McCowan station

McCowan
Station platform
General information
Location1275 McCowan Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°46′29.7″N 79°15′06″W / 43.774917°N 79.25167°W / 43.774917; -79.25167
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  •  9  Bellamy
  •  16  McCowan
  •  38  Highland Creek
  •  129  McCowan North
  •  130  Middlefield
  •  131  Nugget
  •  132  Milner
  •  133  Neilson
  •  134  Progress
  •  169  Huntingwood
  •  302   Kingston Rd - McCowan
  •  913  Progress Express
Durham Region Transit DRT
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
OpenedMarch 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
ClosedJuly 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)[1]
Passengers
2023–2024[3]2,023–2,024[2]
Rank73 of 75 (2022)
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Scarborough Centre
towards Kennedy
Line 3 Scarborough Terminus
Location
Map

McCowan was a terminal station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway. The closed station is located at 1275 McCowan Road, just north of Ellesmere Road at Bushby Drive/Town Centre Court.

In February 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) recommended the closure of Line 3 in November 2023 and its replacement by bus service until the completion of the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth.[4][5] However, this station permanently closed following a derailment on July 24, 2023, after which the TTC decided not to reopen Line 3 service.[1]

  1. ^ a b Reporter, Lex Harvey Transportation (August 24, 2023). "TTC ends Scarborough RT service permanently". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Subway ridership, 2023-2024" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023-Aug 2024.
  3. ^ "Subway ridership, 2023-2024" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023-Aug 2024.
  4. ^ Spurr, Ben; Pagliaro, Jennifer (February 4, 2021). "TTC recommends seven years of shuttle buses on Scarborough RT ahead of 2030 subway opening". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Toronto Transit Commission Report - Scarborough RT Strategic Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014. Subway Eliminates:McCowan, Midland and Ellesmere