Midland station (Toronto)

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.[2]

Midland
Midland station platform in 2022
General information
Location2085 Midland Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°46′13.5″N 79°16′19″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections  57  Midland
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
OpenedMarch 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
ClosedJuly 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)
Passengers
2019[1]2,691
Rank74 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Ellesmere
towards Kennedy
 Scarborough Scarborough Centre
towards McCowan
Location

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.[3] 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
Station concourse
Exterior of the station in 2013

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 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
  1. "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. 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. "TTC Midland Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. 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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