105-665: Downsview Park is a rapid transit station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway and a commuter rail station on the Barrie commuter rail line of GO Transit . Subway service began on December 17, 2017, and GO Train service began on December 30, 2017. Downsview Park station is a fully integrated multi-modal transit facility serving both transit lines. This is in contrast to other interchanges between TTC subway and GO Transit rail lines, which have separate structures for each agency. TTC ridership statistics for 2018 showed that Downsview Park
210-559: A transit-oriented city centre at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre . Vaughan Councillor Alan Shefman stated the new city centre will eventually create the density to justify a subway. To this end, Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua worked with a developer to build several high-rise buildings near Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station; however, as of December 2017, the area still mainly consisted of big box stores, low rise commercial buildings and parking lots. By 2023, however, several high-density residential towers were scheduled to be completed in
315-558: A "rapid transit subway" operated with subway trains from Eglinton Avenue to the north as far as College Street to the south. The line would continue directly under Yonge and Front Streets to Union Station. Second would be a "surface car subway", diverting streetcar services off Queen Street and Dundas Street. This would run mostly along Queen Street, with each end angling north to reach Dundas Street west of Trinity Park and Gerrard Street at Pape Avenue. The route would run directly under Queen Street from University Avenue to Church Street, with
420-615: A "six-car fixed" articulated configuration with full-open gangways, allowing passengers to walk freely from one end to the other. The TR trains were scheduled for delivery starting between late 2009 and early 2010, but was delayed until late 2010 due to production problems. They entered revenue service on this line on July 21, 2011, replacing the older H5 and the T1 series trains, which had been used on this line. (The T1 series trains, which used to operate on this line from 1995 until 2015, were transferred over to Line 2 Bloor–Danforth where they replaced
525-408: A contract with Bechtel , worth up to $ 80 million, to assume management of the last third of the construction. This bypassed the tendering process usually used to hire contractors. The extension would open two years later than originally planned, in 2017. In January 2016, it was announced that the project was $ 400 million over budget, to a total cost of $ 3.2 billion. In June 2016, trackwork
630-632: A cost of $ 3.2 billion, with 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) in Toronto and 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) in York Region. The TYSSE was the first new section of a subway line to be opened since the opening of Line 4 Sheppard in 2002. In the year after the extension opened, most stations on the extension saw below average ridership compared to the rest of the subway system. The line is mostly underground but has several surface sections between Sheppard West and Eglinton West, and between Bloor–Yonge and Eglinton. Most of
735-469: A green roof. It is designed to allow sunlight to reach the subway platform. The artwork Spin by Canadian artist Panya Clark Espinal spans the interior's walls, floors, and ceilings. Clark Espinal also created the artwork for Bayview station . The floor of the station at the platform level is constructed using striped terrazzo. Architecture firm Aedas was commissioned to design the station; their initial plan provides twinned entrances on opposite sides of
840-436: A separate surface station building accessed via the concourse, and the future second platform will be connected to the main building. Upon its opening, York University GO Station , located a short distance to the north, experienced a service reduction; only weekday peak-period trains serviced that station, and all trains serviced Downsview Park GO. On March 18, 2020, York University GO Station ceased operation temporarily due to
945-511: A station design philosophy in 2009. This included integrated design by architects, public art and stations to meet Toronto Green Standards. Consultations on the detailed design of stations took place in 2009 and 2010. Greg Sorbara , former deputy premier of Ontario and finance minister, was a key promoter of the TYSSE to York University and into York Region, in which his riding was based. In his memoirs, he said that "it would not only be great for
1050-402: A subway along or near Yonge Street , many of which involved running streetcars in a tunnel . Here are some of the proposals. During World War II , workers travelling from their homes in "northern Toronto" (which would now be considered the downtown core) to the industrial areas to the east and west of the downtown area on Yonge seriously strained the existing road and streetcar networks. There
1155-691: A technical sense, the ridership or not, it's a philosophical decision the city has made and society has made. People like subways." York Region, in their 2022 Transportation Master Plan, proposed further extensions of Line 1 on both the University and Yonge legs. One proposal was to extend Line 1 along Jane Street from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station north to Major Mackenzie Drive West (adjacent to Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital and just north of Canada's Wonderland amusement park), with possible intermediate stations at Rutherford Road (adjacent to Vaughan Mills shopping mall) and Langstaff Road. The other proposal
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#17328522555381260-554: A trial, the Yonge–University line operated as two branches, Eglinton–Keele, and Eglinton–Woodbine. The interline was determined not worthy, and the Yonge–University line was cut back to St. George on September 4, 1966. On June 23, 1969, the University subway service from St. George to Union stations was discontinued entirely after 9:45 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays and all day on Sundays and holidays. The 5B Avenue Road buses run in place between Eglinton and Front Street whenever
1365-530: Is an interchange between the subway and the Barrie line – a regional rail line which is part of the GO Transit system. The station is fully integrated between the two modes. Toronto Transit Commission bus terminals were built at Finch West and Pioneer Village stations and are integrated into the station buildings. York Region Transit (YRT) bus terminals were constructed at Pioneer Village and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre ; however, these are located outside of
1470-417: Is approximately double compared to 2018 but still well below the Toronto subway average. Ridership at the other four stations on the extension ranged between 16,600 and 20,400, which is near the system median of 19,700. The busiest stations on the extension are York University and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, with around 20,400 daily riders. Vaughan plans to use the subway extension to spur the development of
1575-415: Is different from the stations built earlier along its western portion of the line. Stations on the 2017 extension from Sheppard West north to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, in keeping with the pattern of the original Spadina line, also feature public art and architecture from notable creators. However, the platform walls have no tiles or other cladding and are simply bare concrete, though structural elements on
1680-498: Is in contrast to TTC-operated bus routes that cross the Toronto–York boundary at Steeles Avenue, where a second fare is charged. However, an additional fare is required for those paying by cash when transferring between the subway and suburban transit service providers, such as York Region Transit (YRT), at these stations, as is the case when transferring to other suburban transit services at stations within or bordering Toronto. This
1785-454: Is on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. The pattern of using landmarks as station names was exclusively used on the original (southern) section of the University branch, and the West designated street-naming convention is typically used on the former Spadina (northern) section. The two interchange stations on the University branch where it intersects Line 2 Bloor–Danforth are named St. George and Spadina after
1890-404: Is one of three stations on Line 1 with an east–west orientation, the others being Union and St. George . An intermediate concourse level is located below ground between the subway and GO platforms. GO Transit has committed to cost-sharing at this station. A new roadway named Vitti Street on the west side of the station provides vehicle access and passenger pick-up/drop-off. To the east and west of
1995-593: Is scheduled to open in 2024. Vaughan Metropolitan Centre is also an interchange between the subway and the Highway 7 Rapidway , used by YRT's Viva and Brampton Transit 's Züm services. The bus rapid transit dedicated on-street right-of-way opened in conjunction with the subway, and there is direct escalator and elevator access connecting the station concourse with the covered rapidway stop. Paid commuter parking lots were built at Finch West (358 spaces), Pioneer Village (1,950 spaces) and Highway 407 (560 spaces) – parking
2100-669: Is similar to the policy in 1968, when five subway stations opened outside the pre-1998 Toronto city limits in what was the TTC's "Zone 2" area at the time but no extra Zone 2 fare was required to reach those stations, whereas extra fare was charged to connect with suburban TTC bus routes in the boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto . Since February 26, 2024, free transfers between the TTC and all other GTA transit services (or discounted transfers with fare-by-distance GO Transit ), have been available for customers paying by Presto cards or contactless credit or debit cards. The TYSSE stations were among
2205-399: Is worth noting that these numbers were recorded during York University 's strike, leading to fewer passengers at Pioneer Village and York University. Downsview Park and Highway 407, despite both having direct connections to GO Transit, saw some of the worst ridership numbers in the entire subway system, with 2,000 daily customers at Downsview Park and 2,900 at Highway 407. Since the opening of
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#17328522555382310-559: The 2015 Pan American Games , the extension went overbudget and opened two years after originally planned. The new stations were among the first to eliminate collector booths and Toronto TTC fares are charged at the Vaughan stations. Upon opening, most stations on the extension saw below average ridership compared to the rest of the subway system. Line 1 Yonge–University (initially running almost exclusively along Yonge Street ) opened in 1954 and has been extended several times. The first section of
2415-594: The COVID-19 pandemic but in 2021, the closure was confirmed to be permanent because of low ridership. The official ground breaking ceremony for the Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) was held on November 27, 2009; with tunnelling operations beginning in June 2011. The station opened on December 17, 2017, along with the rest of the extension. It opened to GO Transit service on December 30, 2017, on
2520-627: The Nordheimer and Cedarvale ravines to the foot of Allen Road at Eglinton Avenue . It reaches the surface and continues northward in the road's median for 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) past Wilson Station, after which it resumes travelling underground and runs northwesterly on an off-street alignment below suburban industrial areas and the York University campus until Steeles Avenue . From there, it turns to parallel Jane Street for roughly 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) until its northwestern terminus in
2625-521: The Toronto Transit Commission , the City of Toronto , and Downsview Park regarding property acquisition. As part of this agreement, the existing Downsview station was renamed Sheppard West . Other names considered for this station were GO/Sheppard , Chesswood , Bakersfield , and Carl Hall . The subway platform is underground on an east–west orientation parallel to Sheppard Avenue West. It
2730-422: The York University station site and harsh winter weather . In March 2015, TTC CEO Andy Byford announced that the project was over budget, and that project management problems had resulted in the dismissal of two TTC managers. Toronto City Council approved an additional $ 150 million in funding, with $ 90 million from Toronto and $ 60 million from York Region . The TTC subsequently signed
2835-582: The namesake railway station north to Eglinton station . Dignitaries, including the premier and the mayor, rode the first train that morning, going north from the yards at Davisville station , and then from Eglinton station south along the entire line. The line was then opened to the public, and that day at 2:30 pm, the last streetcar made its final trip along the Yonge streetcar line . Trains operated at average speeds of 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph). The plan to operate two-car trains during off-peak hours
2940-475: The "Spadina" section was opened and the line became the "Yonge–University–Spadina Line" (YUS). Although only two stations are on Spadina Road, a larger portion of the line was originally intended to follow the planned Spadina Expressway, which was partially built as Allen Road . The subway also had an additional internal route number: route 602. Unofficially, subway lines were already numbered, but in October 2013,
3045-629: The "Yonge Line", serves Downtown Toronto , Midtown Toronto and York Mills before ending at Finch Avenue, the northern edge of North York Centre . The western portion snakes northwesterly from Union, initially running straight under University Avenue and Queen's Park Crescent to Bloor Street , where it turns westerly to run under Bloor Street for about 700 metres (0.43 mi). Along this stretch, it interchanges with Line 2 at St. George and Spadina stations . At Spadina Avenue, it turns north to run for roughly 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) under Spadina Road before curving northwesterly to continue along
3150-422: The 1990s, train destination signs read "VIA DOWNTOWN" after the terminal station name. As with other TTC subway lines, Line 1 operates most of the day and is generally closed between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. EST on weekdays and Saturdays, and between 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday. Trains arrive at stations every 2 to 3 minutes during peak periods and every 4 to 5 minutes during off-peak periods. During
3255-428: The 2009 revision of the TTC's by-law. According to a TTC forecast reported by transit advocate Steve Munro in early 2015, the TTC's annual operating costs for the entire TYSSE would be $ 33.7 million, or $ 14.2 million net of revenue. This would produce a 58 percent cost recovery compared to 70 percent for the TTC system as a whole. These costs, including those for the portion in Vaughan, will be covered by
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3360-570: The Cedarvale neighbourhood to the south) when it becomes an interchange station with the opening of Line 5 Eglinton in the fourth quarter of 2024. As a result of the George Floyd protests , Toronto City Council indicated in 2020 that they intended to rename Dundas station because its namesake, Henry Dundas , delayed the British Empire 's abolition of slavery in the 1700s. As of 2024 , however,
3465-470: The Chesswood hockey arenas, Toronto FC 's BMO training ground, Scotiabank Pond Hockey Arena, and "The Hangar" sports facility, as well as industrial lands north of Sheppard. A transfer is required to connect between the subway and surface bus routes, as there is no attached bus terminal and connections are made on-street, outside the station. Buses stop on Sheppard Avenue and Vitti Street, about 140 metres from
3570-483: The Dundas name has yet to be changed. Southbound station platform signage on both branches indicates Union as a terminal station due to it being located at the southernmost point of the line's rough 'U' shape, where it turns northward when travelling along either branch. The train destination signs display the northwestern terminal station as "Vaughan" rather than its full name, Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, for brevity. Until
3675-573: The TTC and the City of Toronto. In 2016, the expected net cost to run the extension was revised to $ 30 million. According to a 2008 memo of understanding between York Region and the City of Toronto: Although Highway 407 and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations are located in Vaughan (within York Region) outside Toronto city limits, regular Toronto TTC fares are charged when entering or exiting these stations to simplify fare collection. This practice
3780-465: The TTC announced plans to display line numbers publicly to help riders to navigate the system. In March 2014, the line was officially numbered and renamed "Line 1 Yonge–University", with the Spadina part being dropped from the name. Announcements, documentation and rapid transit maps across the system now refer to the line as "Line 1" or "Line 1 Yonge–University". There were several early proposals to build
3885-428: The TTC restarted the practice of using gap trains to relieve crowding at Bloor–Yonge and St. George stations, where respectively 225,000 and 135,000 passengers transfer trains daily. The TTC observed that one empty gap train can clear a crowded platform at Bloor–Yonge. The TTC had previously run gap trains prior to late 2017 but had discontinued the practice because of a "change in operating philosophy". The practice
3990-671: The TTC was particularly interested in the Chicago series 6000 cars , which used trucks, wheels, motors, and drive control technologies that had been developed and perfected on PCC streetcars . However, the United States was in the midst of the Korean War at the time, which had caused a substantial increase in metal prices, thus making the PCC cars too expensive for the TTC. Instead, in November 1951, an order
4095-552: The Toronto Transit Commission to review its practices and put resources into safety. On March 31, 1996, the Spadina segment of the line was extended 2 km (1.2 mi) from Wilson station north to Downsview station (renamed Sheppard West in 2017). At the time, a newly elected provincial Progressive Conservative government cancelled its share of funding that would have extended this route northward to York University and Steeles Avenue . However, this extension
4200-548: The University subway did not operate, with side-jaunts to St. George station to capture passengers from the Bloor subway. This arrangement remained in place until January 28, 1978, when the Spadina subway opened north to Wilson Station. On March 31, 1973, the line was extended north from Eglinton to York Mills , and on March 29, 1974, to Finch . These two extensions were part of the North Yonge Extension project, bringing
4305-508: The Vaughan municipal elections to extend the subway system to the proposed Highway 407 corridor . In 1989, a proposal was put forward as part of the Network 2011 plan to construct a loop to join the Spadina and Yonge branches along the hydro corridor north of Finch Avenue to Finch station , where the Yonge branch terminates. However, officials from York University and York Region lobbied for
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4410-455: The Yonge segment of the line is provided by 320 Yonge Blue Night from Queens Quay to Steeles Avenue with headways of 3 to 15 minutes. The University segment does not have an overnight service. Line 1 is operated using only the TTC's Toronto Rocket (TR) subway trains, which are based on Bombardier's Movia family of trains . Unlike other trains in the Toronto subway rolling stock , the TR trains have
4515-519: The area. As a precedent, the Sheppard subway shows that while a subway may spur development, that development may not result into a high subway ridership. The Toronto Star stated that commuter destinations may be scattered throughout the Greater Toronto Area where public transit is inconvenient to use. Outgoing TTC CEO Andy Byford said: "People say '[build] there and they will come.' I think
4620-543: The chief engineer, TTC chairman William McBrien and general manager H.C. Patten rejected the design in favour of one that was more similar to the one previously used on TTC vehicles. After five years of construction, Ontario Premier Leslie Frost and Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport officially opened the 7.4-kilometre (4.6 mi) long Yonge subway on March 30, 1954. It was the first subway in Canada. The original Yonge Street subway line went from Union subway station near
4725-452: The details of the employment arrangements. A scaled down proposal, about 20 percent smaller, was agreed to in its place. The work along Queen Street was abandoned temporarily, and the original $ 42.3 million ($ 722 million in 2023) was reduced to $ 28.9 million ($ 493 million in 2023) plus $ 3.5 million ($ 59.8 million in 2023) for rolling stock. After a two-year delay due to postwar labour shortages, construction on
4830-434: The doors. This change leaves only the subway drivers at the front to fill the dual role in 2023. OPTO went into effect between St. George and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations in November 2021, and was rolled out on the rest of the line effective November 20, 2022. Gap trains are empty trains stored on pocket tracks and brought into service in a gap between full-route trains to relieve overcrowding. In October 2018,
4935-595: The extension (in keeping with the pattern of the original Spadina line) feature distinct station architecture and public art. TTC and City policy requires one percent of the budget to be spent on public art . However, the platform walls have no tiles or other cladding and are simply bare concrete, though structural elements on the platforms themselves are clad, as is the case with much of the Line 4 Sheppard stations. The interactive artwork at Pioneer Village has not been turned on due to concerns about profanity, which would violate
5040-401: The extension began on June 17, 2011 and was completed on November 8, 2013. The TTC later reported that 1,400,000 cubic metres (49,000,000 cu ft) of material had been excavated, with over 54,000 concrete tunnel segments installed. In November 2014, the TTC indicated that the 2016 opening date would likely be missed, following poor performance by some contractors, death of a worker at
5145-427: The extension to Vaughan, Downsview Park has replaced Bessarion as the least used subway station on the TTC. Statistics in late 2018 showed that ridership at Downsview Park increased to 2,500 customers per day and Highway 407 increased to 3,400. The busiest station on the extension is now York University, which has about 38,000 daily customers. Finch West and Pioneer Village both serve approximately 17,000 customers and
5250-531: The extension would open in December 2017, with the TTC running "ghost trains" to test the extension from November. The extension opened on December 17, 2017, with an opening ceremony attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne and Mayor of Toronto John Tory . In addition to the subway line, other transit infrastructure was built as part of the TYSSE project. Downsview Park station
5355-479: The extension, with the caveat that the line would also be extended to serve the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. At the time, the area around the mostly vacant VMC site was occupied by big-box stores and freeways , and lacked the dense development that surrounds most other subway stations. The preferred alignment and placement for the two stations in York Region was finalized in 2008. The TTC board approved design principles for stations in 2006, before approving
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#17328522555385460-555: The fare-paid areas, adjacent to but outside the stations. A GO Transit bus terminal (also used by YRT buses) was built at Highway 407 station , again outside the paid area, but within the main station building. This station was also designed to connect with the proposed Highway 407 Transitway . Finch West was built with a knock-out panel that would allow for easier future construction of the Finch West LRT , then being planned – construction of this light rail line began in 2019 and it
5565-521: The first ten stations to sell Presto tickets via the Presto vending machines. Nearby landmarks include Downsview Park , which is Canada's National Urban Park and played host to World Youth Day in 2002 and the SARSstock concert in 2003. The Park is the site of an airstrip used by aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace and formerly used as Canadian Forces Base Downsview . Other points of interest include
5670-448: The first to eliminate staffed fare collector booths, along with the sales of TTC's legacy fare media products – such as tokens – in favour of the Presto card . As a result, these stations opened with roaming customer service attendants, although collector booths had been installed per station plans. Collector-booth closures at more stations along the west branch of
5775-464: The former's art had faded in sunlight and the latter was too costly to operate. Since late 2017, work is underway to restore the art in both stations, with Glencairn's being fully re-installed in 2020, albeit modernized. North York Centre station is an infill station . Its design is different from the other stations in the original North Yonge extension. Sheppard West station , which was opened in 1996 as Downsview station, has art and architecture that
5880-447: The length of the line. There are also eight storage tracks , which can also be used for reversals. The high number of possible turnbacks gives the TTC more flexibility when planning maintenance or in the event of an emergency service disruption. The original design of the oldest stations in the subway system, which are on the Yonge line (from Union to Eglinton), are mainly utilitarian and characterized by vitreous marble wall tiles and
5985-455: The line are fully accessible . All stations on the line will be made accessible by 2025, as per the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Because the line opened in sections from 1954, it has a relatively high number of crossovers , which were mostly constructed at terminal stations to turn back trains. There are 17 diamond crossovers located between the service tracks along
6090-411: The line between Bloor–Yonge and Eglinton stations was originally constructed in open cut, with the short section between St. Clair and Summerhill stations having since been covered over. Evidence of this can be seen in the tunnel: there are no columns or walls between tracks, and ballast and drainage ditches are present, something not seen in the rest of the subway system. There are also tree stumps and
6195-457: The line continued. In 2000, the City of Vaughan again lobbied for a subway extension to their municipality as they planned to build a new city core (today's Vaughan Metropolitan Centre ) at Highway 7 and Jane Street . This second lobbying effort was ultimately successful and led to the abandonment of the loop proposal. During the proposal stage of this plan, the TTC had concluded there were insufficient projected population densities to justify
6300-489: The line north of Steeles Avenue, with some of the new stations projected to be among those with the lowest ridership of the subway system. The preferred alignment and placement for four stations for the extension beyond Downsview station to Steeles (one station farther than what was planned in 1994) via York University were finalized in September 2005. In March 2006, the provincial government announced $ 670 million in funding for
6405-550: The line's western branch dates back to 1963 when an extension, named the University Subway, was built to curve north from Union Station below University Avenue and Queen's Park to near Bloor Street , where it turned west to terminate at St. George station at St. George and Bloor Streets. This extension opened on February 28 of that year. In 1978, a further eight-stop extension, dubbed the Spadina Subway, opened, bringing
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#17328522555386510-528: The line, moving south from the TYSSE stations, followed later. Early statistics published by CBC News report ridership numbers for three of six new stations on the TYSSE. In total, "57,100 riders boarded trains at the new stations during a week of service in May [2018]." Finch West station pulled the most riders for the month, with approximately 17,000 customers using the station daily (for comparison, Lansdowne station on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth has similar usage). It
6615-520: The longest line on the subway system. It opened as the " Yonge subway " in 1954 as Canada's first underground passenger rail line and was extended multiple times between 1963 and 2017. As of 2010, Line 1 was the busiest rapid transit line in Canada, and one of the busiest lines in North America. In 2022, it averaged over 670,000 riders per weekday. The line forms a rough 'U' shape, with two portions running generally north–south that meet at Union in
6720-484: The loop to run through the university campus and along Steeles Avenue instead as they felt it would better suit commuters. In the early 1990s, the loop plan, known as the Yonge–Spadina Subway Loop Project, was discussed, with the option through York's campus being favoured. The western leg of the line would have been extended by three stations to York University in the first phase of the project while
6825-409: The morning peak period, every 30 minutes during the afternoon peak period, and every 60 minutes outside of peak periods including on weekends and holidays. Originally slated to be called Sheppard West , the station was referred to by that name throughout its construction. However, in 2010, approval was granted for the station to be named Downsview Park , contingent upon successful negotiations between
6930-604: The morning peak period. With three gap trains, it can run up to 28 trains per hour. Toronto%E2%80%93York Spadina Subway Extension The Toronto–York Spadina subway extension ( TYSSE ) is an extension of the Toronto subway 's Line 1 Yonge–University which opened on December 17, 2017. It runs 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) northwest from the line's previous terminus at Sheppard West station serving six new stations and terminating at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station near Jane Street and Highway 7 in Vaughan . The TYSSE
7035-453: The morning peak, from 6:00 am to 9:00 am Monday to Friday, half the trains are turned back at Glencairn station resulting in limited service north of that point. The turnback was moved from St. Clair West station to Glencairn station in 2016, and plans called for it to be moved farther to Pioneer Village station in December 2017 when the Line 1 extension opened. Overnight service on
7140-515: The most pressing need is to now focus on subway expansion where it's not so much that they will come, it's [that] there's already a demonstrable need." However, Globe and Mail columnists wrote in the context of the TYSSE: "But that advice will have to compete with the growing power of the suburbs, and the eagerness of Queen's Park to court them." Toronto city councillor and TTC commissioner Glenn De Baeremaeker said: "Whether [the subway], quote, merits on
7245-502: The nearby Black Creek Pioneer Village, which has since been renamed the Village at Black Creek ) and "Vaughan Metropolitan Centre" (after Vaughan's new downtown core , based on the precedent set by North York Centre and Scarborough Centre stations). Sheppard West was originally called "Downsview" but was renamed in 2017 to avoid confusion with the adjacent new Downsview Park station, and Eglinton West will be renamed "Cedarvale" (after
7350-917: The neighbouring city of Vaughan 's planned downtown core, the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre , at the intersection of Jane Street and Highway 7 . This western portion serves the Annex and Forest Hill neighbourhoods in Old Toronto ; Humewood–Cedarvale in the former York ; Yorkdale–Glen Park , Downsview , the York University Heights–Northwood Park areas in the former North York ; and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre in Vaughan. The line's name has been changed as it has been extended. Following its opening between Union Station and Eglinton Avenue along Yonge Street in 1954, it
7455-450: The new subway did not start until September 8, 1949. A total of 1.3 million cubic metres (1.7 million cubic yards) of material was removed and some 12,700 tonnes (14,000 tons) of reinforcing steel and 1.4 million bags of cement were put into place. A roughed-in station was constructed below Queen station for a proposed Queen line , but that line was never built. Service on the Yonge route would be handled by new rolling stock, and
7560-543: The north terminus of the University line, to Wilson station . From St. George station, the 9.9 km (6.2 mi) segment ran north and northwest to Eglinton Avenue and William R. Allen Road , then north along the median of the Allen Road to Wilson Avenue. This extension had been proposed as part of the Spadina Expressway , but when the expressway portion south of Eglinton Avenue was cancelled after massive protests ,
7665-429: The north–south cross streets of Line 2, which runs below Line 1 between these stations. Due to various factors, some stations along the Spadina portion are named, formerly were named, or are proposed to be renamed using landmark or district names, albeit without subtitles: the stations at Steeles Avenue and Highway 7 (which have no corresponding stations along the Yonge branch) are respectively named "Pioneer Village" (after
7770-406: The older H4 and H6 series trains). From the line's opening in 1954 until 1990, it was operated with G-series cars , and was also served with a mix of M1 and H1/H2/H4 subway cars between 1965 and 1999. Between 2021 and 2022, the TTC transitioned its Line 1 trains to one-person train operation (OPTO), which removes the secondary guard member – stationed at the rear end of the trains – who operated
7875-399: The people in the region, but also for my political prospects". In 2015, Sorbara indicated that, while David Miller was mayor of Toronto, Miller was initially not enthusiastic about the extension. Sorbara said, "He should have been thrilled at the prospect of the province providing $ 670 million for more subway infrastructure, regardless of where it went." In 2003, a temporary busway
7980-490: The platforms themselves are clad, as is the case with much of the Line 4 Sheppard stations. On the Yonge portion of the line, nearly all stations located at cross streets are named after said streets, while on the University portion, they are either named for local landmarks with the cross street subtitled below (e.g. Osgoode – Queen Street ) or after cross streets but with a "West" suffix for stations at streets that have counterparts along Yonge, though Dundas West station
8085-462: The pocket track between Lawrence West and Glencairn stations or the pocket track between Eglinton West and St. Clair West stations) in the morning peak period plus another during the afternoon peak. Gap trains can also increase the capacity of Line 1, which often runs above its scheduled capacity of 28,000 passengers per hour. To address that demand, the TTC normally runs an average of 25.5 trains per hour through Bloor–Yonge and St. George stations in
8190-476: The portion east along Steeles Avenue and back south down Yonge Street to Finch station to close the loop would have been built in later phases. In 1992, as an interim project, construction began on the aforementioned 1996 extension of the Spadina line to Downsview station. In 1994, an environmental assessment for the first phase of the loop project was completed, but the extension was not built due to lack of funding. Despite this, lobbying by politicians to extend
8295-450: The rail corridor, each with green roofs that resemble landing strips or wings. The GO Transit commuter rail station is at the surface on a north–south axis, perpendicular to the subway line. There is only one platform, but a second is roughed in and will open after the ongoing construction to double-track the Barrie line is completed. The platform is located on the far side of the track near
8400-409: The rest off-street. The vote was overwhelmingly in favour, and Toronto City Council approved construction four months later. The plebiscite contained the condition that the federal government would subsidize 20 percent of the project. The federal Minister of Reconstruction, C.D. Howe , promised federal support in an October 3, 1945, letter. However, the funding fell through over a disagreement about
8505-547: The same day that a major service increase was inaugurated on the Barrie line. This station, along with the five other TYSSE stations, were the first to be opened without collectors, although collector booths were installed as per original station plans. It was also among the first eight stations to discontinue sales of legacy TTC fare media (tokens and senior/youth tickets). Presto vending machines were available at its opening to sell Presto cards and to load funds or monthly passes onto them. On May 3, 2019, this station became one of
8610-524: The same design scheme—in light green and dark green—until it was renovated. The section of the line between Spadina and Wilson stations (formerly the Spadina segment) opened in 1978 has art and architecture that is unique for each station, such as flower murals in Dupont station or streetcar murals in Eglinton West station . The art originally installed at Glencairn and Yorkdale stations had been removed, as
8715-463: The southern part of the city's downtown, and then gradually spreading farther apart as they proceed northward. From Union station, the eastern portion of the line runs straight under or nearby Yonge Street , sometimes in an uncovered trench, for 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to its northeastern terminus at Finch Avenue , connecting with Line 2 Bloor–Danforth at Bloor–Yonge and Line 4 Sheppard at Sheppard–Yonge . This eastern portion, often just called
8820-412: The station, the line swings broadly at a 90-degree angle northwest to Finch West station and southeast via a compound curve to Sheppard West station . The station is located in a low-density district; however, the TTC expects mixed-use development on nearby land. The GO train connection is also expected to boost ridership. The station building is constructed of glass, stone, and aluminum blend and has
8925-800: The stubs of lamp posts in the tunnel. There are also clues outdoors: seemingly unnecessary railings along the sides of a nearby street, which was once a bridge over the tracks, and empty lots following the trains' right-of-way marked with signs warning heavy vehicles and equipment to keep off because they might fall through to the columnless tunnel below. Most of the tunnel was constructed by a cut-and-cover method, but some sections were bored, as noted below. All stations, whether by transfer or fare-paid terminal, connect to surface TTC bus and/or streetcar routes. Other surface and train connections are noted below. Since 1996, TTC stations have been built or modified with elevators, ramps and other features to make them accessible to all. As of January 2022 , 30 stations on
9030-412: The subway to North York. Stations were also planned for Glencairn (between Eglinton and Lawrence, though another Glencairn station would be built later on the Spadina section), Glen Echo (between Lawrence and York Mills) and Empress (between Sheppard and Finch, later opened as North York Centre station ). On January 27, 1978, the Spadina segment of the line was opened, going from St. George station,
9135-610: The subway was still built following the route through Cedarvale Ravine . Hence, it was called the Spadina line, though it follows Spadina Road for less than 2 km (1.2 mi). On June 18, 1987, North York Centre station was added between Sheppard and Finch stations as an infill station. On August 11, 1995, at 6:02 pm, the Russell Hill subway accident occurred as a southbound subway train heading toward Dupont station crashed under Russell Hill Drive, killing three passengers and sending 30 to hospital. This accident prompted
9240-455: The terminus, Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, has a daily usage of 14,800. However, the average daily usage of all TTC subway stations is a little more than 34,000, which means that aside from York University station, all stations belonging to the extension are still seeing well below average usage. TTC ridership information from 2023 to 2024 showed that the average number of boardings per day was 5,600 at Downsview Park and 7,600 at Highway 407. This
9345-631: The use of the Toronto Subway typeface for station names. Eglinton Station is the only station to retain this wall treatment, though Queen Station retains a narrow band of original blue Vitrolite tiles near the ceiling at platform level. The design of the stations on the University line was mainly utilitarian and this style (sometimes referred to as "bathroom modern") was later used for Line 2 Bloor–Danforth as well. Queen's Park and St. Patrick stations have circular and semi-circular cross-sections because they are constructed in bored tunnels. Museum station
9450-498: The west station building entrance. [REDACTED] Media related to Downsview Park station at Wikimedia Commons Line 1 Yonge%E2%80%93University Line 1 Yonge–University is a rapid transit line of the Toronto subway . It serves Toronto and the neighbouring city of Vaughan in Ontario , Canada. It is operated by the Toronto Transit Commission , has 38 stations and is 38.4 km (23.9 mi) in length, making it
9555-478: The western leg to Wilson station in North York (then a borough separate from Toronto). In 1996, a short 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) one-stop extension to Downsview station (renamed Sheppard West in May 2017) opened. After the line reached Wilson, there were several proposals to extend the line farther. An extension into Vaughan had been suggested as early as 1988, when Vaughan mayor Lorna Jackson campaigned during
9660-635: Was $ 2.09 billion in 2006, which have been escalated to $ 2.63 billion considering costs at the year of occurrence. The Province of Ontario deposited $ 870 million into the Move Ontario Trust. The federal government committed $ 697 million. The City of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York committed to fund one-third of total project costs, with Toronto contributing $ 526 million and York Region contributing $ 352 million. The first construction contract
9765-532: Was abandoned in favour of four-car trains, and six-car trains were standard during most periods, with some eight-car trains used during peak periods. On February 28, 1963, an extension was added to curve north from Union Station, below University Avenue and Queen's Park to near Bloor Street , where it turned west to terminate at St. George and Bloor Street . On February 26, 1966, the Bloor–Danforth line opened, from Keele to Woodbine . For six months, as
9870-509: Was awarded on February 27, 2008. Construction commenced in July 2008 with the relocation of sewers. The official ground breaking ceremony was held on November 27, 2009, with a planned opening date of 2015. The TTC purchased two tunnel boring machines in late 2010 from LOVAT Inc. (since acquired by Caterpillar Inc. ) for $ 58.4 million to dig tunnels on this extension, and two more boring machines were delivered in early 2011. Tunnel boring for
9975-428: Was called "the subway" (Yonge subway is its retronym ). In 1963, it was extended along University Avenue to St. George station and renamed the "Yonge–University Line". Briefly in 1966, the Yonge–University subway ran in two branches: one west along Bloor to Keele station (Yonge–University–Bloor), the other east along Bloor and Danforth to Woodbine station (Yonge–University–Danforth) via Bay Lower station. In 1978,
10080-477: Was completed, with a ceremony attended by Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne and other dignitaries. In spring 2017, the third rail which provides power to trains was turned on for the first time, with the first test train running on the extension in April. In May 2017, Downsview station was renamed Sheppard West in preparation for the opening of the new Downsview Park station . In September 2017, Byford announced that
10185-431: Was concern that the expected post-war boom in car ownership would choke the city with traffic. The scheme was first proposed by Toronto Transportation Commission in 1942 to relieve congestion, which was delaying their bus and tram services. The TTC formed a Rapid Transit Department and studied various solutions between 1942 and 1945. A plan was put to the voters on January 1, 1946. The plan had two parts. First, it featured
10290-472: Was initially free until April 2018 as ridership grew on the line. Passenger pick-up and drop-off facilities were also built at Finch West (10 spaces), Pioneer Village (11 spaces) and Highway 407 (30 spaces). These are owned by the TTC and operated by the Toronto Parking Authority . At Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, SmartCentres built a 900-space parking lot to serve the extension. Stations on
10395-524: Was later constructed and opened on December 17, 2017. As of November 17, 2016, with the Presto fare gates installed at Eglinton station, all of the stations along this line are Presto-enabled. On December 17, 2017, the western portion of the line was extended 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) north to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station in York Region , via York University . The Toronto–York Spadina subway extension (TYSSE) project built six new stations at
10500-536: Was placed with the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in England for 104 cars for $ 7,800,000 ($ 88.8 million in 2023) including spare parts. The Toronto Subway typeface and TTC logo were also designed during this period. The logo used during the subway's development was designed by mid-century architect John C. Parkin and chief architect Arthur Keith. Against the wishes of Walter Paterson,
10605-471: Was planned between Downsview (now Sheppard West) station and the campus, but was opposed by the university, which felt it would lessen government willingness to extend the subway. After numerous delays, construction on the York University Busway started on July 25, 2008, with a short section of the busway opened on September 6, 2009 and the remainder opened on November 20, 2009. The estimated cost
10710-468: Was reinstated in response to a potentially dangerous overcrowding incident that occurred at Bloor–Yonge in January 2018. In October 2018, the TTC used three gap trains, which sat on pocket tracks near Davisville , Eglinton and York Mills stations and moved into southbound service when station over-crowding was detected. For November 2018, the TTC planned to run a fourth gap train (which would sit on either
10815-411: Was renovated in the late 2000s to have columns that resemble artifacts found in the nearby Royal Ontario Museum . Lawrence , Sheppard–Yonge (formerly Sheppard), and Finch stations are similar to each other in design, but have different colour schemes: Lawrence is red and cream, Sheppard is yellow and dark blue, and Finch is light grey, medium grey, and dark grey. York Mills station formerly followed
10920-403: Was the first new section of a Toronto subway line to be opened since the opening of Line 4 Sheppard in 2002. The extension was first envisioned in the 1980s, though the route of an extension to York University was not finalized until 2005. Despite the lack of development there at the time, an extension to Vaughan was added and construction began in 2008. Initially expected to open in time for
11025-414: Was the least used station on the heavy-rail subway system, displacing Bessarion on Line 4 Sheppard . However, by 2022, ridership at Downsview Park had increased to 8,845 riders per weekday versus 4,269 for Bessarion, again making Bessarion station the least used. TTC Line 1 operates every 5 minutes or better all day, every day. The GO Transit Barrie Line operates approximately every 15–30 minutes during
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