Langstaff GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario in Canada. It is a stop on the Richmond Hill line train service.

Langstaff
General information
Location10 Red Maple Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°50′15″N 79°25′21″W / 43.83750°N 79.42250°W / 43.83750; -79.42250
Owned byMetrolinx
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsRichmond Hill Centre Terminal
YRT buses
Construction
Structure typeStation building with public washroom and waiting room
Parking1041
Bicycle facilitiesyes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: LA
Fare zone60
History
OpenedApril 29, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-04-29)[1]
Rebuilt2005
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Old Cummer Richmond Hill Richmond Hill
towards Bloomington
Future services[2]
Preceding station Ontario Northland Railway Following station
Gormley
toward Timmins
Northlander
(reopening mid-2020s)
Toronto
Terminus

In May 2005, construction of a new and more modern station building was completed, replacing the previous station building at Langstaff Road and using the north end of the same train platform. The south building was converted to a waiting room after the new station building opened for service on June 6, 2005. The new building has a ticket office for passengers to purchase bus and train tickets on weekday mornings.

Langstaff Road East was the original routing of Highway 7 between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. When Highway 7 was upgraded, an overpass was constructed over the Canadian National Railway tracks, and the area north of Langstaff road became a large commuter parking lot. With the construction of Highway 407, the south lot was reduced in size, but newer developments north of the former Highway 7 led to the building of the new terminal. The south parking lot has a kiss and ride loop.

The future extension of Line 1 of the Toronto subway will serve Langstaff GO station and the adjacent Richmond Hill Centre Terminal at Bridge station, with the extension expected to open in 2031.

Bus connections

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The station is served by GO Transit route 61 which travels between Bloomington GO Station and Union Station.[3] This bus route provides service during off-peak times.

All other bus connections are made at Richmond Hill Centre Terminal immediately west of Langstaff station. A pedestrian bridge was opened in March 2008 to connect Richmond Hill Centre Terminal and the GO train station. In 2011, GO Transit moved all Highway 407 East bus services from Langstaff GO Station to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal.

 
Pedestrian bridge to the Richmond Hill Centre Terminal

References

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  1. ^ "New Line is All Systems GO". The Toronto Star. April 30, 1978. p. A3. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Northlander Passenger Train". www.ontarionorthland.ca. Ontario Northland Transportation Commission. 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "61 - Richmond Hill GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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