[2] The original site of Malton railway station was approximately 0.8 km (0.5 mi) west of the current GO Transit facility, where Scarboro Street crosses the tracks.The first station was a wood-frame structure built in 1856 by the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), which was superseded by a second frame building in 1912.[4] Metrolinx, the parent of GO Transit, purchased the 25 km (15.5 mi) Weston Subdivision from Canadian National Railway in 2009, including this section of track.CN will continue to serve its freight customers in the area and VIA will operate trains on the line.[5] Recent station renovations included improvements such as new walkways and a tunnel for pedestrian access to new platforms[6] which have canopies rather than shelters, and expansion of the parking lot.