Kipling Bus Terminal

Kipling Bus Terminal
Location	120 Subway Crescent Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Opening Date	December 14, 2020
Transit Agencies	GO Transit, MiWay
Bays	14

Kipling Bus Terminal is a transit hub owned and operated by Metrolinx in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. It is located just west of TTC's Kipling subway station at 120 Subway Crescent. The bus terminal serves MiWay and GO Transit buses.

History

The bus terminal is part of the larger Kipling Transit Hub project by Metrolinx which aims to provide a seamless connection between MiWay, Toronto Transit Commission, and GO Transit bus and rail services in Toronto's west end. This terminal was built in anticipation of increased density stemming from the completion of the Six Points Interchange project and the possibility of new all-day, two-way service on the GO Transit Milton Line in the future under the GO Rail Expansion program. In addition, the new bus terminal would provide a new connection for MiWay buses connecting to the TTC network as the terminal at Islington Station is not wheelchair accessible and lacks the amenities present in modern terminus facilities.

In April 2017, Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to three prequalified teams for the new Kipling Bus Terminal. The RFP was closed in October 2017 and on March 22, 2018, EllisDon Infrastructure Transit (EDIT) was awarded a $73 million dollar contract to design, build, and finance the bus terminal project. The design of the transit hub and bus terminal was to be done by Strasman Architects. Construction on the terminal began on April 13, 2018 and was anticipated to be complete in late 2020.

The bus terminal will be built over the former Subway Crescent commuter parking lot for the nearby Kipling Station. A majority of Subway Crescent west of Aukland Road will also be removed except for a stub section which will be used to provide bus access to the terminal from Dundas Street West.

On December 29, 2020, construction was officially completed on the bus terminal. MiWay shifted services from its former terminal at Islington Station to the new terminal on January 4, 2021.

The pedestrian tunnel stretching between the Kipling Station underground concourse and the Passenger Pickup and Drop-off building was opened on May 18, 2021. This provides a fully indoor and accessible connection between Kipling Station and the Kipling Bus Terminal.

On September 4, 2021, GO Transit extended route 29 to the terminal, introducing GO bus service to the terminal.

Terminal description

The entrance to the terminal is located on the north side of the terminal and is accessed from Subway Crescent. Inside the entrance building, there are stairs and elevators that lead to a pedestrian bridge or tunnel, with both connecting to the terminal building. The terminal features 14 bus bays and a bus roadway that wraps around the center island and the enclosed waiting area. A large overhead canopy around the terminal provides protection from the elements.

The pedestrian bridge which connects the entrance building and the bus terminal also extends over GO Transit's Milton Line to provide a connection to Kipling GO Station. In addition, the underground pedestrian tunnel leads to the Passenger Pickup and Drop-off building and the underground concourse at Kipling TTC Station.

Routes

Connections with TTC bus routes and Line 2 Bloor-Danforth can be made at Kipling Station by using the underground pedestrian tunnel.

Platform	Agency	Route	Notes
1		Unused
2		Unused
3	MiWay	35 Eglinton	MiWay stop #9056
4	MiWay	101/101A Dundas Express	MiWay stop #9057
5	MiWay	11 Westwood	MiWay stop #9059
6	MiWay	70 Keaton 71 Sheridan 108 Financial Express	MiWay stop #9061
7	GO Transit	Reserved
8	GO Transit	Reserved
9	GO Transit	Reserved
10	GO Transit	29 Guelph-Mississauga	GO Transit stop #102778
11	MiWay	3 Bloor 307 Philip Pocock	MiWay stop #9062
12	MiWay	20 Rathburn	MiWay stop #9099
13	MiWay	126 Burnhamthorpe Express	MiWay stop #9105
14	MiWay	109 Meadowvale Express	MiWay stop #9106
15	MiWay	26 Burnhamthorpe	MiWay stop #9117
16	MiWay	1/1C Dundas	MiWay stop #9118

Terminal Maps

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  Terminal map effective January 4, 2021.