Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal

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Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal
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General information
Location300 Borough Drive,
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
Coordinates 43°46′29″N79°15′24″W / 43.77472°N 79.25667°W / 43.77472; -79.25667
Owned byCity of Toronto
Bus stands6
Bus operators
Connections BSicon ICTS.svg TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Scarborough Centre
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: SCAR
History
Opened1985

Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is a regional and intercity bus terminal in Scarborough City Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located near its namesake rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway. It is served by GO Transit buses. The terminal is near the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall and the Scarborough Civic Centre. Until 2022, Megabus (Coach Canada), and other private coach services used the terminal, but have moved to temporary on-street locations nearby due to subway construction.

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The original regional bus terminal opened in 1985 adjacent to the Line 3 station but was relocated to a temporary on-street terminal on Borough Drive starting October 1, 2022. Line 3 is expected to close permanently in 2023 and be replaced with TTC bus service until the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth opens for revenue service, expected in 2030. The TTC required more space to handle replacement buses and required GO Transit and intercity buses to vacate the original terminal. A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to be completed in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station. The future bus terminal will also be the western terminal of the proposed Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit corridor. [1] [2] [3]

Operators

GO Transit

GO Transit MCI bus at the terminal GO Transit MCI D4500CT Coach Bus 2541.JPG
GO Transit MCI bus at the terminal

Relocated services

The private inter-city bus lines operate nearby at on-street locations.

Terminal location

Original terminal (1985–2022)

Opened in 1985, the regional bus terminal was originally located adjacent to Scarborough Centre station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway. With the expected closure of Line 3 in 2023 and its replacement by TTC bus service until about 2030, the TTC needed the terminal space for its own buses. Thus, GO Transit and intercity buses had to vacate the original location so that the area could be reconfigured for more TTC buses. [1] [2] On October 1, 2022, the regional bus terminal was relocated to Borough Drive on the west side of Scarborough Town Centre. [8]

Temporary terminal (2022–2030)

On October 1, 2022, a temporary on-street terminal opened, replacing the original bus terminal. The temporary terminal has six bus bays located on the east side of Borough Drive between Progress Avenue and Triton Road. The terminal location is near the west side of Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall. TTC bus routes 21 Brimley and 43 Kennedy have stops within 50 to 250 metres (160 to 820 ft) from the temporary terminal. [8] This temporary terminal will be replaced by a future terminal expected to open in 2030. [3]

Future terminal (from 2030)

A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to open in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station on the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. It will be adjacent to a new Scarborough Centre station, which will be located on the east side of McCowan Road, north of the Line 3 right-of-way next to the site of McCowan station. [3] The new bus terminal will also be the western terminal of the proposed Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit corridor. [1] [2] [3]

Nearby landmarks

Located in Scarborough's city centre, nearby landmarks include Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall, the Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell Square, the Canada Centre government offices, Consilium Place and the Scarborough YMCA.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Line 3 Bus Replacement Study Update" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search begins for teams interested in building Scarborough Subway Extension stations". Metrolinx. September 17, 2021. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Scarborough Centre GO Bus Platform Relocation – LIVE Event". Metrolinx. October 27, 2021. pp. 00:21:00:00–00:32:30.
  4. ↑ "Table 41" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Mackenzie, Robert (September 4, 2020). "GO revises routes and services, September 5". Transit Toronto. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Table 93 Durham College & UOIT/Scarborough Express Bus" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Table 96 Oshawa/Finch Bus" (PDF).
  8. 1 2 "GO bus relocation –FAQ" (PDF). Metrolinx. October 1, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2022.
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