Confederation GO Station


Confederation GO Station is a planned train station to be built by Metrolinx in East Hamilton, Ontario on the Canadian National Railway line. The station is named for Confederation Beach Park, nearby on Lake Ontario.
The station is planned as part of the anticipated expansion of GO Transit's Lakeshore West line service to Niagara Falls. On May 26, 2015, the Government of Ontario announced that service would be extended to the station. Construction began in 2017, with the opening planned for 2021.

Construction

CN Rail managed the replacement of the Centennial Parkway rail bridge, in partnership with the City of Hamilton and GO Transit. The 84-year-old concrete rail bridge was demolished and a new one erected. This enhancement added an extra track and platform for expected GO Transit service and widened the road. The bridge work was expected to have been completed before the 2015 Pan American Games.
It is estimated that it will cost $150 million to extend GO Train service the 10 kilometres beyond West Harbour GO Station to East Hamilton, near Stoney Creek. Construction began in late 2017 and is expected to conclude in 2019. Development of the station site cost $35 million, and the associated upgrades to the rail infrastructure cost $115 million.
GO Bus route 12 began serving the station's bus loop on November 2, 2019 when about 60 parking spaces were also made available.

Station

The island platform will have heated shelters and a canopy, and will be accessible via a pedestrian tunnel. The station building will include a waiting area and shops.

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