Upper Canada College Station, Belt Line Railway, Commemorative plaque, 2021.
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Resource ID
9626
Access
Open
Address
800 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON M5P 2K3
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2021
Historical Themes
Towns and Villages, Transportation History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Time Period
1835-1899, 1900-1953
Caption
Upper Canada College Station, Belt Line Railway, Commemorative plaque, 2021.
Description
This was the site of the Upper Canada College station on the Belt Line Railway, a short-lived steam railway that circled central Toronto from 1892 to 1895. The station served the exclusive all-boys school south of here and the nearby Deer Park community. Before its official opening, the Belt Line ran a special train for hundreds of visitors to the new UCC grounds, which opened in 1891. In 1895, the Grand Trunk Railway announced it would close the line due to lack of demand. Today, the Kay Gardner Beltline Trail follows the railway’s route.
Marker lat / long: 43.698254, -79.406406 (WGS84)