Part of Metrolinx’s GO Expansion Program, the SmartTrack Stations Program will deliver five new GO Stations on existing GO train lines to expand the regional commuter service into an urban rapid transit network – expanding transit access for people travelling within and beyond the city while also reducing traffic congestion and emissions throughout the region.
Once built, Metrolinx will own, maintain and operate the new GO Stations and the City will maintain the public right-of-way.
This transit oriented community will be located south of the Riverside neighbourhood, immediately east of the Don Valley Parkway and south of Eastern Avenue, on the Lakeshore East rail corridor.
Anticipated to be a major transit hub and business hub, the East Harbour Transit Hub will serve the Riverdale, Riverside and Leslieville communities and provide seamless connectivity between GO and TTC, including the new Ontario Line.
The construction contract for East Harbour Transit Hub was awarded in March 2025, and is being delivered through a joint venture of AtkinsRéalis and Bird Construction, leading alongside Hatch Ltd.
Get the latest construction update on Metrolinx’s East Harbour Transit Hub webpage.
Situated on Bloor Street West between St. Helen’s Avenue and the Barrie rail corridor, the future Bloor-Lansdowne GO Station will feature bike parking, three entrances including an entrance to the main station building at Bloor St., a plaza with landscaping at the platform level, one tunnel connecting East and West platforms and a multi-use path that will run adjacent to the Barrie line. This multi-use path will provide a connection to the Davenport Diamond greenway to the north and future extension of the West Toronto Railpath to the south.
In July 2023, Metrolinx awarded the construction contract for the Bloor-Lansdowne Station to Grascan Construction Ltd.
Get the latest construction update on Metrolinx’s Bloor-Lansdowne GO Station webpage.
This station will be located on Union Street north of St. Clair Avenue West, between Bloor and Mount Dennis GO Stations on the Kitchener GO rail corridor. The future St. Clair-Old Weston GO Station will feature two new station buildings providing connection points directly from Union Street, bike parking, two pedestrian tunnels connecting the east and west platforms, and connections to Gunns Road and St. Clair Avenue West will also be available. The St. Clair-Old Weston GO Station will provide much needed transit connections and is a critical part of the City’s St. Clair Avenue West Transportation Master Plan.
The construction contract for the St. Clair-Old Weston GO Station is expected to be awarded by Metrolinx by the end of 2025.
Get the latest construction update on Metrolinx’s St. Clair-Old West GO Station webpage.
The total budget allocated to the three stations is $1.689 billion:
Market conditions within the construction sector have changed considerably since the initial budget for the SmartTrack Stations Program was developed. Across the industry, prices have increased because of rising material, labour and supply chain costs. As a result, design work for Finch-Kennedy and King-Liberty GO Stations is paused until sufficient intergovernmental funding is secured for their delivery. More information can be found in the December 2024 City Council Report CC24.3.
Located on Finch Avenue East between Milliken Boulevard and Midland Avenue, the Finch-Kennedy GO Station would provide Stouffville corridor passengers with seamless access to frequent TTC bus connections on Finch. Canopies and heated shelters will keep passengers warm and dry while bike parking and accessible drop-off will make it easy to get to the station. Within walking distance, station users can access diverse shopping and dining opportunities. Metrolinx plans to construct a grade separation at the rail corridor over Finch Avenue to enable future GO Expansion service levels on the Stouffville rail corridor, regardless of timing and delivery of Finch-Kennedy station.
Located on the Kitchener GO rail corridor between Union and Bloor GO stations, the King-Liberty Station would feature an enclosed pedestrian bridge connecting King Street and the High Line to the new platforms and a second pedestrian bridge connecting the new platforms to both Sudbury Street and Joe Shuster Way providing increased connectivity between neighbourhoods.
In April 2018, City Council approved a contribution of up to $1.463 billion to Metrolinx for the SmartTrack Stations Program, which included federal funding under the City’s allocation of the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
City Council approved updated terms for the SmartTrack Program in February 2021 that were incorporated into a Revised Agreement in Principle (AIP). The Revised AIP was signed by the City and Province in August 2021.
In June 2023, Toronto City Council voted to receive provincial funding for the delivery of the SmartTrack Stations Program. The SmartTrack Program Budget is $1.689 billion, which includes $878 million from the City of Toronto, $585 million from the Government of Canada, and $226 million from the Province of Ontario. The Program represents a collaborative approach to transit expansion by all three orders of government.
At its meeting in December 2024, City Council adopted item CC24.3, which provided an update on the financial pressures facing the SmartTrack Stations program and recommended prioritizing the East Harbour, Bloor-Lansdowne and St. Clair-Old Weston stations for construction.