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Clarkson GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Clarkson, Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service.Local bus serviceThe station is served by MiWay and Oakville Transit routes:MiWay:13 Glen Erin (7 days)14 Lorne Park (weekday off-peak)14A Lorne Park to Winston Churchill (weekday rush hour)23 Lakeshore (7 days)29 Park Royal-Homelands (7 days)45 Winston Churchill (7 days)45A Winston Churchill via Speakman (weekday rush hour)110 University Express (7 days) Oakville Transit:4 - Speers-Cornwall (7 days)11 Linbrook (weekdays)12 - Winston Park (weekdays)HistoryThe original railway station was located on the north side of the railway tracks, behind Warren Clarkson’s store and Post Office on the west side of Clarkson Road. It was built in 1853 by the Great Western Railway at the corner of the property which became known as Clarkson’s Corner. The apostrophe in Clarkson’s was removed from the sign in 1956, on the CNR station which burned down in 1962, although Corner had long since disappeared from usage.The station brought commerce to local fruit and vegetable farmers, with corn, apples and especially strawberries being the main produce in Clarkson. In 1915, a sign was erected at the station declaring "Through this station passes more strawberries than any other station in Ontario."