Midland station (Toronto)

Midland is 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
Location2085 Midland Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°46′13.5″N 79°16′19″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections  57  Midland
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessNo
History
OpenedMarch 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
Traffic
Passengers (2018[1])2,440
Rank74 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Kennedy
 Scarborough
toward McCowan

History

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

The future of the station is still in question, as many proposals have been made about either the extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth or a light rail transit replacement for the Scarborough RT. If a subway is to be built, it would involve the elimination of this station, along with Ellesmere and McCowan stations.[3]

Station description
West entrance of the station
East entrance of the station

The station is located beside and above Midland Avenue, between Ellesmere Road and Progress Avenue. The station is also fairly small compared to the other stations on the Scarborough RT line. It is 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 Scarborough RT platforms on the level above.

The east side entrance to the station is an unstaffed automatic entrance with entry only by Presto card.

Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity

East of the station, the RT continues to run elevated above the ground, and the elevation of the bridge increases as the tracks go further east towards Scarborough Centre station. West of the station, the tracks gradually descend until reaching a tunnel where it makes a 90 degree turn south and it reaches Ellesmere station as soon as it exits the tunnel.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby the station is the Atlantic Packaging, former Scarborough Public Library Administrative offices, former Scarborough Animal Shelter and former Bick's Pickle plant.

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional Information
57 Midland Northbound to Steeles Avenue East and southbound to Kennedy station
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References
  1. "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019. 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. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  3. "Toronto Transit Commission Report - Scarborough RT Strategic Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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