North Bay station
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| Location | 100 Station Road North Bay, Ontario Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°18′50.6″N 79°26′19.6″W / 46.314056°N 79.438778°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ontario Northland Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Temagami Subdivision | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | North Bay station | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 August 1990 | |||||||||||||||
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North Bay station is a railway station and an inter-city bus station located in the city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The station is located east of downtown near the Trans-Canada Highway (Ontario Highways 11 & 17) and directly southeast of the Northgate Shopping Centre.[2] It was designed and laid out as an intermodal station, serving both passenger trains and intercity buses; however, due to the suspension of the Ontario Northland Railway's Northlander and Dream Catcher Express rail services in 2012, it is currently active only as a bus terminal. Railway service is planned to return in 2026 with the revival of the Northlander.
The Ontario Northland Railway opened the station on 29 August 1990. Previously, its passengers trains used the Canadian National Railway's station on the Alderdale Subdivision, which required a backup move from the Ontario Northland main line.[3]
Station amenities include an indoor waiting area, lockers, parcel shipping and receiving, ticket vending, and Wi-Fi. The outdoor bus platform features a covered waiting area and seating. As well, the Northgate Shopping Centre is situated across the railway tracks from the station and is accessible via a pedestrian tunnel.
Services
[edit]Current
[edit]| Intercity coaches | |
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| Bus Company | Destinations |
| Autobus Maheux[4] | Rouyn-Noranda |
| Ontario Northland | Toronto Union, Toronto Yorkdale, Ottawa, Sudbury, Timmins |
Former
[edit]The station was once a major component of the Ontario Northland Railway, being served by the Northlander and Dream Catcher Express intercity passenger trains. Both services were cancelled in 2012 and it is currently inactive as a passenger railway station.
Connections
[edit]The station is served by North Bay Transit's route 8, in the westbound direction only. Connections to other North Bay Transit routes can be made at the nearby Northgate Shopping Centre, which is reached via an underground pedestrian tunnel from the station.
See also
[edit]- North Bay/Jack Garland Airport - (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB)
References
[edit]- ^ "Northlander Passenger Train". www.ontarionorthland.ca. Ontario Northland Transportation Commission. 6 June 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "North Bay station" (Map). OpenStreetMap. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Vollhardt, Frank Jr. (December 1990). "New on the Northland". Trains. Vol. 51, no. 2. pp. 10–12.
- ^ Autobus Maheux
External links
[edit]- Bus stations in Ontario
- Ontario Northland Railway stations
- Rail transport in North Bay, Ontario
- Railway stations in Nipissing District
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1990
- Railway stations in Canada opened in 1990
- 1990 establishments in Ontario
- Railway stations in Canada closed in 2012
- Ontario Northland bus stations