Rapid Transit Infrastructure in The Vicinity
McCowan Station is the terminus station of the Scarborough Rapid Transit line. Further east is the TTC McCowan RT Yard (completed in 1983), which stores the line's trains when they are not in service and can perform basic maintenance. For more complicated work, however, they are carried to the larger Greenwood Yard, which must be done by truck since there is no direct track connection. (see TTC yards, garages, and facilities)
There is a double crossover before the station entrance, but only one side of the station is in use. In earlier years both sides of the platform were used for line-end and westbound trains, but the double-crossover allows eastbound trains to cross to westbound platform, making for a more efficient system. The eastbound track is used when taking trains out of service. This allows the operator to ensure that the train will empty and no one will board before bringing the train to McCowan Yard.
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