Summary

Lambton Station was built by the Toronto Belt Line Railway in 1892 while construction of their Humber Loop was ongoing. It was a bulky wooden structure with a second floor for the station agent’s living quarters and little in the way of architectural embellishments. The first floor contained a waiting room and baggage room on either side of the station agent’s office, which had a bay window to provide better visibility from within. The railway intended to develop the surrounding land into housing subdivisions that would provide the necessary ridership to sustain the railway. Prior to operations, the Belt Line was leased to the Grand Trunk Railway to carry out its operations while using its own equipment to do so. The first train arrived at Lambton in July 1892.

The anticipated sales of real estate in the area failed to materialize, and service over the Belt Line ended just two years later in November 1894. The line quickly deteriorated after years of neglect, but in 1910 the section from Davenport Station to Jane Street was revived by the Grand Trunk as a spur to directly access local industries. The rails west of Jane Street were lifted and Lambton Station was subsequently readapted into a private residence. The surrounding area was gradually filled in with suburbs over the next few decades until the station was demolished in 1956. Esposito Crescent was built on top of the Belt Line right-of-way and the former station property is now occupied by industrial units.

Condensed Station Info:

Location:	Served By:	Current State:	Date Built:	Date Demolished:
St. Clair Avenue West at Florence Crescent	Toronto Belt Line (1892 – 1894)	Demolished	1892	1956