Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 Station

Toronto Pearson Terminal 1

Terminal 1 Station as seen from the LINK Train
Location Pearson International Airport,
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°40′59″N 79°36′49″W / 43.68306°N 79.61361°W / 43.68306; -79.61361Coordinates: 43°40′59″N 79°36′49″W / 43.68306°N 79.61361°W / 43.68306; -79.61361
Owned by Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Operated by Metrolinx/GTAA
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 4 (2 UP Express, 2 LINK)
Connections Terminal 1
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened July 6, 2006
Rebuilt 2015
Services
Preceding station   Union Pearson Express   Following station
TerminusUP Express
LINK Train
TerminusLINK Train
toward Viscount

Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 Station (or Pearson Station in Union Pearson Express marketing) is a railway and people-mover station at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the eastern terminus of the inter-terminal LINK Train, and the western terminus of the Union Pearson Express.

This station consists of two connected island platforms serving four tracks. The outermost pair of tracks runs the full length of the station and serves the LINK Train (on the southern platform), while the innermost pair terminates halfway along the station and serves the Union Pearson Express (on the northern platform). All four tracks are isolated from the elements, allowing for a fully enclosed and climate-controlled waiting area for passengers. Access to the trains is granted via sliding doors.

History

Terminal 1 Station opened in July 2006 as a terminus of the three-station LINK Train. The structure included support pillars allowing the station to be expanded to serve a future airport rail link to downtown Toronto.[1]

In July 2010, Metrolinx, Toronto's regional transport agency, announced it would create a mainline rail connection to Pearson Airport from Toronto Union Station. Construction began in spring 2012, and the line opened on 6 June 2015 in time for the 2015 Pan American Games.[2]

Services

The LINK Train operates every four minutes throughout most of the day, and every eight minutes between 7:30 and 11:30, and between 23:30 and 03:30.[3] The full trip to Viscount station takes under four minutes.[1]

The Union Pearson Express operates every 15 minutes throughout the day, with a 25-minute travel time to Union Station in Downtown Toronto.[4]

Connections

Several local transit systems provide bus service to Pearson at Terminal 1, which operate from the ground level of Terminal 1 (second curb, Column R4), two floors below the train station.

References

  1. 1 2 Kuitenbrower, Peter (2006-07-06). "It's a Bumpy ride from full stop to takeoff". National Post (Toronto). Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  2. "LINK Train schedule". Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  3. "Union Pearson Express: Information". Retrieved 2014-06-05.

External links

Media related to Union Pearson Express at Wikimedia Commons

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