McCowan station

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McCowan
TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg
McCowan station Platform 2022.jpg
Station platform
General information
Location1275 McCowan Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°46′29.7″N79°15′06″W / 43.774917°N 79.25167°W / 43.774917; -79.25167
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  •  9  Bellamy
  •  16  McCowan
  •  38  Highland Creek
  •  129  McCowan North
  •  130  Middlefield
  •  131  Nugget
  •  132  Milner
  •  133  Neilson
  •  134  Progress
  •  169  Huntingwood
  •  302 Symbol ksiezyc.svg   Kingston Rd - McCowan
  •  913  Progress Express
Bus-logo.svg DRT
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo
Other information
Website Official station page
History
OpenedMarch 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
ClosedJuly 24, 2023 (2023-07-24) [1]
Passengers
2022 [2] 2,331
Rank73 of 75 (2022)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Toronto Transit Commission.svg Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Scarborough Centre
towards Kennedy
Line 3 Scarborough Terminus
Location
McCowan station

McCowan was a terminal station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway. The closed station is located at 1275 McCowan Road, just north of Ellesmere Road at Bushby Drive/Town Centre Court.

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In February 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) recommended the closure of Line 3 in November 2023 and its replacement by bus service until the completion of the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. [3] [4] However, this station permanently closed following a derailment on July 24, 2023, after which the TTC decided not to reopen Line 3 service. [1]

Station description

The station structure was built on three levels: Line 3 was on the upper floor, an automatic entrance from the Consilium Place office complex via the Pedway pedestrian walkway was on the second floor, and the station entrance from McCowan Road with the collector and the concourse was on the lower floor. At the time of its closure, 15 TTC bus routes (13 daytime routes and 2 Blue Night routes) plus one Durham Region Transit bus route passed by McCowan station. [5]

Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity

McCowan station was the terminus station of Line 3 and lay just west of McCowan Yard (completed in 1983), which stored and maintained Line 3's trains.

Trains used a double crossover before the station entrance, but only one side of the station was used. In earlier years both platforms were used for line-end and westbound trains, but the double crossover allowed eastbound trains to cross over to the westbound platform, making for a more efficient system. The eastbound track was used when taking trains out of service. This allowed the operator to ensure that the train was empty with no one boarding before bringing the train to McCowan Yard.

Panorama of the TTC's original McCowan station (52444434114).jpg
Concourse of the station

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References

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  2. "Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
  3. Spurr, Ben; Pagliaro, Jennifer (February 4, 2021). "TTC recommends seven years of shuttle buses on Scarborough RT ahead of 2030 subway opening". Toronto Star . Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. "Toronto Transit Commission Report - Scarborough RT Strategic Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014. Subway Eliminates:McCowan, Midland and Ellesmere
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