Ellesmere station

Ellesmere was a rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was located at Ellesmere Road, between Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue.^[2]

Ellesmere
Ellesmere station platform in 2018
General information
Location	1025 Ellesmere Road Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°46′01″N 79°16′35″W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses  95  York Mills  395   York Mills  995  York Mills Express  996  Wilson Express
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	68 spaces
Accessible	No
Other information
Website	Official station page
History
Opened	March 22, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-22)
Closed	July 24, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-07-24)
Passengers
2022[1]	1,068
Rank	75 of 75 (2022)
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station Lawrence East towards Kennedy Line 3 Scarborough Midland towards McCowan
Location

Ellesmere was the least-used station on the entire TTC network. On average, only 1,850 passengers boarded trains here each day from 2006 to 2007 and only 1,678 from 2007 to 2008.^[3] Part of the reason for this is that there were no bus bays or bus stops at the station; passengers would have to walk to the nearest bus stop on Ellesmere Road.^[4]

History

Ellesmere station opened in 1985, along with the rest of Line 3.

In February 2021, the TTC recommended the closure of Line 3 in 2023 and its replacement by bus service until the completion of the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth.^[5] The station was permanently closed earlier than expected following a derailment on July 24, 2023.

Station description

The station building was located underneath the elevated section of Ellesmere Road, in the Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue corridor. The station was fairly small and is similar in appearance to Lawrence East station. It was built on two levels, with the ground level being the Line 3 platforms and the single entrance and collector underneath it.

The entrance was accessed from either side of the station through two sets of stairs, from either Kennedy Road or Midland Avenue via Service Road. Since entering the station requires the use of stairs, this station was not accessible whatsoever.

The station also had a commuter parking lot for 68 vehicles located just to the east of the station, also underneath the elevated section of Ellesmere Road.^[2]

At the time of its closure, 6 TTC bus routes (4 daytime routes and 2 Blue Night routes) passed near the station including routes running along Kennedy Road.^[2]

Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity

North of this station, the line turned 90° east, dipping briefly into a tunnel to cross underneath the nearby GO train tracks, then rising to an elevated structure for the remainder of its route towards Midland station. South of the station, the line continued to travel at ground level alongside the GO train tracks for the remainder of the route towards Lawrence East station.

References

1. "Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
2. "Ellesmere Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
3. "Toronto Transit Commission - TTC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008.
4. "Toronto Transit Commission Report - Scarborough RT Strategic Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
5. 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.

External links

• Media related to Ellesmere station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official station page