Midland station (Toronto)

Midland
Midland
	Midland station platform in 2022
General information
Location	2085 Midland Avenue,; Toronto, Ontario; Canada
Coordinates	43°46′13.5″N 79°16′19″W / 43.770417°N 79.27194°W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	57 Midland
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No
Other information
Website	Official station page
History
Opened	March 22, 1985
Closed	July 24, 2023
Passengers
2022	1,293
Rank	74 of 75 (2022)
Services
Location
Location

Midland was a rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Midland Avenue between Ellesmere Road and Progress Avenue.^[1]

History

Midland station opened in 1985, along with the rest of the Scarborough line.

In February 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission (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.^[2] Line 3 was set to close in November 2023. The station was permanently closed earlier than expected on July 24, 2023, following a derailment which ultimately resulted in the TTC deciding to end Line 3 service early.

Station description

The station is located beside and above Midland Avenue, between Ellesmere Road and Progress Avenue. The station was fairly small compared to the other stations on the Scarborough RT line. It was built on two levels, with the two entrances on either side of Midland Avenue, as well as the collector and bus stops on ground level, and the Line 3 platforms on the level above. The east side entrance to the station was an unstaffed automatic entrance with entry only by Presto card.

The station served TTC bus routes running along Midland Avenue, Ellesmere Road and Progress Avenue, but only the 57 Midland bus stopped in front of the station. At the time of its closure, 5 TTC bus routes (4 daytime routes and 1 Blue Night route) passed by or near the station.

Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity

East of the station, the Line 3 trains continued to run elevated above the ground, and the elevation of the bridge increased as the tracks went further east towards Scarborough Centre station. West of the station, the line gradually descended until reaching a tunnel where it made a 90 degree turn south and it reached Ellesmere station as soon as it exited the tunnel.

Nearby landmarks

At the time of its closing, the station was next to an Atlantic Packaging facility.

References

^ "TTC Midland Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ 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 Midland station at Wikimedia Commons
Official station page

[TTC-station-page-1] "TTC Midland Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[TheStar-2021-02-04-2] 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.

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