Lawrence East is a station on the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) line of the subway/RT system

Toronto subway and RT

The Toronto subway and RT is a rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of both underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission . It was Canada's first completed subway system, with the first line being built under Yonge Street, which opened in...

 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at 2444 Lawrence Avenue

Lawrence Avenue

Lawrence Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into east and west portions by Yonge Street, the dividing line of east-west streets in Toronto....

 East between Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue and opened in 1985.

Lawrence East is the third-busiest station on the line, after Kennedy

Kennedy (TTC)

Kennedy is the terminal subway station of the Bloor-Danforth and Scarborough RT lines of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 2455 Eglinton Avenue East, just east of Kennedy Road. The station opened in 1980 in what was then the Borough of Scarborough with the Bloor-Danforth platform, and the...

 and Scarborough Centre

Scarborough Centre (TTC)

Scarborough Centre is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401...

.

A 90 space park and ride lot is included on site.

The station will eventually be part of the Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line. The upgrade and replacement of the Scarborough RT portion is scheduled to start in late 2015, after the conclusion of the 2015 Pan American Games

2015 Pan American Games

The 2015 Pan American Games, officially the XVII Pan American Games or the 17th Pan American Games, will be a major international multi-sport event that will be held from July 10–26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Ajax, Barrie, Brampton, Caledon, Hamilton,...

 and the 2015 Parapan American Games

2015 Parapan American Games

The 5th Parapan American Games are to take place between August 7–14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Athletes with a physical disability will compete...

. Scarborough RT riders will be bussed for three years until the upgrade is completed.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

The RT tracks continue to travel on ground level, straight north after Lawrence East station, running parallel to the nearby railway tracks. South of the station, the tracks continue to travel on ground level but it becomes elevated shortly before reaching Kennedy Station and it makes a 90 degree turn.

Surface connections

• 54 Lawrence East

54 Eastbound to Orton Park

54 Westbound to Eglinton Station

Eglinton (TTC)

Eglinton is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is at 2190 Yonge Street at Eglinton Avenue. It is one of the larger stations of the Toronto Transit Commission , with several shops located on the concourse level...

54A Eastbound to Starspray Blvd

54E Express to Starspray Blvd (rush hours only)

There is also a peak-hour limited stop express routing (54 E) serving the eastern part of the 54 route that terminates at this station.

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