Scarborough Centre station


Scarborough Centre is a rapid transit station and bus terminal in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway system and multiple bus routes of the Toronto Transit Commission. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401. It is adjacent to the Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal, which is a station for GO Transit buses and other intercity coach services.

History

Scarborough Centre station was opened in 1985 along with the rest of the Scarborough RT line. The station replaced transit access to the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall's south side.
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.
The Toronto Transit Commission had planned to extend Line 4 Sheppard south-east from its current terminus at 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 Line. The station was also to be part of the Eglinton Crosstown line. 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.
On January 21, 2016, city council revised the subway extension plan which would make only one additional stop along Line 2, which is the Scarborough Centre stop and saving $1 billion that would be used to extend the LRT line along Eglinton from Kennedy station, towards the University of Toronto Scarborough campus.

Station description

The station is located north of Ellesmere Road, between Brimley and McCowan roads, south of the Scarborough Town Centre, and 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, Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell Square, Canada Centre government offices, and Scarborough YMCA.

Surface connections

Toronto Transit Commission

TTC routes serving the station include:
RouteNameAdditional Information
9BellamySouthbound to Warden station
16McCowanSouthbound to Warden station
21ABrimleySouthbound to Kennedy station
21BBrimleyNorthbound to Steeles Avenue East
21CBrimleyNorthbound to Steeles Avenue East and southbound to Kennedy station
38AHighland CreekEastbound to Rouge Hill GO Station
38BHighland CreekEastbound to U of T Scarborough
43BKennedySouthbound to Kennedy station
129AMcCowan NorthNorthbound to Major Mackenzie Drive
129BMcCowan NorthNorthbound to Steeles Avenue East
130AMiddlefieldNorthbound to Steeles Avenue East
130BMiddlefieldNorthbound to Steeles Avenue East via Maybrook Drive
131NuggetEastbound to Old Finch Avenue and Morningview Trail
132MilnerEastbound to McLevin Avenue and Hupfield Trail
133NeilsonNorthbound to Morningside Heights
134AProgressNorthbound to Finch Avenue East via Tapscott Road
134BProgressNorthbound to McNicoll Avenue via Tapscott Road
134CProgressNorthbound to Centennial College
169AHuntingwoodWestbound to Don Mills station via Van Horne Avenue
169BHuntingwoodWestbound to Don Mills station
903Kennedy–Scarborough Centre ExpressSouthbound to Kennedy station
913Progress ExpressEastbound to Centennial College
939AFinch ExpressWestbound to Finch station
939BFinch ExpressWestbound to Finch West station via Finch station
985ASheppard East ExpressWestbound to Don Mills 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.