Milliken GO Station is a GO Transittrain station located in the Scarborough area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, near the city's northern border. It is located in the neighbourhood of Milliken, Ontario. The station originally opened on September 7, 1982 on the Stouffville line but was relocated on September 6, 2005 because the curve of the original station made it difficult for the operator to see, and it would allow a parking lot to be built on the other side, along with making the station accessible. The station was re-located south of Steeles Avenue, opposite to the Splendid China Mallshopping centre and accessed by a re-aligned Redlea Avenue. This new station has a straight platform long enough to accommodate a full-length train of ten carriages and a locomotive, which allows the conductor to have a good enough view from the 5th carriage to open all the doors safely. It has a 725 car parking lot, a dedicated passenger pick-up and drop-off area, and a station building with ticket sales counters, a waiting area, and public washrooms.
Former location
The former Milliken station, was located on the north side of Steeles in Markham, to the east of Market Village Mall. It consisted of a fenced off area with a small ticket booth and 2 large bus shelters. It was one of the most neglected GO railway stations because it was built on a sharp curve, and was much shorter than most GO stations. Because of that, trains could not open all the doors when stopped there. It had no dedicated parking spots and a small kiss-and-ride area. Cars waiting for the trains were parked at Market Village or along Steeles Avenue. There are no traces of the former platform, other than a single sign facing towards Steeles Avenue reading "CN Milliken." From 2018 to 2019 Steeles Avenue will be re routed to allow for the construction of a pedestrian bridge and new level crossing. A small shed was built by the Toronto and Nipissing Railway as a flag stop located on the north side of Steeles Avenue on the east side of the tracks and used by successor railways until it was demolished in the early 1960s.
Connecting transit
The station is not directly served by regular local transit services, but there is a short connecting walkway beside the railway tracks to bus stops on Steeles Avenue East. Toronto Transit Commission's bus routes53 Steeles East operates along Steeles Avenue East and 43 Kennedy terminates by looping there, as does the 57 Midland. York Region Transit route 8 Kennedy stops at the Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road intersection, while the 203 Milliken GO Shuttle only operates during peak hours, specifically to connect the neighbouring part of Markham to GO Train service.
