A rail link that can transport travelers directly from the airport to downtown is a simple concept, yet one that has never come to fruition in North America until now. On June 6, Toronto began service of its new Union Pearson Express, a train that connects Canada’s two busiest transportation hubs, Pearson International Airport and the downtown Union Station, every 15 minutes in fewer than 25 minutes.
The new railway was, of course, in need of new stations, and the transit authorities at Toronto’s Metrolinx commissioned Canadian firm Zeidler Partnership Architects to design a terminal that would be sited conveniently adjacent to the city’s historic Beaux-Arts Union Station. The resulting 18,400-square-foot, $19-million Union Pearson Express Station has a distinctly modern, Scandinavian feel on its interior, owing to the high ceilings, beams of blonde wood, and minimalist lines.
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