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Location | 290 Borough Drive, Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°46′28″N79°15′28″W / 43.77444°N 79.25778°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Website | Official station page | ||||||||||
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Opened | March 22, 1985 | ||||||||||
Closed | July 24, 2023 (Line 3) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2019 [1] | 24,399 | ||||||||||
Rank | 39 of 75 (2019) | ||||||||||
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Scarborough Centre is a bus terminal in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving multiple bus routes of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and one Durham Region Transit (DRT) bus route. It was also a rapid transit station serving Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway system until Line 3's closure on July 24, 2023. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401. It was adjacent to the former Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal, which was a station for GO Transit buses and other intercity coach services until the TTC modified the facility for TTC buses.
A new Scarborough Centre station is planned to be built along the Line 2 extension east of the existing station, which is set to open circa 2030. [2]
Scarborough Centre station was opened in 1985 along with the rest of Line 3. The station replaced transit access to the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall's south side (at ground level along roadway).
In 2000, this station became accessible with elevators.
The Toronto Transit Commission had planned to extend Line 4 Sheppard southeast from its current terminus at Don Mills to Scarborough Centre. The 985A Sheppard East Express bus currently links the two stations, making limited stops along Sheppard Avenue. In March 2007, however, the TTC dropped this plan when it announced its Transit City proposal to build the Sheppard East LRT. The LRT proposal was later replaced by a plan to extend Line 4 eastwards from Don Mills station to McCowan Road. [2]
Around 2011, there was a proposal to convert Line 3 to light-rail with an extension of the Eglinton Crosstown line (Line 5 Eglinton) over the Line 3 right-of-way. [3] [4]
In 2013, the proposal was changed to abandon the Line 3 right-of-way and build an underground extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth along McCowan Road. This would result in the decommissioning of all Line 3 stations beyond Kennedy station. A new Scarborough Centre station would be built east of the current station and would be oriented on a north–south alignment rather than the east–west alignment of the current station. Between 2013 and 2016, the new Scarborough Centre station was planned as a through-station. [5] In order to save money for another transit project, the plan was revised in 2016 to make it a terminal station. [6] However, in 2019 the plan was revised again to make the new Scarborough Centre station a through-station. [7] [2]
In February 2021, the 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. [8] However, the rail portion of this station permanently closed following a derailment on July 24, 2023, after which the TTC decided not to reopen Line 3. [9]
The existing station is located north of Ellesmere Road, between Brimley and McCowan Roads on the south of the Scarborough Town Centre. The station was built on three levels: Line 3 used to operate through the upper level; the mezzanine, passenger entry from the mall, and an automatic entrance from Brian Harrison Way are on the middle level; and two bus terminals were located at ground level, one for TTC buses connected by an automatic entrance to the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal for intercity buses. (In October 2022, the intercity terminal was relocated so that the TTC bus terminal could expand into its space. [10] ) There is elevator access for TTC services, making this station fully accessible to anyone with disabilities.
East of the current station, the Line 3 continued travelling east on an elevated bridge until McCowan station. West of the station, the Line 3 ran on an elevated bridge which descended after passing over Brimley Road. It continued to descend until reaching Midland station.
The TTC permanently closed the Line 3 portion of the existing station after a derailment on July 24, 2023; [9] however, the adjacent bus facilities will be kept in operation until 2030 with its bus bays reconfigured. [10]
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Location | Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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Opening | 2030[8] | ||||||||||
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The provincial transit agency Metrolinx is building a new underground Scarborough Centre station parallel to McCowan Road along an extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. The new station will be on a north–south alignment to the east of Scarborough Town Centre. The new station will have a new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal serving TTC and GO Transit buses as well as the Durham Region Transit bus rapid transit line. [2] The new station will be located 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of the former station, on the east side of McCowan Road north of the Line 3 right-of-way next to the site of McCowan station. [11] : 00:15:54–00:21:00 The new station and bus terminal are expected to open in 2030. [8]
Located in Scarborough City Centre, nearby landmarks include the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall, Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell Square, Canada Centre government offices, and Scarborough YMCA.
Bus routes serving the bus terminal include:
Bay number | Route | Name | Additional information |
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1 | 920 (DRT) | Eastbound to Harmony Terminal | |
2 | 134A | Progress | Northbound to Finch Avenue East via Tapscott Road |
134B | Northbound to McNicoll Avenue via Tapscott Road (Rush hour service) | ||
134D | Northbound to Finch Avenue East via Centennial College and Tapscott Road | ||
Northbound to Finch Avenue East via Centennial College and Crow Trail | |||
903A | Kennedy Station–Scarborough Express | Eastbound to Centennial College | |
3 | 131 | Nugget | Eastbound to Old Finch Avenue and Morningview Trail |
4 | 939A | Finch Express | Westbound to Finch Station |
939B | Westbound to Finch West Station via Finch Station | ||
5 | 129A | McCowan North | Northbound to Major Mackenzie Drive |
129B | Northbound to Steeles Avenue East | ||
6 | 904 | Sheppard–Kennedy Express | Westbound to Don Mills Station |
7 | 133 | Neilson | Northbound to Morningside Heights via Centenary Hospital |
8 | 38A | Highland Creek | Eastbound to Rouge Hill GO Station |
38B | Eastbound to University of Toronto Scarborough | ||
938 | Highland Creek Express | Eastbound to University of Toronto Scarborough (AM rush hour service) | |
9 - 13 | 38 | Highland Creek | Southbound to Kennedy Station via Midland Avenue (Line 3 express bus replacement service) |
129 | McCowan North | ||
131 | Nugget | ||
133 | Neilson | ||
903 | Kennedy Station–Scarborough Express | ||
904 | Sheppard–Kennedy Express | ||
938 | Highland Creek Express | ||
939 | Finch Express | ||
14 | 21C | Brimley | Southbound to Kennedy Station |
43B | Kennedy | Southbound to Kennedy Station via Progress Avenue | |
15 | 9 | Bellamy | Southbound to Warden Station |
130A | Middlefield | Northbound to Steeles Avenue East | |
130B | Northbound to Steeles Avenue East via Maybrook Drive (Rush hour service) | ||
16 | 16 | McCowan | Southbound to Warden Station |
Wheel-Trans | |||
17 | 996 | Wilson Express | Westbound to Humber College |
18 | 132 | Milner | Northbound to McLevin Avenue and Hupfield Trail |
169A | Huntingwood | Westbound to Don Mills Station via Van Horne Avenue | |
169A | Westbound to Don Mills Station (Rush hour service) | ||
19 | 21C | Brimley | Northbound to Steeles Avenue East |
Scarborough Centre station was also home to the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal, which was located directly east of the TTC bus platform. Until it closed, the former bus terminal was served by GO Transit and interurban buses, which now stop at various on-street locations near Scarborough Centre station. [11] : 00:21:00–00:32:30
Since September 2023, Durham Region Transit (DRT) route 920 buses serve the TTC Scarborough Centre bus terminal. With the introduction of Ontario's One Fare Program, a GTHA-wide fare integration program introduced on February 26, 2024, customers paying by Presto, credit or debit card are able to transfer between TTC and DRT buses without incurring an additional fare. As the station is located inside the TTC's fare-paid zone and as free card transfers need to be recorded for the province to reimburse participating transit agencies as well as to enforce double fares for customers ineligible for free transfers, passengers heading towards Durham Region board the DRT buses inside the TTC bus terminal, while those heading towards Scarborough Centre alight at nearby on-street stops outside of the station. The DRT buses previously terminated at McCowan station. [12] [13] [14]
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