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{{Infobox station
| name               = Newmarket Bus Terminal
| style              = YRT
| image              = Newmarket Bus Terminal 001.JPG
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| address            = 320 Eagle Street West<br />[[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]], [[Ontario]]
| country            = [[Canada]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|03|10|N|79|29|11.4|W|display=inline,title}}
| bus_operators      = {{rint|york|yrt}} / {{rail-interchange|york|viva}} [[York Region Transit]] / [[Viva Rapid Transit|Viva]]<br />{{rint|gotransit|bus}} [[GO Transit bus services]]
| other              = 
| structure          = Waiting room and public washrooms
| platform           = 11
| parking            = 447 spaces
| bicycle            = Yes
| baggage_check      = 
| opened             = 8 September 1970
| closed             = 
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| electrified        = 
| accessible         = Yes
| code               = 
| owned              = [[York Region Transit]]
| zone               = 64
| former             = 
| passengers         = 
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'''Newmarket Terminal''' is a bus terminal in [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] operated by [[York Region Transit]] (YRT). It is located at 320 Eagle Street West at the intersection of Eagle Street West and Davis Drive. The facility has 447 parking spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/en/travelling/stations.aspx?station=NMKT|title=Newmarket GO Bus Terminal— BUS TERMINAL|work=GO Transit|access-date=1 November 2012}}</ref> The [[Newmarket GO Station|Newmarket GO Train Station]] is located at Davis Drive about two kilometres to the east.

The Newmarket Terminal includes a [[convenience store]] in its interior facility providing various amenities for transit riders.

==History==
In 1969, planning for commuter services resulted in the establishment of a bus terminal in Newmarket in 1970, from which commuters would be taken to the [[Richmond Hill GO Station]] to commute to Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436202/page/1|title=Authority wants buses off Main St., terminal may move out to plaza|newspaper=The Era|date=3 December 1969|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref> It was one of four terminals in the "GO North" commuter services expansion of GO Transit, the other three being located in [[Barrie, Ontario|Barrie]], [[Aurora, Ontario|Aurora]], and [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]].<ref name="notrainsforyou!">{{cite news|url=http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436229/page/1|title=GO buses—but no trains|newspaper=The Era|date=6 May 1970|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref> In May 1970, the [[government of Ontario]] announced that the terminal would provide bus service only, instead of the commuter rail service originally planned for "GO North" service.<ref name="notrainsforyou!" />

It was originally built by [[GO Transit]] as the northern terminal for its "B" service on [[Yonge Street]], and as the southern terminal of its services to Barrie. On 22 April 1970, GO Transit announced that the intersection of Yonge Street and Davis Drive would be the site of the terminal.<ref name=originalsite>{{cite news|url=http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436262/page/2|title=News highlights of the year 1970|newspaper=The Era|date=30 December 1970}}</ref><!-- page 2 --> That site would use the original auto dealership as its headquarters, and GO Transit began operations at the site on 8 September 1970.<ref name="artclose">{{cite news|url=http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436242/page/15|title=GO Transit bus unveiled|newspaper=The Era|date=12 August 1970|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>

The terminal was moved to its present location in the 1980s. The building and grounds were upgraded in 2005 and 2006, and are now  shared by GO Transit and YRT/Viva.

The first bus service picked up commuters at various stops in Newmarket before departing southbound from the terminal, and made stops in Aurora, [[Oak Ridges, Ontario|Oak Ridges]], Richmond Hill.<ref name="firstbus">{{cite news |url=http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436250/page/12?q=union+station|title=GO grows |newspaper=The Era|date=7 October 1970|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref> In [[Toronto]], passengers could disembark at the [[Eglinton (TTC)|Eglinton TTC subway station]], the [[Toronto Coach Terminal]], or [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]].<ref name="firstbus" />

In March 1971, GO Transit began operating a "Shopper's Special" bus on weekdays and Saturdays, leaving the terminal in the morning and making stops in Aurora, [[King City, Ontario|King City]], [[Maple, Ontario|Maple]], and by passenger request at other locations, with two final stops at the Toronto Coach Terminal and Union Station.<ref name="shopper">{{cite news|url=http://news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436275/page/5?n=7|title=Shopper's Special|newspaper=The Era|date=10 March 1971|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref> For the afternoon return trip, passengers were required to board at the Toronto Coach Terminal or Union Station.<ref name="shopper" />

On November 20, 2005, Viva Blue was added to this terminal as part of the northern extension of the line during Viva Phase 3 and the north terminus. On November 29, 2015, Viva Yellow was implemented making this terminal the west terminus of the line.

YRT took ownership of the terminal from Metrolinx on February 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yrt.ca/en/news/upgrades-coming-to-newmarket-terminal.aspx|title=UPGRADES COMING TO NEWMARKET TERMINAL|date=31 January 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>

==Bus service==
[[York Region Transit]] (YRT), [[Viva (bus rapid transit)|Viva]], and [[GO Transit]] routes connect to this terminal.
* Board the GO Transit bus routes at the intersection of Davis Dr. W. & Eagle St. W. (outside the terminal).
===Platform assignments===
All routes are YRT and Viva.
*Platform 1: '''50''' Queensway
*Platform 2: '''98''' Yonge, '''98/99''' Yonge
*Platform 3: '''44''' Bristol
*Platform 4: '''56''' Gorham-Eagle
*Platform 5: '''55''' Davis
*Platform 6: '''52''' Holland Landing
*Platform 7: '''57''' Mulock
*Platform 8: Mobility On-Request
*Platform 9: [[Viva Blue]]
*Platform 10: [[Viva Yellow]]
*Platform 11: '''96''' Keele-Yonge
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Newmarket Terminal Map|url=https://www.yrt.ca/en/schedules-and-maps/resources/Documents/terminal-maps/Newmarket-Terminal-Map_Nov2023.pdf|publisher=York Region Transit|date=November 5, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Newmarket Bus Terminal}}
{{GO Station|NMKT}}
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{{Newmarket, Ontario}}
{{YRT Terminals}}
{{GO Transit}}

[[Category:GO Transit bus terminals]]
[[Category:York Region Transit Terminals]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Newmarket, Ontario]]
[[Category:Transport in Newmarket, Ontario]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1970]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Ontario]]