Scarborough Centre (TTC)
This page covers the Toronto Transit Commission's Scarborough Centre
station; for the political riding, see Scarborough Centre.Scarborough Centre is a
station on the
Scarborough Rapid Transit line of the
subway/RT system in
Toronto,
Canada. It is located north of
Ellesmere Road between
Brimley and
McCowan Roads, just south of
Highway 401.
It was opened in
1985, and replaced a transit access to the
Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall. Other nearby landmarks include the Scarborough Civic Centre (the former
city hall), Albert Campbell Square, and the Scarborough
YMCA.
A number of connecting buses serve the lower level, including TTC routes running into
York Region on the 129A McCowan North. Other TTC routes include:
* 9 Bellamy,
* 16 McCowan,
* 21 Brimley,
* 38 Highland Creek, serving
University of Toronto at Scarborough,
Centennial College's new HP Scences and Technology Centre, and
Rouge Hill (GO Station).
* 43B Kennedy,
* 129 McCowan North,
* 130 Middlefield,
* 131 Nugget, including a peak-hour express service between
Kennedy station, avoiding the
SRT.
* 132 Milner,
* 133 Neilson,
* 134 Progress, serving
Centennial College's Progress Campus.
* 169 Huntingwood,
* 190 Scarborough Centre Rocket, with connection to
Sheppard Subway Scarborough Centre is also served by
GO Transit buses, running along the
Lakeshore East and
Highway 407/
York University corridors. There are also intercity links from
Greyhound Canada,
Coach Canada, and Can-Ar, and
casino services.
The
Toronto Transit Commission hope in future to extend the
Sheppard line south-east from its current terminus at
Don Mills to Scarborough Centre; for the moment, the 190 Rocket Express bus links the two stations, making limited stops (apart from traffic congestion) along
Sheppard Avenue.
The station is on three levels; the Scarborough RT is on the upper level, the mezzanine, and passenger entry from the mall and nearby buildings is on the middle level, and the bus terminal is at ground level. There is
elevator access for the TTC services.