SSE Scarborough Centre Platform Rendering

Scarborough Subway Extension

Extending Line 2 subway service 7.8 km farther into the heart of Scarborough.

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Scarborough Subway Extension

Overview

The Scarborough Subway Extension will bring the TTC’s Line 2 subway service nearly eight kilometres farther into Scarborough.

It will extend from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, providing quick and seamless transit for those heading into and out of the downtown core and those travelling within Scarborough. The extension will replace Line 3 (the Scarborough RT), helping to reduce travel times and improve access to jobs, schools and other key destinations throughout the city.

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Key facts

Number of stations	Three
Connections to other transit options	Up to six One GO Train line - Stouffville Up to two local rapid transit lines - Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown); planned connection to future Sheppard Subway Extension Three bus services - GO Transit, Durham Region Transit and TTC buses
Route length	7.8 km
Ridership	105,000 daily boardings
Increase in transit use	52,000 daily boarding by new users
Improved access to transit	38,000 more people within walking distance to transit
Improved access to jobs	34,000 more jobs within walking distance to transit
Yearly reductions in greenhouse gas emissions	10,000 tonnes

In the news

Tunnelling begins on Scarborough Subway Extension

Jan. 18, 2023

Tunnelling is officially underway on Scarborough’s 7.8-km subway extension. [Read more]

Partner selected for Scarborough Subway Extension stations

Dec. 5, 2022

Development partner selected to help design remaining parts of 7.8-km subway extension. [Read more]

Part of Eglinton to be realigned for Scarborough Subway work

Aug. 14, 2022

Metrolinx keeps people moving at Eglinton & Midland during Scarborough Subway Extension construction. [Read more]

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Milestones

Preliminary Design Business Case released
February 2020
Procurement begins for tunnelling contract
March 2020
Tunnel contract awarded
May 2021
Groundbreaking at launch shaft site
June 2021
Procurement begins for stations, rail and systems contract
September 2021
Development partner selected for stations, rail and systems contract
November 2022
Tunnelling begins
January 2023

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Land Acknowledgement

Metrolinx acknowledges that we connect communities by building and operating transit within the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat peoples, for whom these lands continue to have great importance.
Treaties between First Nations and governments cover these lands, and the promises contained in these Treaties remain relevant to this day.
Metrolinx and its employees are committed to understanding the history of these lands and the continued impacts of colonization and take responsibility for actions to advance reconciliation.
Metrolinx will continue to seek the knowledge, expertise and experience of Indigenous partners and commits to doing business in a manner that is built on a foundation of trust, respect, and collaboration.