Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal
Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is a regional and intercity bus terminal in Scarborough City Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located near its namesake rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway. It is served by GO Transit buses. The terminal is near the Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall and the Scarborough Civic Centre. Until 2022, Megabus (Coach Canada), and other private coach services used the terminal, but have moved to temporary on-street locations nearby due to subway construction.
Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 300 Borough Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°46′29″N 79°15′24″W / 43.77472°N 79.25667°W |
| Owned by | City of Toronto |
| Bus stands | 6 |
| Bus operators | |
| Connections | Scarborough Centre |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GO Transit: SCAR |
| History | |
| Opened | 1985 |
The original regional bus terminal opened in 1985 adjacent to the Line 3 station but was relocated to a temporary on-street terminal on Borough Drive starting October 1, 2022. Line 3 is expected to close permanently in 2023 and be replaced with TTC bus service until the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth opens for revenue service, expected in 2030. The TTC required more space to handle replacement buses and required GO Transit and intercity buses to vacate the original terminal. A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to be completed in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station. The future bus terminal will also be the western terminal of the proposed Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit corridor.[1][2][3]
Operators edit
GO Transit edit
- Hwy 407 East GO Bus service (route 51) between Hwy 407 Bus Terminal and Pickering GO Station via Centennial College and University of Toronto at Scarborough[4]
- Oshawa/Yorkdale GO Bus service (route 92) via Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal and York Mills Bus Terminal[5]
- Durham College / UOIT GO Bus service (route 93)[6]
- Oshawa/Finch Express GO Bus service (route 96) via Whitby GO Station, Ajax GO Station, and Sheppard–Yonge station[7]
Relocated services edit
The private inter-city bus lines operate nearby at on-street locations.
Terminal location edit
Original terminal (1985–2022) edit
Opened in 1985, the regional bus terminal was originally located adjacent to Scarborough Centre station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway. With the expected closure of Line 3 in 2023 and its replacement by TTC bus service until about 2030, the TTC needed the terminal space for its own buses. Thus, GO Transit and intercity buses had to vacate the original location so that the area could be reconfigured for more TTC buses.[1][2] On October 1, 2022, the regional bus terminal was relocated to Borough Drive on the west side of Scarborough Town Centre.[8]
Temporary terminal (2022–2030) edit
On October 1, 2022, a temporary on-street terminal opened, replacing the original bus terminal. The temporary terminal has six bus bays located on the east side of Borough Drive between Progress Avenue and Triton Road. The terminal location is near the west side of Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall. TTC bus routes 21 Brimley and 43 Kennedy have stops within 50 to 250 metres (160 to 820 ft) from the temporary terminal.[8] This temporary terminal will be replaced by a future terminal expected to open in 2030.[3]
Future terminal (from 2030) edit
A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to open in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station on the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. It will be adjacent to a new Scarborough Centre station, which will be located on the east side of McCowan Road, north of the Line 3 right-of-way next to the site of McCowan station.[3] The new bus terminal will also be the western terminal of the proposed Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit corridor.[1][2][3]
Nearby landmarks edit
Located in Scarborough's city centre, nearby landmarks include Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall, the Scarborough Civic Centre, Albert Campbell Square, the Canada Centre government offices, Consilium Place and the Scarborough YMCA.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Search begins for teams interested in building Scarborough Subway Extension stations". Metrolinx. September 17, 2021. from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Scarborough Centre GO Bus Platform Relocation – LIVE Event". Metrolinx. October 27, 2021. pp. 00:21:00:00–00:32:30.
- ^ "Table 52 Hwy 407 East GO Bus" (PDF).
- ^ Mackenzie, Robert (September 4, 2020). "GO revises routes and services, September 5". Transit Toronto. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Table 93 Durham College & UOIT/Scarborough Express Bus" (PDF).
- ^ "Table 96 Oshawa/Finch Bus" (PDF).
- ^ a b "GO bus relocation – FAQ" (PDF). Metrolinx. October 1, 2022. (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2022.
External links edit
- GO Transit page Scarborough Centre bus terminal