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New Timmins-Porcupine Station to Reconnect Northeastern Ontario with Toronto

Justin Barber

Mar 7, 2024 — 1 min read

Timmins-Porcupine Station Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process

Project Overview

Ontario Northland is reinstating passenger rail service between Toronto (Union Station) and Northeastern Ontario (Timmins), including a new station in the City of Timmins. The new Timmins-Porcupine Station will feature:

Train platform
Station building
Outdoor parking
Pedestrian walkway
Bus bays
Taxi stand
Designated passenger pick-up and drop-off area
Municipal bus stop

The station will be located along the existing rail corridor, just west of Bob’s Lake between Matheson Station and Cochrane Station. The project follows the Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process (TRPAP) as required by Ontario Regulation 231/08 under the Environmental Assessment Act.

Public Information Centre

A tradeshow event will be held to provide more information about the project, including the status of engineering designs and environmental studies.

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Time: Drop in between 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 287, South Porcupine, ON

For more information, contact pr@ontarionorthland.ca.

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