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took over the Canadian Northern in 1923, it closed Duncan Station moving its building away from the tracks, and replacing it by a flag stop on the north side of York Mills Road. The station name was changed to Oriole. The original station building was demolished in 1987. The second station was closed
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South of Oriole Station and York Mills Road, there used to be a junction to the Oriole Spur (a.k.a. Leaside Spur), a branch line built in 1916 that connected to the Canadian Northern's maintenance facilities in Leaside serving industries along the way. Today, the Oriole Spur has been converted into
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A pedestrian walkway along the east side of tracks connects the north end of the platform to Esther Shiner Boulevard and a short walk along Old Leslie Street leads to the upper, automated entrance to the subway station. It has been proposed several times that the GO station should be moved to allow
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Metrolinx is planning to construct a layover facility for GO trains along the Richmond Hill GO Line south of Oriole GO Station near York Mills Road. Trains would be stored at the facility between the morning and afternoon peak periods, and would access the facility by shuttling from and to Union
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There is a footbridge over the track, allowing pedestrians to walk between the station to Woodsworth Road. This bridge replaced an old, narrower bridge further north. This 30-metre (98 ft) metre bridge is enclosed in a mesh safety screen and has an anti-slip floor.
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1905 – Duncan Station is erected on the property of Henry Duncan, on the south side of York Mills Rd, by the Canadian Northern Railway. The name is later changed to Oriole and the station moved to the north side of York Mills
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built the first station on the south side of York Mills west of Don Mills Road, but named it Duncan Station since it was located on property previously owned by William Duncan III. When the
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Until this facility is ready, GO Transit will use Rosedale Siding, located in the Don Valley between Bayview Avenue and the
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Relocating the Oriole GO station has been talked about periodically for some time, but to date has never been carried out.
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Oriole GO Station in the bottom right corner, where it is crossed by Highway 401
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Oriole Go station relocation Go-TTC service link predesign report
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115 Silver Hills on Woodsworth Road, west of the station
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services in the vicinity of Oriole GO Station include:
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There were two prior stations at Oriole. In 1906, the
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Station building with public washroom and waiting room
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Track level at Oriole GO Station, looking north with
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Oriole station


Toronto
43°45′56″N 79°21′53″W / 43.76556°N 79.36472°W / 43.76556; -79.36472
Metrolinx
side platform
OR

GO Transit
Union Station
Richmond Hill
Old Cummer
Bloomington
Canadian National Railway
Leaside
Toronto
Capreol
Toronto
Thornlea
Capreol
train station
GO Transit
Richmond Hill line
Highway 401
Leslie Street
North York
Toronto
Leslie subway station
Line 4 Sheppard

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