Barrie Bus Terminal
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, Ontario Northland and Greyhound Canada. 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.
Barrie Bus Terminal | |
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Location | 24 Maple Avenue, Barrie, ON Canada |
Coordinates | 44°23′16″N 79°41′26″W |
Owned by | City of Barrie |
Platforms | 12 |
Bus operators | Barrie Transit GO Transit Greyhound Canada Ontario Northland |
Construction | |
Bicycle facilities | Bicycle rack |
Disabled access | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | GO Transit: BARI |
Fare zone | 69 |
History | |
Opened | 1991 |
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] As of 2020, following funding cancellations, construction of this project has yet to begin.[3]
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
References
- Bruton, Bob (January 24, 2017). "Bus station project would help the core". Barrie Examiner. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- Cooper, Rob (January 24, 2017). "Plans are underway to transform Barrie's bus terminal into a food market". CTV News Barrie. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/downtown-market-precinct-could-be-a-key-piece-of-our-tourist-economy-says-mayor-3164615