Bramalea GO Station

This is pretty major GO station, so it has a large number of bus routes and it’s own train line along with trains that go all the way to Georgetown/​Mt Pleasant to the west and all trains/​buses ending at Union to the East.
There’s a lot of parking spots available and you need to arrive very early (8am or earlier) in order to get a good spot. There’s a second parking lot too that some people might not know about as it requires a further drive on Steeles and then a double back to the south side of the station.
A very big negative for the station is the lack of a central board that indicates what buses leave from which of the bus stops and form which of the 4 platforms the train would arrive/​depart (but since there’s only one line, you’re pretty safe just joining the crowd that’s already on the platform). The bus stops have their own signs indicating their destinations, but this requires one to walk all the way to the stops to figure stuff out. And there is a small electronic board well above eyesight level under the big green «GO» sign indicating the train platform, but it’s hard to see and does not help once you’re actually in the station.
Other than that, there’s a small commuters café in the terminal that serves coffee and snacks (never used it though).
You can get downtown either taking the bus/​train all the way down to Union or taking the bus on the 401 to Yorkdale/​York Mills. Keep in mind though, as the 401 bus frequently uses a stop outside the actual Bramalea GO station (stops at the south east corner of Bramalea and Steeles instead)
Overall it’s a good hub for travel to go downtown as service starts around 5am and goes on till 11 or 12 at night, with the last bus from downtown leaving Union at 1:30am to get here.
As with most stations, AVOID rush hour! If you can spare it, take the 9:20 train down and aim to return on the 6:50 train back up. Both a far more pleasant ride than all the other times!