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10/8/2021



Rail News: Sustainability

Metrolinx GO station recognized for sustainable design


One of Toronto’s oldest train stations is also one of the greenest.
Photo – metrolinx.com

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The Guildwood Metrolinx GO station has recently won a 2021 Toronto Urban Design Award of Merit.

Guildwood also has recently achieved Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification, Metrolinx officials said in a news release. 

Guildwood is the first GO station featuring a green roof and atrium incorporated into the design. Opened in 1977, the station is one of the oldest in the GO network.

The green roof includes a rooftop pollinator garden, planted and designed with specific nectar and pollen producing plants. It attracts pollinating insects.

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury says the station design creates a pleasant experience for commuters and has the potential to increase transit ridership because of it.