Barrie Bus Terminal

Barrie Bus Terminal
Barrie Bus Terminal
General information
Location	24 Maple Avenue, Barrie, ON; Canada
Coordinates	44°23′16″N 79°41′26″W / 44.38778°N 79.69056°W
Owned by	City of Barrie
Platforms	12
Bus operators	Barrie Transit; GO Transit; Ontario Northland
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	GO Transit: BARI
Fare zone	69
History
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

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.
^ "Downtown market precinct 'could be a key piece of our tourist economy,' says mayor". 8 December 2020.
^ "Bus terminal called 'perfect spot' for permanent market in downtown Barrie (4 photos)". 8 February 2022.
^ "Barrie's Transit Vision sets sights on planning for the city's new transit hub | Barrie 360Barrie 360". 2 February 2021.
^ "Allandale transit hub: Project costs rising, opening pushed back". 16 March 2023.

External links

Media related to Barrie Transit Terminal at Wikimedia Commons

GO Transit station page for Barrie Bus Terminal

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] "Downtown market precinct 'could be a key piece of our tourist economy,' says mayor". 8 December 2020.

[4] "Bus terminal called 'perfect spot' for permanent market in downtown Barrie (4 photos)". 8 February 2022.

[5] "Barrie's Transit Vision sets sights on planning for the city's new transit hub | Barrie 360Barrie 360". 2 February 2021.

[6] "Allandale transit hub: Project costs rising, opening pushed back". 16 March 2023.

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