Lawrence East station
Lawrence East is a rapid transit station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is located underneath the elevated portion of Lawrence Avenue East, in the Midland Avenue and Kennedy Road corridor. It is the third-busiest station on Line 3, after and.
History
Lawrence East opened in 1985, along with the rest of Line 3. All bus routes that operated along Lawrence Avenue East at the time were rerouted to serve the station on March 23, 1985, one day after the opening.The station was renovated around 2011–2012 to include automated sliding doors, allowing the station to be accessible for the southbound platform and the bus platform.
The station will be closed in the upcoming years when either the Scarborough line is closed and replaced with a Line 2 Bloor–Danforth extension, or other light rail transit plans that the city is considering. With plans from different views, the station may be moved eastward to the McCowan Road area.
Rapid transit infrastructure in the vicinity
The Line 3 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 they become elevated shortly before reaching Kennedy station and make a 90-degree turn.Station description
The small station is built on two levels. The Line 3 platforms, bus platforms, and only entrance are located on ground level. The entrance is an automatic sliding door facing north with a sidewalk connecting to Lawrence Avenue East to the west side, and an underpass underneath both the Line 3 and GO rails towards the commuter parking lot, Access Road, and Prudential Drive. Below ground level in the interior of the station is an underpass that connects the entrance to the northbound platforms through the means of stairs and escalators.This station is a "half accessible" station, as all services within the station except for the northbound platform are accessible. The TTC suggests that people in need of accessible service onto the northbound platform to take Line 3 southbound to Kennedy station, and back up. An accessible fare gate is also available inside the station at the main fare booth.
Parking
A commuter parking lot is located just east of the station, also underneath the elevated section of Lawrence Avenue East. As of 1 January 2012, the daily rate of parking from 5:00 am to 2:00 am is $3.00 on weekdays, while in the afternoon and evening rate from 3:00 pm and later is $2.00. The parking is free during weekends and statutory holidays. The capacity of the parking lot is 90 spots. Parking is managed by the Toronto Parking Authority.Surface connections
The bus platform is located at the west side of the station. When the subway is closed, buses do not enter the station.TTC routes serving the station include:
| Route | Name | Additional information |
| 54A/B | Lawrence East | Westbound to Eglinton station |
| 54A | Lawrence East | Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard |
| 54B | Lawrence East | Eastbound to Orton Park Road |
| 954 | Lawrence East Express | Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard |
| 354 | Lawrence East | Blue Night service; Eastbound to Starspray Boulevard and westbound to Eglinton station |