Finch–Kennedy GO Station explained

Finch–Kennedy
Style:GO Transit
Address:Finch Avenue east of Kennedy Road
Toronto, Ontario
Platform:Side platforms
Tracks:2
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metrolinx
Opening:2027

Finch–Kennedy GO Station (also referred to as Finch East) is a planned commuter train station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be an infill station on the Stouffville line of GO Transit in Scarborough, between and . The station is one of five GO stations to be built as part of the SmartTrack Stations Program to adapt regional commuter service for urban public transit.[1] The construction contract was awarded in 2022; construction is to start in October 2023 for completion in August 2027.[2]

A grade separation will be built prior to the construction of the station. The station will be located between Midland Avenue and Milliken Boulevard, and the station's main building on the north side of Finch Avenue East, on the east side of the railway right-of-way. The station will have two side platforms with canopies and heated shelters. From a new signalized intersection at Baylawn Drive and Finch Avenue, a new access road will provide vehicular access to the main station building where an accessible pedestrian pickup/drop-off area and bicycle parking will be located. Finch Avenue will be widened to six lanes under the railway bridge. The two curb lanes will be for buses only, able to accommodate three articulated buses in each direction. Bus riders from either direction can access either station platform via four access points below the railway bridge, each access point having stairs and an elevator. In addition to the six lanes, there will be pedestrian sidewalks and bicycle lanes under the bridge. The station will have a service building on the west side of the tracks opposite the main station building.[3] [4]

The following TTC bus routes are expected to serve the new station:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SmartTrack Stations Program . . December 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209204839/https://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/smarttrack-stations-program.aspx . December 9, 2021.
  2. News: From a planned 22 stations to five. How did John Tory's $8-billion SmartTrack public transit plan go off the rails? . . March 27, 2023.
  3. Web site: SmartTrack stations program technical update . City of Toronto . 27 March 2021.
  4. Web site: SmartTrack Finch-Kennedy GO Station - LIVE Event . . November 29, 2021 . 00:31:24 .