Lawrence East station

Lawrence East is a rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is located underneath the elevated portion of Lawrence Avenue East, in the Midland Avenue and Kennedy Road corridor. It is the third-busiest station on Line 3, after Kennedy and Scarborough Centre.

Lawrence East
Location2444 Lawrence Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°45′01″N 79°16′13″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking90 spaces
Disabled access
  • Yes (southbound platform)
  • No (northbound platform)
History
OpenedMarch 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
Traffic
Passengers (2018[1])7,930
Rank63 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
Terminus
 Scarborough
toward McCowan

History

Lawrence East opened in 1985, along with the rest of Line 3. All bus routes that operated along Lawrence Avenue East at the time were rerouted to serve the station on March 23, 1985, one day after the opening.[2]

The station was renovated around 2011–2012 to include automated sliding doors, allowing the station to be accessible for the southbound platform and the bus platform.

The station will be closed in the upcoming years when either the Scarborough line is closed and replaced with a Line 2 Bloor–Danforth extension, or other light rail transit plans that the city is considering. With plans from different views, the station may be moved eastward to the McCowan Road area.[3]

Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity

The Line 3 tracks continue to travel on ground level, straight north after Lawrence East station, running parallel to the nearby railway tracks. South of the station, the tracks continue to travel on ground level but they become elevated shortly before reaching Kennedy station and make a 90-degree turn.

Station description
Entrance to the underpass east of the station

The small station is built on two levels. The Line 3 platforms, bus platforms, and only entrance are located on ground level. The entrance is an automatic sliding door facing north with a sidewalk connecting to Lawrence Avenue East to the west side, and an underpass underneath both the Line 3 and GO rails towards the commuter parking lot, Access Road, and Prudential Drive. Below ground level in the interior of the station is an underpass that connects the entrance to the northbound platforms through the means of stairs and escalators.[4]

This station is a "half accessible" station, as all services within the station except for the northbound platform are accessible. The TTC suggests that people in need of accessible service onto the northbound platform to take Line 3 southbound to Kennedy station, and back up. An accessible fare gate is also available inside the station at the main fare booth.

Parking
Parking sign at Lawrence East station

A commuter parking lot is located just east of the station, also underneath the elevated section of Lawrence Avenue East. As of 1 January 2012, the daily rate of parking from 5:00 am to 2:00 am is $3.00 on weekdays, while in the afternoon and evening rate from 3:00 pm and later is $2.00. The parking is free during weekends and statutory holidays. The capacity of the parking lot is 90 spots. Parking is managed by the Toronto Parking Authority.

Surface connections
Lawrence East bus platforms
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

The bus platform is located at the west side of the station. When the subway is closed, buses do not enter the station.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional information
54A/B Lawrence East Westbound to Eglinton station
54A Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard
54B Eastbound to Orton Park Road
954 Lawrence East Express Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard
(rush-hour service)
354 Lawrence East Blue Night service; Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard and westbound to Eglinton station

References
  1. "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
  2. Kay, Jeffrey. "54 Lawrence East - Transit Toronto". Transit Toronto. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. "Province to Extend Bloor-Danforth Subway Line". Ontario News. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  4. "TTC Lawrence East Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
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