Hamilton
General information
Location	36 Hunter Street East Hamilton,Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°15′11″N79°52′09″W / 43.25306°N 79.86917°W /43.25306; -79.86917
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 bypass
Bus stands	18
Bus operators	GO Transit
Connections	Hamilton Street Railway
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	54 reserved parking spots
Bicycle facilities	45 secure indoor spaces (paid) 98 covered outdoor spaces 44 exposed outdoor spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: HA
Fare zone	18
History
Opened	1933
Rebuilt	1996
Previous names	TH&B Railway Station
Services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station Terminus Lakeshore West (peak express) Aldershot towardsUnion Station
Former services Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station Waterdown South towardGoderich Goderich –Hamilton Terminus through to TH&B Hamilton –Toronto Sunnyside towardToronto Preceding station Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Following station through to Canadian Pacific Main Line Stoney Creek towardWelland Dundas towardWaterford Waterford– Hamilton Terminus
Ontario Heritage Act
Official name	GO Train Station/former Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Station
Designated	1994
Heritage Railway Station (Canada)
Official name	Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station
Designated	1991
Reference no.	6531
Location

Hamilton GO Centre is acommuter rail station andbus terminal in downtownHamilton, Ontario, Canada. As the terminal stop for evening rush-hourLakeshore West line trains, it is a major hub forGO Transit bus and train services.

Hamilton GO Centre is aStreamline Moderne building designed by New York architectsFellheimer & Wagner.^[2][3] It was planned as a large complex, but was reduced in size to that of a 7-storey office block.^[3] It opened in 1933 as the head office and the Hamilton station of theToronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway (TH&B). Passenger service on the TH&B was discontinued on April 26, 1981, and the TH&B merged into theCanadian Pacific Railway in 1987, leaving the facility disused.

In the early 1990s, GO Transit provided service out of two facilities in Hamilton: trains were routed along the CN Grimsby subdivision to theHamilton CNR Station 1.6 km to the north, and buses operated from an older bus station on the northern edge of Hamilton's Central Business District (CBD) atJohn Street North and Rebecca Street. In order to better connect GO Transit service to Hamilton's CBD, improve the interface with theHamilton Street Railway, and consolidate train and bus services at a single site, renovations were undertaken to convert the TH&B station into the Hamilton GO Centre. The new facility, designed by Garwood-Jones & Hanham Architects,^[4] opened on April 30, 1996.

On June 28, 2009, downtown bus routes were realigned and new bus platforms inside the GO Centre become the downtown terminus points for routes 1 King, 2 Barton and 3 Cannon. The seasonal route 51 University continued to stop inside the station's bus terminal. Many other Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) routes stop immediately adjacent to the Hamilton GO Centre, on Hunter, James, and John streets.

The GO station is served by GO'sLakeshore West line during peak hours; bus service toAldershot Station in neighbouringBurlington is offered off-peak. It serves as the western terminus ofGO bus routes 16, 18, 40, and 47.Via Rail trains do not serve Hamilton, but interchange with the GO line at Aldershot.

A railway museum with an interpretation centre is located on the mezzanine level.^[3]

• 1–3: GO Bus 18, connector to GO Train (via Aldershot) toUnion Station^[5]
• 3–5: GO Bus 16,Queen Elizabeth Way express to TorontoUnion Station Bus Terminal^[6]
• 6–8: GO Bus 40, Hamilton/Richmond Hill Pearson Express toRichmond Hill Centre Terminal, via Burlington and Oakville Carpool Lots,Square One,Dixie Transitway Station,Renforth Transitway Station,Toronto Pearson International Airport andHighway 407 Bus Terminal^[7]
• 8–9: GO Bus 47, Highway 407 West toHighway 407 Bus Terminal via McMaster University, Burlington, Bronte and Oakville Carpool Lots,Erin Mills Transitway Station,Square One andBramalea GO^[8]
• 10-11: Layover
• 12-14: Employee parking
• 15: Darts Loading/Unloading
• 17: Hamilton Street Railway - Route 3 Cannon^[9] and Route 51 University^[10]
• 18: Hamilton Street Railway - Route 1 King^[11] and Route 2 Barton^[12]

• Transportation in Hamilton, Ontario
• West Harbour GO Station
• Confederation GO Station
• List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada

Media related toHamilton GO Centre at Wikimedia Commons

• GO Transit station page for Hamilton GO Centre

• Art Deco architecture in Canada
• Streamline Moderne architecture in Canada
• GO Transit railway stations
• GO Transit bus terminals
• Railway stations in Hamilton, Ontario
• Railway stations in Canada opened in 1933
• 1933 establishments in Ontario
• Designated heritage railway stations in Ontario
• Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway

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