In 2021 the Government of Ontario announced plans to restore service using ONR from this station north to either Timminis or Cochrane by the mid 2020s.

[2] Ontario Northland services the community with motorcoach, however they do not use the original train station for passengers.

Huntsville is in the heart of Muskoka, which form part of Ontario’s “cottage country".

"Unresolved problems [at the station] include needing to remediate mould and asbestos at an estimated cost of $120,000 and repairing the HVAC system for $30,000.

"[5] A Huntsville restaurant, Smokin’ Hot BBQ, relocated to the railway station in 2024.