Clarkson GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service, serving the Clarkson neighbourhood. Clarkson is the busiest station in the GO network other than Union Station.
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 Great Western Railway 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, Fortinos signed a deal with Metrolinx to have a PC Express kiosk at this station for online orders.
Local bus service The station is served by MiWay and Oakville Transit routes:
MiWay
RouteDestinationAvailability13 Glen Erin North to Meadowvale Town Centre All week14 Lorne Park East to Port Credit GO Station Mon–Fri (off-peak)14A Lorne Park East to Port Credit GO Station Mon–Fri (rush hour)23 Lakeshore East to Long Branch GO Station All week29 Park Royal North to South Common Centre All week45 Winston Churchill North to Meadowvale Town Centre All week45A Winston Churchill North to Meadowvale Town Centre Mon–Fri (rush hour)110 University Express North to City Centre All week
Oakville Transit RouteDestinationAvailability4 Speers-Cornwall West to Bronte GO Station All week11 Linbrook West to Oakville station Mon–Fri12 Winston Park North to Laird & Ridgeway Mon–Fri
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