Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is a regional and intercity bus terminal in

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, Ontario, Canada, located near its namesake rapid transit station on

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of the

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. It is served by

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buses,

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(

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), TOK, and other private coach services. The terminal is near the

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shopping mall and the

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. The original regional bus terminal opened in 1985 adjacent to the Line 3 station, but was relocated to a temporary on-street terminal on Borough Drive starting October 1, 2022. Line 3 is expected to close permanently in 2023 and be replaced with TTC buses until the

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opens for revenue service expected in 2030. The TTC required more space to handle replacement buses and required GO Transit and intercity buses to vacate the original terminal. A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to be completed in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of a planned new Scarborough Centre station on the

. The future bus terminal will also be the eastern terminal of the proposed

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corridor.

Operators

GO Transit

* Hwy 407 East GO Bus Service (route 51) between

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and

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via Centennial College and

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at Scarborough *

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/ Yorkdale GO Bus Service (route 92) via Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal and

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/ UOIT GO Bus Service (route 93) * Oshawa/

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Express GO Bus Service (route 96) via

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, and

Sheppard–Yonge station Sheppard–Yonge (formerly Sheppard) is an interchange station on Line 1 Yonge–University and Line 4 Sheppard of the Toronto subway. The station is located at the southern end of North York City Centre. It is the fourth-busiest station in the ...

TOK Coachlines

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(formerly Can-ar Coach Service) provides service to Lindsay and HaliburtonTOK Coachlines - Scheduled Services
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Megabus

service to Kingston,

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, and

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Terminal location

Original terminal (1985–2022)

Opened in 1985, the regional bus terminal was originally located adjacent to

Scarborough Centre station Scarborough Centre is a rapid transit station and bus terminal in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway system and multiple bus routes of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It is located north of Ellesmere ...

of the

. With the expected closure of Line 3 in 2023 and its replacement by TTC buses until about 2030, the TTC needed the terminal space for its own buses. Thus, GO Transit and intercity buses had to vacate the original location so that the area could be reconfigured for more TTC buses. On October 1, 2022, the regional bus terminal was relocated to Borough Drive on the west side of Scarborough Town Centre.

Termporary terminal (2022–2030)

On October 1, 2022, a temporary on-street terminal opened replacing the original bus terminal. The temporary terminal has six bus bays located on the east side of Borough Drive between Progress Avenue and Triton Road. The terminal location is near the west side of

shopping mall. TTC bus routes 21 Brimley and 43 Kennedy have stops within 50 to 250 metres from the temporary terminal. This temporary terminal will be replaced by a future terminal expected to open in 2030.

Future terminal (from 2030)

A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to open in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station on the Scarborough extension of Line 2. It will be adjacent to a new Scarborough Centre station, which will be located on the east side of McCowan Road, north of the Line 3 right-of-way next to the site of

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. The new bus terminal will also be the eastern terminal of the proposed

corridor.

Nearby landmarks

Located in Scarborough's city centre, nearby landmarks include

shopping mall, the

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, the Canada Centre government offices,

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and the Scarborough

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References

External links

GO Transit page Scarborough Centre bus terminal
{{GO Transit Bus stations in Ontario GO Transit bus terminals Transport infrastructure completed in 1985 1985 establishments in Ontario Transport in Scarborough, Toronto