Renforth station

Renforth,[2][3] referred to during planning as Renforth Gateway,[4] is a bus station on the border of the cities of Mississauga and Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. Located at Eglinton Avenue and Commerce Boulevard, it is the eastern terminus of the Mississauga Transitway and is close to the interchange between Highway 401 and Highway 427.

Renforth
   
Renforth station platform looking west
Location5001 Commerce Boulevard
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°39′48″N 79°35′27″W
Owned byMetrolinx
Bus operatorsMiWay
Toronto Transit Commission
GO Transit
Connections
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGO Transit: 02661
Fare zone25
History
OpenedNovember 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)[1]
Services
Preceding station Metrolinx Following station
Orbitor
toward Winston Churchill
 Mississauga Transitway Terminus

Service consists of bus rapid transit on the Mississauga Transitway, local MiWay and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus routes, GO Transit express routes on the Highway 401/Highway 407 corridor and an express connection to Kipling subway station via Highway 427.[4][5]

Planning and construction

The Renforth site was identified by Metrolinx in 2012 as a transportation mobility hub, which would integrate bus rapid transit and local bus service.[6]

Construction of the station began in 2014.[7] A parcel of land formerly owned by the City of Toronto government, and used as a TTC bus loop, was incorporated into the site.[8]

Bus routes

GO Transit
  • 19 Mississauga/North York
  • 40 Hamilton/Richmond Hill Pearson Express

MiWay
  • 7 Airport
  • 24 Northwest
  • 35/35A Eglinton (board on curbside stops outside station)
  • 39 Britannia
  • 43 Matheson–Argentia
  • 57 Courtneypark
  • 74 Explorer
  • 87 Meadowvale–Skymark
  • 100 Airport Express
  • 107 Malton Express
  • 109 Meadowvale Express

TTC
  • 32A Eglinton West
  • 112B/C West Mall

Future development

Land has been preserved for future dedicated bus lanes to Toronto Pearson International Airport[9] and a future extension of Line 5 Eglinton.[10]

References
  1. Newport, Ashley (November 21, 2017). "MiWay to Begin Servicing New Station Tomorrow". Insauga. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. "Transitway Construction". MiWay. City of Mississauga. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Renforth station in the Airport Corporate Centre is scheduled to be completed in 2017.
  3. "32 Eglinton West - Route change – New terminal at Renforth Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Renforth Station is a new terminal station along the Mississauga Transitway
  4. "Mississauga Transitway Project". GO Transit. Retrieved 8 November 2014. GO Transit will be constructing the Renforth Gateway which will be a hub for GO Transit, MiWay and TTC.
  5. G. Dela Cruz; McCORMICK RANKIN CORPORATION (May 26, 2011). "Renforth Gateway – Noise Review" (PDF). Memo To: A. Shea, MRC. GO Transit. Retrieved 8 November 2014. Buses operating on the BRT facility (including services by GO Transit, MiWay/Mississauga Transit, and TTC) will be destined to/from various nodes in the western GTA, including Toronto Pearson International Airport and Kipling TTC Station.
  6. "Renforth Gateway Mobility Hub Profile" (PDF). Metrolinx. September 19, 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2014. This hub is planned to integrate Rapid Transit and local bus service near the intersection of Renforth Drive and Highway 401 in the City of Mississauga.
  7. "Mississauga Transitway East" (PDF). Mississauga Transitway Project: Project Status. Metrolinx. Retrieved 8 November 2014. Metrolinx will also start construction of the Renforth Station towards the end of 2014. The entire project is expected to be complete in 2016.
  8. Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District (July 16, 2014). "Permanent Closure of the Bus Loop on Eglinton Avenue West, South of Renforth Drive" (PDF). Staff Report Action Required. City of Toronto. Retrieved 8 November 2014. Transportation Services recommends that the bus loop on the right-of-way along the north side of Eglinton Avenue West, south of Renforth Drive, be permanently closed for incorporation into the Airport Renforth Gateway Metrolinx project.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "14.4.1 Proposed Development to 2017" (PDF). Master Plan, Chapter 14, Land Use. GTAA. Retrieved 8 November 2014. There will be continued protection of lands for a Bus Rapid Transit corridor along Renforth and Silver Dart Drives from the future Renforth Gateway station on Eglinton Avenue.
  10. "Eglinton Crosstown LRT" (PDF). route diagram. TTC Transit City Dept. Nov 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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