Scarborough Centre (TTC)
Scarborough Centre  | |||||||||||
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| Location |
290 Borough Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°46′28″N 79°15′28″W / 43.77444°N 79.25778°WCoordinates: 43°46′28″N 79°15′28″W / 43.77444°N 79.25778°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 TTC buses  Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 March 1985 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2012-13[1]) | 29,610 | ||||||||||
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Scarborough Centre is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401. It also houses the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal.
History
Scarborough Centre station was opened in 1985 along with the rest of the Scarborough RT line. The station replaced a transit access to the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall.
In 2000, this station became accessible with elevators.
Subway extension
The future of the station is still in question, as many proposals have been made about either the extension of the Bloor–Danforth line or a light rail transit replacement for the Scarborough RT.[2]
The Toronto Transit Commission had planned to extend the Sheppard line south-east from its current terminus at Don Mills to Scarborough Centre. The 190 Rocket 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 Line. The station was also to be part of the Eglinton Crosstown line.[3][4] But amendments to the line's construction plan lead to the abandoning of that idea.
On September 4, 2013, the province of Ontario announced that it would fund two-thirds of the 6.4 km Bloor-Danforth line subway extension from Kennedy to Scarborough Centre, which would lead to the closure of the rest of the aging Scarborough RT line.[5]
Station description
 Bus bays with the concourse and train platform levels above |
The station is located north of Ellesmere Road, between Brimley and McCowan roads, south of the Scarborough Town Centre. The station is built on three levels; the Scarborough RT is on the upper level, the mezzanine, and passenger entry from the mall and an automatic entrance from Brian Harrison Way is on the middle level, and the bus terminal and an automatic entrance from the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal are at ground level. There is elevator access for all the TTC services, making this station fully accessible to anyone with disabilities.
Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity
East of the station, the RT tracks continue travelling east on an elevated bridge until it reaches McCowan station. West of the station, the RT tracks are on an elevated bridge which begins to descend after passing over Brimley Road. It continues to descend until it reaches Midland station.
Nearby landmarks
Located in Scarborough City Centre, nearby landmarks include the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall, the Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell Square, the Canada Centre government offices, and the Scarborough YMCA.
Surface connections
Toronto Transit Commission
Scarborough Centre has the most surface routes. A number of connecting buses serve the lower level, including TTC routes running into York Region like the 129A McCowan North. The TTC routes that connect here are:
- 9 Bellamy to Warden Station
- 16 McCowan to Warden Station
- 21 Brimley southbound to Kennedy Station and northbound to Steeles Avenue
- 38A Highland Creek to Rouge Hill GO Station
- 43B Kennedy to Kennedy Station
- 129A to Major Mackenzie Drive (extra fare required north of Steeles Avenue)
- 129B McCowan North to Steeles Avenue
- 130A Middlefield to Steeles Avenue
- 130B to Steeles Avenue via Maybrook Drive
- 131A Nugget to Old Finch Avenue/Morningview Trail including a peak-hour express service between Kennedy station, avoiding the SRT
- 132 Milner to McLevin Avenue and Hupfield Trail
- 133 Neilson to Morningside Heights
- 134A Progress to Finch Avenue via Tapscott Road
- 134B to McNicoll Avenue
- 134C to Centennial College
- 169A Huntingwood to Don Mills Station via Van Horne Avenue
- 169B to Don Mills Station
- 190 Scarborough Centre Rocket to Don Mills Station
- 199 Finch Rocket to Finch Station
Other operators
Scarborough Centre station is also home to the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal which is located directly east of the TTC bus platform. It is served by GO Transit, Greyhound, Coach Canada, and Can-ar.
References
- ↑ "Subway ridership, 2012-2013" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission.
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. Five stations serve two subways, and so are listed twice, once for each subway
- ↑ "Toronto Transit Commission Report - Scarborough RT Strategic Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Presentation Update - Community Meeting (York Civic Centre)" June 30, 2011
- ↑ "Eglinton LRT ready to launch" By Tess Kalinowski, Toronto Star. June 29 2011
- ↑ "Province To Extend Bloor-Danforth Subway Line". MTO. September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
External links
Media related to Scarborough Centre Station at Wikimedia Commons
