Pearson Airport station
railway station in Canada
Pearson Airport (also referred to as Pearson) is a railway station located at Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the western terminus of the Union Pearson Express. It is also served by the airport people mover system, Terminal Link, which refers to the station as Terminal 1, and serves as its southern terminus.
Overview
The station consists of two connected island platforms serving four tracks. The innermost pair of tracks terminates halfway along the station and serves the Union Pearson Express on the northern platform, while the outermost pair of tracks runs the full length of the station and serves the Terminal Link on the southern platform. Both platforms are climate controlled and access to trains is via platform screen doors.
History
The station initially opened in July 2006 as a terminus of the three-station Link Train (now known as the Terminal Link). The structure included support pillars allowing the station to be expanded to serve a future airport rail link to downtown Toronto.
In July 2010, Metrolinx, Toronto's regional transport agency, announced it would create a mainline rail connection to Pearson Airport from Union Station. Construction of the spur began in June 2012 at a budget of C$128.6 million.
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