- Ellesmere (TTC)
Infobox TTC station
station=Ellesmere
address=1025 Ellesmere Avenue
opened=March 22 ,1985
district=Scarborough
line=Scarborough RT
nextstation=≅0.6 km northeast to Midland 1 min≅2.0 km south to Lawrence East 2 min
connections=95 York Mills
nightconnections=321 York Mills
rank=Least busy out of 69
dailyboardings=1680
elevators=0
transferrequired=yes
platforms=Side platforms
wheelchair=Ellesmere is a station on the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) line of the subway/RT system of
Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada . It is located at 1025 Ellesmere Road, between Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue. It was opened in 1985.North of this station, the line turns 90° east, dipping briefly into tunnel to cross under nearby railway tracks, then rising to an elevated structure for the remainder of its route.
Ellesmere is the least-used station on the entire TTC network. On average, only 1,850 passengers boarded trains here each day in 2006-2007 and only 1,678 in 2007-2008. [http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/pdf/subway_ridership06_07.pdf] Part of the reason for this is the long walks involved from the station exit to the nearest bus stop.
Nearby the station is Roadsport
Honda dealership and formerScarborough Public Library HQ.Rapid transit extension and replacement
The TTC is planning to upgrade and extend the SRT with newer but similar RT technology.
Surface connections
*95 York Mills (transfers required, not directly accessible through station)
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