Cornell Terminal
Cornell Terminal | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | 467 Rustle Woods Avenue, Markham, Ontario Canada | ||||
| Coordinates | 43°52′51″N 79°13′54″W / 43.88083°N 79.23167°W | ||||
| Owned by | Regional Municipality of York | ||||
| Operated by | York Region Transit GO Transit Durham Region Transit (planned) | ||||
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| Bus stands | 11[1] | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | September 4, 2022[2] | ||||
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Cornell Terminal is a
Planning
The terminal was first scheduled to open in 2008[5] and although planning continued,[6] construction was postponed.
A long-term proposal for a
York Region acquired land in 2014
On June 18, 2018, the $16.7 million contract for the construction of the bus terminal was awarded to Orin Contractors Corporation and construction began on July 31.[10][11]
Bus service
When the new terminal opened on September 4, 2022, it became the eastern terminus of Viva Rapid Transit's Viva Purple route and a hub for local York Region Transit bus routes.
GO Transit bus routes 52 and 56 started servicing Cornell Terminal on October 1, 2022.[12] Durham Region Transit services are planned to service the new terminal in the near future.[4]
Platform assignments
All routes are YRT unless indicated otherwise.
- Platform 2: 18 Bur Oak
- Platform 3: 522 Markham Local, Mobility On-Request
- Platform 4: 16 16th Avenue
- Platform 5: 25 Major Mackenzie
- Platform 6: GO Transit 52 Oshawa - Hwy 407 Bus Terminal, GO Transit 56 Oshawa - Oakville
- Platform 8: Viva Purple
- Platform 9: 1 Highway 7 westbound
- Platform 10: 2 Milliken, 14 14th Avenue
- Platform 11: 1 Highway 7 eastbound, 9 9th Line
References
- ^ "Project Status Quarterly Report – Q1-2016" (PDF). vivanext. York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ "Cornell Bus Terminal". www.yrt.ca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Cornell Bus Terminal / Markham". Vivanext. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Cornell Bus Terminal opening Summer 2022". 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Cornell Terminal Status Report" (PDF). Report No. 6 of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee. York Regional Council. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Award of Cornell Terminal Site Plan" (PDF). Report No. 1 of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee. York Regional Council. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "The Cornell terminal will remain in place providing a transit interconnection for the VIVA and YRT local service primarily focused on Highway 7" (PDF). Interim Report for the Cornell Centre Precinct Plan. Markham. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Project Status Quarterly - Q1 2015 - York Region" (PDF). York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. 2015-05-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
Cornell Terminal land acquisition closed in October 2014, located in the City of Markham at Highway 7 East and Ninth Line in the vicinity of Markham-Stouffville Hospital (MSH) and once was site of Pine Point Lodge. Procurement for design and construction services are underway with construction to start in June 2017, with completion in spring 2018
- ^ a b "rapid transit construction in Markham: 2014" (PDF). Metrolinx/VivaNext. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "York Region and York Region Rapid Transit Corporation award contract for new bus transit terminal in Markham". www.vivanext.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Construction starts on new bus transit terminal in Markham". www.vivanext.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Bus Schedule Changes". GO Transit. Retrieved 2022-09-21.