Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station

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Toronto Pearson Terminal 1
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The Union Pearson Express platform at the station
General information
Location Pearson International Airport,
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°40′59″N79°36′49″W / 43.68306°N 79.61361°W / 43.68306; -79.61361
Owned by Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Operated by GO Transit/GTAA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4 (2 UP Express, 2 Link)
Connections Terminal 1
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: PA
Website Pearson Station
History
OpenedTerminal Link: July 6, 2006;18 years ago (2006-07-06)
Union Pearson Express June 6, 2015;9 years ago (2015-06-06)
RebuiltTerminal Link: 2015
Services
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Terminus Union Pearson Express Weston
Preceding station Terminal Link Following station
Terminal 3
toward Viscount
Terminal LinkTerminus
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Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station
Location near Toronto
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Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station
Location in Southern Ontario
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Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station
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Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 station
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Terminal 1 station, or Pearson station, is a railway and people-mover station at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the eastern terminus of the inter-terminal Terminal Link, and the western terminus of the Union Pearson Express.

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Overview

Pearson station track and platform configuration Track Diagram Pearson T1.png
Pearson station track and platform configuration

The station consists of two connected island platforms serving four tracks. The outermost pair of tracks runs the full length of the station and serves the Terminal Link on the southern platform, while the innermost pair terminates halfway along the station and serves the Union Pearson Express on the northern platform. Both platforms are climate-controlled, and access to trains is via platform screen doors.

History

Terminal 1 station opened in July 2006 as a terminus of the three-station Link Train (now known as the Terminal Link). The structure included support pillars allowing the station to be expanded to serve a future airport rail link to downtown Toronto. [1]

In July 2010, Metrolinx, Toronto's regional transport agency, announced it would create a mainline rail connection to Pearson Airport from Union Station. Construction of the spur began in June 2012 at a budget of C$128.6 million. [2] By June 2013 the bulk of the structure including caissons, columns and girders were complete and the first beam of the new station was poured. [3] The station shell was completed by December 2013.

The line opened on June 6, 2015, in time for the 2015 Pan American Games. [4]

Terminal Link section of platform LINKatPearsonT1.jpg
Terminal Link section of platform

Services

The Terminal Link operates every four minutes throughout most of the day, and every eight minutes between 7:30am and 11:30am, and between 11:30pm and 3:30am. [5] The full trip to Viscount station takes under four minutes. [1]

The Union Pearson Express operates every 15 minutes throughout the day, with a 25-minute travel time to Union Station in Downtown Toronto. [6]

Ticket vending machines for UP Express are found at the entrance from the airport. There is a cold beverage vending machine located at the end of the platform.

Connections

Several local transit systems provide bus service to Pearson at Terminal 1, which operate from the ground level of Terminal 1 (second curb, Column R4), two floors below the train station.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kuitenbrower, Peter (2006-07-06). "It's a Bumpy ride from full stop to takeoff". National Post . Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  2. Union Pearson Express Progress Update, June 27, 2013, Kathy Haley, Metrolinx. https://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20130627/20130627_BoardMtg_UP_Express_Update_EN.pdf
  3. UP Express President’s Quarterly Report, June 27, 2013, Kathy Haley, Metrolinx. https://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20130627/20130627_BoardMtg_UP_Express_Report_EN.pdf
  4. "Link Train schedule" . Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  5. "Union Pearson Express: Information". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

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External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg "Station Focus - Pearson (UP Express, Terminal Link)" on YouTube, RMTransit, 2020
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg "All Toronto Pearson Airport LINK Train Station Tours" on YouTube, Transmania Ontario, 2020