Clarkson GO Station is a

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and

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, Canada. It is a stop on the

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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

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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. The station brought commerce to local fruit and vegetable farmers, with corn, apples and especially strawberries being the main produce in Clarkson. In 1915, a sign was erected at the station declaring "Through this station passes more strawberries than any other station in Ontario." To augment the existing 1,500-space parking structure, an additional garage with 1,200 spaces was built between June 2012 and April 2014. In 2018,

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signed a deal with Metrolinx to have a

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kiosk at this station for online orders.

Local bus service

The station is served by

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and

Oakville Transit Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the town and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It offers the typical conventional Bus#Touris ...

routes: ;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

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Express (weekdays) ;Oakville Transit: *4 Speers-Cornwall (7 days) *11 Linbrook (weekdays) *12 Winston Park (weekdays)

References

External links

* {{MiWay terminals GO Transit railway stations Railway stations in Mississauga Railway stations in Canada opened in 1853 Canadian National Railway stations in Ontario