Maple GO Station

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Maple Station opened on May 16, 1853, when the service began on the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railroad between Toronto and Machell's Corners (now Aurora). At the time, the station was named "Richmond Hill", despite being {{convert|6|km|mi}} west of that community. A coach service was run between Richmond Hill and Maple to connect with the namesake town.{{cite book |last=Reaman |first=G. E. |author-link= |date=1971 |title=A History of Vaughan Township |url= |location= |publisher=University of Toronto Press |page=82 |isbn=}} Train service was extended to Barrie later in 1853, and to Collingwood in 1855.{{cite web|url=https://edrh.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/default.asp?ID=s6.8|title=Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930|publisher=Richmond Hill Public Library Board|access-date=26 November 2014}}

The current station building was constructed in 1903 by the Grand Trunk Railway to replace the original Ontario, Simcoe and Huron building, which had burned down.{{cite web|url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=6765|title=Former Canadian National Railway Station|work=Canadian Register of Historic Places|publisher=Parks Canada|access-date=13 May 2014}} It was named Maple after completion. The Queen Anne style timber frame structure is clad in wood using stick style patterns, and features large gables in its roofline. It is federally protected by the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act.{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/clmhc-hsmbc/pat-her/gar-sta/on.aspx |title=The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario |work=Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada |publisher=Parks Canada |access-date=13 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514081821/http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/clmhc-hsmbc/pat-her/gar-sta/on.aspx |archive-date=14 May 2014 }} The building is also protected under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, as part of the Maple Heritage Conservation District.{{cite web |url=https://www.vaughan.ca/services/business/heritage_preservation/General%20Documents/Maple%20Heritage%20Conservation%20District%20Plan%20and%20Guidelines.pdf |title=Village of Maple Heritage Conservation District Plan 2007 Volume 3 |author= |date=2007 |website=City of Vaughan |access-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001722/https://www.vaughan.ca/services/business/heritage_preservation/General%20Documents/Maple%20Heritage%20Conservation%20District%20Plan%20and%20Guidelines.pdf |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |url-status=dead }}

The building underwent renovations that were completed in January 2014 for {{CAD|1.7}}{{nbsp}} million.{{cite web|url=http://www.bondfield.com/portfolio/heritage-restorations/maple-go-station-building-rehabilitation.php|title=Maple Go Station Building Rehabilitation|publisher=Bondfield Construction|access-date=13 May 2014}} It included repairs to the facade and interior, replacement of the floor, and an upgrade to the accessibility ramps.{{cite web|url=http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/docs/publications/gonews/GO_News_Spring_2014_EN_FR.pdf|title=Improvements on the GO|work=GO News|date=Spring 2014|access-date=13 May 2014}} An additional 60 parking spaces were added to the station in the spring of 2015.{{cite web|title=Expanding Parking – Maple GO Station |url=http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/projects/maple_parking.aspx |publisher=GO Transit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054305/http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/projects/maple_parking.aspx|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}

The station will undergo a redevelopment starting in 2019 including the addition of a second rail track, new rail platforms with a full canopy, two pedestrian tunnels to connect the new platforms, more parking, and the bus loop will be upgraded.{{cite web |title=Maple GO {{!}} Construction Projects {{!}} The Future & GO {{!}} GO Transit |url=https://www.gotransit.com/en/the-future-go/improvements/maple |website=www.gotransit.com |publisher=GO Transit |access-date=21 January 2020}}

As of January 2018, train service operates approximately every 15–30 minutes in the morning peak period, every 30 minutes in the afternoon peak period and every hour at other times. Outside of peak periods, most trains terminate at Aurora with connecting buses for stations further north.{{cite web |url=https://www.gotransit.com/static_files/gotransit/assets/pdf/TripPlanning/FullSchedules/05012019/Table65.pdf |title=Barrie Line - table 65|date=January 5, 2019 |publisher=GO Transit |access-date=February 22, 2019 }}

On weekends and holidays, service operates approximately hourly between Aurora and Toronto. Three daily trains in each direction cover the full route from Barrie to Toronto, while the remainder have bus connections at Aurora station for stations further north.

York Region Transit:

• 4 Major Mackenzie
• 26 Maple

• The station was used in a 1981 episode of The Littlest Hobo.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0633247/ |title=Runaway |author= |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=March 8, 2017 |quote=This episode featured the Maple Railway Station, Ontario's oldest with passenger service dating back to 1853. It is designated under Canada's Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act.}}

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• [https://www.gotransit.com/en/the-future-go/improvements/maple/maple Maple GO Station] improvements at GO Transit
• [http://www.cnr-in-ontario.com/Stations/Maple.html CNR Maple]
• [http://www.cnr-in-ontario.com/Reports/RSR-139.html Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report RSR-139, CNR, Maple, Ontario]

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