Ellesmere station

Toronto subway station

Ellesmere

Ellesmere station platform in 2018

General information
Location| 1025 Ellesmere Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates| 43°46′01″N 79°16′35″W﻿ / ﻿43.76694°N 79.27639°W﻿ / 43.76694; -79.27639
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; 40 years ago (1985-03-22)
Closed| July 24, 2023; 23 months ago (2023-07-24) [1]
Passengers
2022| 1,068
Rank| 75 of 75 (2022)
Services
| Preceding station  |  Toronto Transit Commission | Following station

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Lawrence East

towards Kennedy

|  | Line 3 Scarborough |  | Midland

towards McCowan

Location

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ Harvey, Lex (August 24, 2023). "'It still holds a special place in people's hearts': Shuttering of Scarborough RT means the end of a transit system that changed the city". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
2. ^ a b c "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

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

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Stations, stops and loops of the Toronto subway and streetcar systems

Present|

|  Yonge–University|

* Finch
* North York Centre
* Sheppard–Yonge ■
* York Mills
* Lawrence
* Eglinton
* Davisville
* St. Clair
* Summerhill
* Rosedale
* Bloor–Yonge ■
* Wellesley
* College
* Dundas
* Queen
* King
* Union
* St. Andrew
* Osgoode
* St. Patrick
* Queen's Park
* Museum
* St. George ■
* Spadina ■
* Dupont
* St. Clair West
* Eglinton West (Cedarvale)
* Glencairn
* Lawrence West
* Yorkdale
* Wilson
* Sheppard West
* Downsview Park
* Finch West
* York University
* Pioneer Village
* Highway 407
* Vaughan

|

Bloor–Danforth|

* Kipling
* Islington
* Royal York
* Old Mill
* Jane
* Runnymede
* High Park
* Keele
* Dundas West
* Lansdowne
* Dufferin
* Ossington
* Christie
* Bathurst
* Spadina ■
* St. George ■
* Bay
* Bloor–Yonge ■
* Sherbourne
* Castle Frank
* Broadview
* Chester
* Pape
* Donlands
* Greenwood
* Coxwell
* Woodbine
* Main Street
* Victoria Park
* Warden
* Kennedy
* Lawrence & McCowan
* Scarborough Centre
* Sheppard & McCowan

Sheppard|

* Sheppard–Yonge ■
* Bayview
* Bessarion
* Leslie
* Don Mills

Streetcar system|

* Bingham Loop
* Distillery Loop
* Dufferin Gate Loop
* Exhibition Loop
* Fleet Loop
* Gunns Loop
* High Park Loop
* Humber Loop
* Long Branch Loop
* McCaul Loop
* Neville Park Loop
* Queens Quay station

Future|

|  Eglinton|

* Renforth
* Martin Grove
* Kipling
* Islington
* Royal York
* Scarlett
* Jane
* Mount Dennis
* Keelesdale
* Caledonia
* Fairbank
* Oakwood
* Cedarvale (Eglinton West) ■
* Forest Hill
* Chaplin
* Avenue
* Eglinton ■
* Mount Pleasant
* Leaside
* Laird
* Sunnybrook Park
* Don Valley
* Aga Khan Park & Museum
* Wynford
* Sloane
* O'Connor
* Pharmacy
* Hakimi Lebovic
* Golden Mile
* Birchmount
* Ionview
* Kennedy ■

|

Finch West|

* Humber College
* Westmore
* Martin Grove
* Albion
* Stevenson
* Mount Olive
* Rowntree Mills
* Pearldale
* Duncanwoods
* Milvan Rumike
* Emery
* Signet Arrow
* Norfinch Oakdale
* Jane and Finch
* Driftwood
* Tobermory
* Sentinel
* Finch West ■

Ontario Line|

* Exhibition
* King–Bathurst
* Queen–Spadina
* Osgoode ■
* Queen ■
* Moss Park
* Corktown
* East Harbour
* Riverside–Leslieville
* Gerrard
* Pape ■
* Cosburn
* Thorncliffe Park
* Flemingdon Park
* Don Valley ■

Former|

|  Scarborough|

* Kennedy ■
* Lawrence East
* Ellesmere
* Midland
* Scarborough Centre
* McCowan

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