| Markham | Stouffville (Uxbridge) | Train & Bus  | 47.0 | 41822 |
Community named after William Karkham, Archbishop of York, England, 1777 to 1807. Station closed July 25th, 1975 - Mileage changed in ETT# 47 Apr 26 1992
The CN station in Markham was built in 1871 by the Grand Trunk Railway and designated a Canadian heritage site in 1993 CN angered local residents in 1996 when it announced plans to demolish the station - the Markham Village Conservancy formed and began lobbying for funds to restore the station
CN later agreed to sell the 1200-square-foot prpperty to the Town of Markham for $2.00 - Markham Council approved the sale
Attributed to the Toronto Star it states that the CN station in Markham "was built in 1871 by the Grand Trunk Railway." Either the date or the railway is wrong since the GTR did not go to Markham in 1871
The line that is now the CN Uxbridge Subdivision began its existance as the Toronto & Nipissing Railway (T&N). Chartered in March 1868, the T&N was opened from Scarborough Junction to Uxbridge in July 1871. It was Canada's first 3' 6" gauge railway. The T&N was completed as far as Coboconk in 1872, but there construction halted, and the railway never went anywhere near Nipissing. A branch line called the Lake Simcoe Junction Raiway ran from Stouffville to Jackson's Point. The T&N was token over by the Midland Railway of Canada in the early 1880's and converted to standard gauge. Sources differ on the exact date on the takeover. At about the same time, the Grand Trunk gained financial controlof the Midland. The GTR officially leased the Midland, including the T&N, in 1884, and these lines were merged into the GTR in 1893 - I have not found a construction date for the Markham station. If it was built in 1871, it must have been by the T&N. If it was built by the GTR, it must have been at a later date. (BranchLine - October 1999)
Rehabilitation of the GO station scheduled for completion Fall 2002 and completed late Nov 2002, offical opening 02 Dec 2002
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