Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 Station
Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Terminal 1 Station as seen from the LINK Train | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°40′59″N 79°36′49″W / 43.68306°N 79.61361°WCoordinates: 43°40′59″N 79°36′49″W / 43.68306°N 79.61361°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Greater Toronto Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metrolinx/GTAA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 UP Express, 2 LINK) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Terminal 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 6, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 Station (or Pearson Station in Union Pearson Express marketing) 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 LINK Train, and the western terminus of the Union Pearson Express.
This 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 LINK Train (on the southern platform), while the innermost pair terminates halfway along the station and serves the Union Pearson Express (on the northern platform). All four tracks are isolated from the elements, allowing for a fully enclosed and climate-controlled waiting area for passengers. Access to the trains is granted via sliding doors.
History
Terminal 1 Station opened in July 2006 as a terminus of the three-station LINK Train. 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 Toronto Union Station. Construction began in spring 2012, and the line opened on 6 June 2015 in time for the 2015 Pan American Games.[2]
Services
The LINK Train operates every four minutes throughout most of the day, and every eight minutes between 7:30 and 11:30, and between 23:30 and 03:30.[3] 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.[4]
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.
- Toronto Transit Commission (these buses make an additional stop at Terminal 3 after leaving Terminal 1)
- Route 192 Airport Rocket to Kipling station (B-D Line), and route 52A to Lawrence and Lawrence West stations (Y-U-S Line) running during normal service periods
- Routes 300A and 307 provide overnight TTC service
- MiWay (Mississauga Transit) routes 7 and 24
- Brampton Transit route 115
- GO Transit routes 34 and 40
References
- 1 2 Kuitenbrower, Peter (2006-07-06). "It's a Bumpy ride from full stop to takeoff". National Post (Toronto). Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ↑ Ferguson, Rob (2011-12-19). "Construction to start in spring on airport rail link". Toronto Star (Toronto). Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ↑ "LINK Train schedule". Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ↑ "Union Pearson Express: Information". Retrieved 2014-06-05.
External links
Media related to Union Pearson Express at Wikimedia Commons