Mulock GO train station proposal for Newmarket clears major hurdle

Yorkregion.com
June 21, 2016
By Chris Simon

It appears the long-awaited Mulock train station may soon be a GO.

The Metrolinx board of directors is expected to approve the station, as part of its GO regional express rail 10-year program, at a meeting June 28.

It is one of five new stations recommended for approval along the Barrie rail corridor - Spadina, Bloor-Davenport, Kirby and Innisfil also made the cut.

The report states a grade separation at the Mulock location, and further analysis on the site, is still required.

Metrolinx staff has been busy over the past few months, narrowing down a list of more than 50 sites that were being considered for new stations.

In total, 14 new stations are recommended for inclusion in the plan along the Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore and Stouffville corridors.

Over the next few years, GO will add about 150 kilometres of track throughout its network and increase service along the Barrie line - from 12 trains to about 32 on weekdays and zero to nearly 29 on weekends.

Metrolinx is also investigating potential locations for passing track infrastructure north of Aurora, and the space requirements that would be needed for a third track up to the East Gwillimbury GO station, Metrolinx chief planning officer Leslie Woo said in a presentation to Newmarket council late last year.

The Era will have more on this breaking story as it develops.