Barrie Bus Terminal Explained
| Barrie Bus Terminal |
| Style: | GO Transit |
| Address: | 24 Maple Avenue, Barrie, ON |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 44.3878°N -79.6906°W |
| Owned: | City of Barrie |
| Platforms: | 12 |
| Bicycle: | Bicycle rack |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Zone: | 69 |
| Opened: | 1956 |
| Rebuilt: | 1991 |
The Barrie Bus Terminal, also called the Barrie Transit Terminal or Barrie Bus Depot, is an intercity and municipal bus station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It serves as one of five hubs for the local Barrie Transit system as well as the city's stop on intercity bus routes operated by GO Transit, and Ontario Northland. The terminal was built in 1991 to replace the old terminal across the street built in 1956. The building also houses some administration offices for Barrie Transit.
On January 23, 2017, the Barrie City Council unanimously approved plans to turn the terminal building into a public market to attract tourists and residents to the city's waterfront.[1] Local bus services will continue to use the building as a hub with new platforms built closer to the street, but all intercity bus services will be relocated to the nearby Allandale Waterfront GO Station.[2] Construction of this project has yet to begin;[3] the new Allandale hub is expected to open in 2025.[4] [5] [6]
Platform assignments
- Platform 1: 1A Georgian Mall - Northbound, 1B Welham - Southbound
- Platform 2: 7A Grove - Northbound, 8B Essa - Southbound
- Platform 3: 100A Red Express - Clockwise, 100B Blue Express - Counter Clockwise, 100C Red Express - Clockwise, 100D Blue Express - Counter Clockwise
- Platform 4: 4A East Bayfield - Northbound, 4B South Go - Southbound
- Platform 5: 5A Edgehill - Westbound, 8B Crosstown - Northbound
- Platform 6: 6A Letitia - Clockwise
- Platform 7: 3B Painswick - Southbound, 6B College - Counter Clockwise
- Platform 8: 2B Park Place - Southbound, 8A RVH - Northbound
- Platform 9-12: Intercity Buses
- Platform 13: 7B Bear Creek - Southbound, 8A Yonge - Southbound
Notes and References
- News: Bruton. Bob. Bus station project would help the core. August 6, 2017. Barrie Examiner . Postmedia Network . January 24, 2017. en-CA. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807021923/http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2017/01/23/bus-station-project-would-help-the-core. August 7, 2017.
- News: Cooper. Rob. Plans are underway to transform Barrie's bus terminal into a food market. August 6, 2017. CTV News Barrie. January 24, 2017. en-CA.
- Web site: Downtown market precinct 'could be a key piece of our tourist economy,' says mayor.
- Web site: Bus terminal called 'perfect spot' for permanent market in downtown Barrie (4 photos) .
- Web site: Barrie's Transit Vision sets sights on planning for the city's new transit hub | Barrie 360Barrie 360. 2 February 2021.
- https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/allandale-transit-hub-project-costs-rising-opening-pushed-back-6701684
