McCowan is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT

Toronto subway and RT

The Toronto subway and RT is a rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of both underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission . It was Canada's first completed subway system, with the first line being built under Yonge Street, which opened in...

. It is located at 1275 McCowan Road, just north of Ellesmere Road at Bushby Drive/Town Centre Court. It was opened in 1985.

Both of the surface routes that pass the McCowan station also stop at Scarborough Centre station

Scarborough Centre (TTC)

Scarborough Centre is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401...

, located almost directly across McCowan Road, effectively leaving McCowan as a dead-end in the system.

The station will eventually be part of the Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line. The upgrade and replacement of the Scarborough RT portion is scheduled to start in late 2015, after the conclusion of the 2015 Pan American Games

2015 Pan American Games

The 2015 Pan American Games, officially the XVII Pan American Games or the 17th Pan American Games, will be a major international multi-sport event that will be held from July 10–26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Ajax, Barrie, Brampton, Caledon, Hamilton,...

 and the 2015 Parapan American Games

2015 Parapan American Games

The 5th Parapan American Games are to take place between August 7–14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Athletes with a physical disability will compete...

. Scarborough RT riders will be bussed for three years until the upgrade is completed.

Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity

McCowan Station is the terminus station of the Scarborough Rapid Transit line. Further east is the TTC McCowan RT Yard (completed in 1983), which stores the line's trains when they are not in service and can perform basic maintenance. For more complicated work, however, they are carried to the larger Greenwood Yard, which must be done by truck since there is no direct track connection. (see TTC yards, garages, and facilities

TTC yards, garages, and facilities

Toronto Transit Commission facilities are bus garages, carhouses, and subway yards for fleet and rolling stock of the Toronto Transit Commission.-Arrow Road Bus Garage:...

)

There is a double crossover before the station entrance, but only one side of the station is in use. In earlier years both sides of the platform were used for line-end and westbound trains, but the double-crossover allows eastbound trains to cross to westbound platform, making for a more efficient system. The eastbound track is used when taking trains out of service. This allows the operator to ensure that the train will empty and no one will board before bringing the train to McCowan Yard.

Surface Connections

• 9 Bellamy to Warden Station
  Warden (TTC)
  Warden is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3276 St. Clair Avenue East, on the southeast corner of the intersection with Warden Avenue....
  
   via Scarborough Centre Station
  Scarborough Centre (TTC)
  Scarborough Centre is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401...
  
  
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