In December 2024, City Council endorsed in principle the substantial removal of most of the remaining SRT Line 3 infrastructure that is no longer required for transit operations. City Council also directed staff to consider ‘future uses’ for the corridor and identify any portions of the elevated infrastructure that could remain, along with estimated capital costs. In response, the City is undertaking the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) Future Use Initiative for the east-west SRT corridor segment between Ellesmere Station and roughly 100 metres east of McCowan Station.
Phase 1 consists of three primary tasks to be completed in 2026:
Together, this work will guide next steps to reimagine the east-west segment of the SRT corridor.
The City has hired consultants to perform the technical evaluation and will report back to City Council upon completion of this work, as part of an update on Phase 1 of the SRT Future Use Initiative.
The SRT Future Use Initiative focuses on the east-west SRT corridor segment between Ellesmere Station and roughly 100 metres east of McCowan Station.
The Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) line provided transit service from Kennedy Station to the former McCowan Station along a dedicated corridor for approximately 40 years, until SRT vehicles ceased operation in August 2023.
A portion of the SRT corridor from Kennedy Station to the former Ellesmere Station is being converted into a busway for use by TTC vehicles. Much of the remaining portions of the SRT consists of an elevated structure and former SRT stations.
See the TTC webpage for more information on the Environmental Project Report (EPR) for the Line 3 Busway replacement, which was completed by TTC as part of the Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process Regulation.
Approximately three quarters of the linear alignment of the SRT corridor are owned by the City of Toronto, with the remainder of the lands owned by others.
The City has hired consultants to assist with performing a technical evaluation within the east-west segment of the SRT corridor. Engineers are conducting on-site inspections to assess the condition of the SRT structure. This includes inspecting the tunnel, elevated guideway, and stations. Heritage consultants are also conducting an existing conditions and preliminary impact assessment of its heritage potential.
Inspecting the SRT corridor’s condition is critical prior to advancing next steps on potential future uses. This work will help to identify the structural integrity, cost to maintain the structure and/or cost to remove the structure. This work considers the SRT structure at present and does not contemplate future uses. Future uses of the corridor will be considered in subsequent phases, once existing conditions are better understood.
The Initiative is currently in Phase 1, which includes a technical evaluation of the SRT corridor. The City is looking forward to engaging the community in Phase 2 following a future Report to Council with results of the technical evaluation.
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