by the two leading educational institutions of design in Canada (York University and Sheridan College ). The joint program has been discontinued and beginning with the class entering in 2019, four-year design students will enrol in a new Bachelor of Design offered by York University, one which
6464-470: The future Sleeping Lion development in south Alcona. Innisfil town council stated its preference for the 6th Line location, which was ultimately chosen by Metrolinx, and approved use of $ 2 million to acquire land and $ 2.6 million to partially fund the station's construction. To provide an interchange with Viva , a bus rapid transit service in York Region , a new station was proposed at Highway 7 . The site
6565-538: The guideway, further community improvements were added in the immediate vicinity, including noise wall and bearing pads, a rail overpass above Wallace Avenue and a pedestrian underpass at Paton Road, as well as a replacement of the Bloor Street West bridge. Other grade separations are planned. One was completed at Rutherford Road immediately north of Rutherford GO Station , and another is planned at McNaughton Road north of Maple GO Station . There are 10 stations on
6666-497: The heat. These "sun kinks" can occur when temperatures are above 30 degrees Celsius for at least 48 hours. For safety reasons, sun kinks require trains to be operated at reduced speeds. Sun kinks are usually fixed during overnight or in the early morning. On holidays that fall on weekdays, service changes will occur. The following table shows the service type by holiday. York University York University ( French : Université York ), also known as YorkU or simply YU ,
6767-473: The liberal arts continue to shape Glendon's special status within York University. The new Keele Campus was regarded as somewhat isolated, in a generally industrialized part of the city. Petrol storage facilities are still across the street. Some of the early architecture was unpopular with many, not only for the brutalist designs, but the vast expanses between buildings, which was not viewed as suitable for
6868-632: The line increased 70% based on cordon count data. For 2015, there was a weekday morning peak of 5,852 boardings and 227 alightings at the stations on the line, all other passengers alighting at Union Station in Toronto. GO Transit rail services GO Transit rail services are provided throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and the Greater Golden Horseshoe . The GO Transit rail fleet consists of 90 MPI MP40 locomotives and 979 Bombardier BiLevel Coaches . In 2023,
6969-426: The line. Due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic , starting on May 13, 2020, most off-peak train service was suspended and replaced with buses due to low ridership. Off-peak train service was gradually reintroduced throughout 2021. The Barrie line makes connections with: In April 2015, the government of Ontario announced that as part of a broad GO Transit expansion project called Regional Express Rail , service on
7070-407: The local chapters of the social justice group OPIRG , and Regenesis , an environmental organization on campus that runs farmers' markets at the Keele and Glendon campuses, a free store , a community bike centre and a borrowing centre . The Village at York University off-campus student housing area has become a popular area of accommodation for many upper-year and post-graduate students, and
7171-539: The morning, and seven trains northbound to Barrie and two trains northbound to Bradford from Union Station in the afternoon. The line also has hourly, two-way service between Union and Aurora during off peak times. Weekend service consists of hourly trains in both directions. Five trips in each direction cover the full route from Toronto to Barrie, while the remainder operate between Toronto and Aurora. Trips terminating in Aurora have connecting GO bus service to Barrie. During
7272-406: The network experienced two long distance extensions to southern Barrie and Guelph in 1990, only to have those extensions reversed three years later. GO did extend its Lakeshore East line again in 1995 from Whitby to Oshawa , finishing that line as it exists today. The reach of GO's network remained relatively unchanged between 1996 and 2005. However, seven new infill stations were opened along
7373-575: The network. Four sites were considered for either the Barrie line or the Kitchener line . The sites at Highway 7 in Vaughan and at St Clair Avenue West were not included as part of the 10-year RER expansion, but are part of a future expansion program. The candidate location Bathurst Street at Side Road 15 was deferred for future consideration. Stations have been approved in Vaughan for the Kirby Road site (serving
7474-471: The next station after the train departs a station, and an automated voice will repeat the announcement when the train arrives at its next station. Automated public service announcements are made in both English and French . When a train arrives at a station, the CSA puts a small accessibility bridge across the gap between the platform and the doorway. This is to allow passengers with mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, or strollers to board and exit
7575-542: The opening of Barrie South GO Station . The Barrie line runs on the former Northern Railway of Canada route. This is the oldest operating railway line in Ontario, with passenger service beginning in 1853. In 1852, construction began on the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway , which would run from Toronto to Collingwood . The line opened on May 16, 1853, when passenger train service began operating between Toronto and Aurora (then Machell's Corners). On October 11, 1853, service
7676-658: The opening of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension , creating a new interchange between GO and the TTC subway. A 20km extension of the Lakeshore East line to Bowmanville was announced by then-premier Kathleen Wynne in 2016. Construction began on July 22, 2024 and is not expected to finish for years. No completion date has been provided. The extension is expected to cost $ 730 million, and will provide two-way all day service. The line will travel upwards from
7777-471: The permanent art collections. The collection of 1500 objects includes Canadian, American, Inuit, and European mixed media, multimedia, installations, painting, photography, prints, drawings, sculpture, sketchbooks, film and video. The School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD, formerly the Faculty of Fine Arts), offers programmes such as design, ethnomusicology , cultural studies , visual arts, music, dance, and theatre. York's Jazz Department
7878-498: The preferred option of constructing an overpass to carry the GO line over the east-west CP Rail line. The grade separated crossing (which Metrolinx calls the Davenport Diamond Guideway) is on a 1.4-kilometre (0.9 mi) long, 8.5-metre (28 ft) high rail bridge. It lies between Bloor Street West and St. Clair Avenue West parallel to Lansdowne Avenue. The bridge will allow GO Transit to run all-day, two-way service on
7979-410: The rail network from 86 to 332 kilometres long, and from 16 to 43 stations. To that point, all of GO's rail services ran on tracks mostly owned by the two major freight railways of Canada: Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP). in 1988, a small but significant milestone in network growth occurred when it expanded its Lakeshore East line on new track it built by itself. But following that,
8080-552: The school's chapter of Hillel International and academics affiliated with the school being accused of hateful behaviour. York University was established in 1959 as a non-denominational institution by the York University Act , which received Royal Assent in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 26 March of that year. Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campus with
8181-563: The system had a ridership of 40,807,100 passengers per year. GO Transit started on May 23, 1967, running single-deck trains powered by diesel locomotives in push-pull configuration on a single rail line along Lake Ontario 's shoreline. When GO trains began operation, they ran on tracks mostly owned the two major freight railways of Canada: Canadian National (CN) and CPKC . Over time, GO Transit (and subsequently Metrolinx ) have acquired tracks, ensuring GO Transit has control over track maintenance and expansion. Metrolinx currently owns 80% of
8282-635: The third medical school in the Greater Toronto Area , joining Toronto Metropolitan University (Renamed from Ryerson University in 2023) and the University of Toronto . In April 2024, it was announced that the York University School of Medicine will accept 80 undergraduate students and 102 postgraduate residents at doors open in 2028, expanding to 240 undergraduate students and 293 postgraduate residents across all years, once operating at full capacity. York's approximately 1500 full-time faculty and academic librarians and archivists are represented by
8383-429: The times and directions that train service does not operate, service is provided by GO bus routes 63 (Toronto–King City), 65 (Toronto–Newmarket) and 68 (Newmarket–Barrie). The maximum speed on the line is 128 kilometres per hour (80 mph), between Bradford and Barrie South. Trains are limited to 24 kilometres per hour (15 mph) in some parts, but can travel at least 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) over most of
8484-410: The train. Each car has a number of accessibility seats provided. If the CSA sees a passenger with a physical disability and there are no accessibility seats available, they could ask that a passenger sitting in one of those seats to move to another area in the train to allow the passenger with a disability to sit in an accessibility seat. Before closing the doors, the CSA will make an announcement that
8585-536: The university ranked 301–500 in the world, and 10–17 in Canada. York University currently has 11 faculties: the School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design, the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, Glendon College, the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Faculty of Health, the Lassonde School of Engineering, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School,
8686-436: The world. York University's Film Department houses Canada's oldest film school . York University has been ranked in a number of post-secondary rankings . The 2025 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 362rd in the world, and 16th in Canada. The 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked York 401–500 in the world, and 18th in Canada. In 2024, York ranked 35th Globally and 9th in Canada in
8787-466: Was built in 2005; the 1850s building was relocated to Black Creek Pioneer Village in the 1960s, then to King Township Museum in 1989. Bradford station is not protected and has been heavily altered. Federally designated heritage railway station, built by Toronto Terminals Railway opened in 1927 As of November 2019, the Barrie line has weekday service consisting of seven trains southbound from Barrie and three trains southbound from Bradford in
8888-556: Was called Concord station, after the Concord neighborhood in which it would be located. The city of Vaughan has integrated the station into its design plans for a mixed use development near the intersection of Highway 407 and the rail corridor. Both the municipal government of Vaughan and the regional government of York have identified this location as a potential site for the station, which requires GO Transit to perform an environmental assessment. In January 2013, Vaughan municipal clerk sent
8989-444: Was correspondingly reduced to peak hours only. At the same time, the Barrie line's weekend train service was improved to every 60 minutes between Union and Aurora, and new hourly weekday off-peak service was introduced between Union and Aurora, as well as additional peak period trains between Union Station to Bradford GO Station. Although the station was intended to entirely replace York University GO Station , limited peak-period service
9090-479: Was decided to use an overhead wire system over a third rail. Hydrogen fuel cells were studied as an alternative to rail electrification but ultimately were deemed unfeasible. A report suggested the trains would be 30% faster and 60% cheaper per kilometre. In 2022, the Ontario government under premier Doug Ford began the first phase of electrification, with plans to electrify 600 kilometres of track and an estimated finish date of 2032. GO Transit rail service to Bolton
9191-565: Was envisaged as a feeder campus to U of T, until Ross's powerful vision led it to become a completely separate institution. In 1965, the university opened a second campus, the Keele Campus , in North York , in the Jane and Finch community. The Glendon campus became a bilingual liberal arts college led by Escott Reid , who envisaged it as a national institution to educate Canada's future leaders,
9292-423: Was established in 1959 as a non-denominational institution by the York University Act , which received royal assent in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on 26 March of that year. Its first class was held in September 1960 in Falconer Hall on the University of Toronto campus with a total of 76 students. In the fall of 1961, York moved to its first campus at Glendon Hall (now part of Glendon College ), which
9393-572: Was extended to Allandale, then opposite Barrie on the south shore of Kempenfelt Bay . In 1888, the Grand Trunk Railway took over operation of the line. In 1923, the bankrupt Grand Trunk Railway was merged into the Canadian National Railway (CNR) network. In 1968, MPP William Hodgson introduced a private member's bill to move that the government of Ontario establish GO Transit services north of Metro Toronto . That year,
9494-578: Was first proposed by the Ontario government under the MoveOntario 2020 plan in June 2007. It was subsequently carried over to The Big Move , where it was placed on the 15-year plan. In November 2010, Metrolinx completed a feasibility study that focused on utilization of Canadian Pacific Railway's Mactier subdivision, which runs from the West Toronto Diamond in Toronto northward to Bolton. Four different service alternatives were assessed to determine
9595-465: Was forecasted to be 2,391, 2,884, and 4,388 in 2015, 2021, and 2031, respectively, in the morning peak period. If service was increased for two-way all-day service, total costs increased to $ 210 million, and ridership was forecasted to be 6,074, 7,324, and 11,146 in 2015, 2021, and 2031, respectively. Metrolinx determined that the projected ridership did not justify the costs, and downgraded the Bolton line from
9696-556: Was introduced with service every 75 minutes in both directions between Toronto and Aurora, including three daily trains per direction covering the full route between Toronto and Barrie. On December 30, 2017, the Downsview Park GO Station (an intermodal station intersecting with the Toronto Transit Commission 's (TTC) new Line 1 Yonge-University subway extension ) opened, and service to York University station
9797-598: Was leased from U of T, and began to emphasize liberal arts and part-time adult education. In 1965, the university opened a second campus, the Keele Campus , in North York , within the neighbourhood community now called York University Heights . Over the last twenty years, York has become a centre for labour strife with several faculty and other strikes occurring, including the longest university strike in Canadian history in 2018 . The university has also faced challenges in handling antisemitism on campus , such as attacks on
9898-465: Was maintained to York University station following the opening of Downsview Park station. Due to the temporary closure of the York University campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto , all service to York University GO Station was suspended on March 18, 2020. On July 19, 2021, Metrolinx announced that the station was permanently closed. The Davenport Diamond was an at-grade rail-to-rail crossing of
9999-568: Was offered again in summer 2013, with four trains in each direction covering the entire route from Toronto to Barrie, making all stops and having a bus connection at Rutherford GO Station for non-stop service to Canada's Wonderland . It cost CA$ 400,000 to operate. For the summers of 2014, 2015 and 2016, the same train service was provided, but without non-stop buses to Canada's Wonderland, requiring those passengers to transfer instead to York Region Transit local bus service at Maple GO Station . On December 31, 2016, year-round weekend train service
10100-449: Was once overseen by Oscar Peterson . York also has a joint Bachelor of Design program with Sheridan College . York's Departments of Film, Theatre and Creative Writing (which is not affiliated with the Faculty of Fine Arts) offers programmes in film production/directing, acting, and writing respectively, producing many award-winning graduates. The Keele campus is host to a satellite facility of Seneca College , and York University offers
10201-524: Was operated in late 1972, carrying 13,483 passengers. In 1973, the Canadian Transport Commission held a public hearing at Georgian College during which its three-member committee heard presentations from Medcof and councillors from all "municipalities between Toronto and Barrie". All presentations favoured the creation of commuter train service between the two cities, including that of York—Simcoe MP Sinclair Stevens . On April 1, 1972, CN introduced commuter service from Barrie to Toronto, as required by
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