The Toronto subway is a system of three underground, surface, and elevated rapid transit lines in Toronto and Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It was the country's first subway system: the first line was built under Yonge Street with a short stretch along Front Street and opened in 1954 with 12 stations. Since then, the system has expanded to become Canada's largest in terms of number of stations and its second-busiest, with an average of 915,000 passenger trips each weekday recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017.[1] There are a total of 70 operating stations with an additional 60 under construction – 28 of which will be street-running light rail transit (LRT) stops – and 5 former stations.

Toronto subway map

Description

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The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route.[2] As of 2024, 55 of the 70 stations are accessible, with plans originally set to ensure all stations were accessible by 2025;[3] however, in September 2024, it was reported this goal would not be met until 2026.[4] Line 3 Scarborough, a light metro line with six stations, was permanently closed in July 2023.

As of September 2024, three new lines are under construction, two light rail lines and one subway line:

Current stations

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  Line 1 Yonge–University
  Line 2 Bloor–Danforth
  Line 4 Sheppard
Station Line Grade Opened[8][9] Ridership (2023–2024[10] avg. weekday) Platforms Parking spaces[11] Terminal within fare-paid area Transfers[12] Accessible[13]
Finch   Underground 1974 70,775 Centre 3,227[14] Yes Yes
North York Centre   Underground 1987 16,699 Side 0 No Yes
Sheppard–Yonge     Underground 1974, 2002 92,828
0 Yes Yes
York Mills   Underground 1973 20,498 Centre 0 Yes   GO Transit bus services Yes
Lawrence   Underground 1973 21,197 Centre 0 Yes No
Eglinton   Underground 1954 60,814 Centre 0 Yes Yes
Davisville   Surface 1954 15,903 Side 0 Yes Yes
St. Clair   Underground 1954 27,336 Side 0 Yes   TTC streetcars Yes
Summerhill   Underground 1954 5,045 Side 0 No No
Rosedale   Surface 1954 4,875 Side 0 Yes No
Bloor–Yonge     Underground 1954, 1966 278,184 Side, centre 0 No Yes
Wellesley   Underground 1954 17,705 Side 0 Yes Yes
College   Underground 1954 39,137 Side 0 No   TTC streetcars No
Dundas   Underground 1954 72,406 Side 0 No   TTC streetcars Yes
Queen   Underground 1954 36,714 Side 0 No   TTC streetcars Yes
King   Underground 1954 35,107 Side 0 No   TTC streetcars No
Union   Underground 1954 136,515 Side, one-sided centre 0 Yes   TTC streetcars Yes
St. Andrew   Underground 1963 34,576 Centre 0 No   TTC streetcars Yes
Osgoode   Underground 1963 19,323 Centre 0 No   TTC streetcars Yes
St. Patrick   Underground 1963 23,989 Centre 0 No   TTC streetcars Yes
Queen's Park   Underground 1963 34,444 Centre 0 No   TTC streetcars Yes
Museum   Underground 1963 9,604 Centre 0 No No
St. George     Underground 1963, 1966 209,994 Centre, Centre 0 Yes Yes
Spadina     Underground 1978, 1966 39,080 Side, side 0 Yes   TTC streetcars
Dupont   Underground 1978 11,084 Side 0 No Yes
St. Clair West   Underground 1978 21,013 Side 0 Yes   TTC streetcars Yes
Eglinton West   Underground/surface 1978 13,982 Side 0 Yes Yes
Glencairn   Surface 1978 5,878 Centre 0 No Yes
Lawrence West   Surface 1978 19,742 Centre 0 Yes Yes
Yorkdale   Surface 1978 19,725 Centre 1,010[15] No[a]
  •   GO Transit bus services
  • Ontario Northland
Yes
Wilson   Surface 1978 21,579 Centre 953[16] Yes Yes
Sheppard West   Underground 1996 19,495 Centre 632[17] Yes   York Region Transit Yes
Downsview Park   Underground 2017 5,618 Centre 0 No     Barrie Yes
Finch West   Underground 2017 18,345 Centre 347[18] Yes Yes
York University   Underground 2017 20,447 Centre 0 No   Züm Yes
Pioneer Village   Underground 2017 16,570 Centre 1,881[19] Yes   York Region Transit Yes
Highway 407   Underground 2017 7,649 Centre 550[20] No[a]
Yes
Vaughan   Underground 2017 20,394 Centre 900[b] No[a]
Yes
Kipling   Surface 1980 49,392 Centre 1,067[22] Yes
Yes
Islington   Underground 1968 25,023 Centre 977[23] Yes No
Royal York   Underground 1968 17,337 Side 0 Yes Yes
Old Mill   Underground/elevated 1968 6,109 Side 0 No[c] No
Jane   Underground 1968 14,953 Side 0 No[c] Yes
Runnymede   Underground 1968 15,838 Side 0 No[c] Yes
High Park   Underground/surface 1968 9,173 Side 0 No[c] No
Keele   Elevated 1966 16,305 Side 187[24] Yes Yes
Dundas West   Underground 1966 23,861 Side 0 Yes
  •   TTC streetcars
  •     Kitchener
  •   Union Pearson Express
Yes
Lansdowne   Underground 1966 17,406 Side 0 No Yes
Dufferin   Underground 1966 26,800 Side 0 No Yes
Ossington   Underground 1966 22,109 Side 0 Yes Yes
Christie   Underground 1966 11,407 Side 0 No No
Bathurst   Underground 1966 30,598 Side 0 Yes   TTC streetcars Yes
Bay   Underground 1966 20,980 Centre 0 No Yes
Sherbourne   Underground 1966 24,689 Side 0 No Yes
Castle Frank   Underground 1966 8,943 Side 0 Yes Yes
Broadview   Underground 1966 11,720 Side 0 Yes   TTC streetcars Yes
Chester   Underground 1966 6,197 Side 0 No Yes
Pape   Underground 1966 34,506 Side 0 Yes Yes
Donlands   Underground 1966 6,317 Side 0 Yes Yes
Greenwood   Underground 1966 9,567 Side 0 No[c] No
Coxwell   Underground 1966 13,450 Side 0 Yes Yes
Woodbine   Underground 1966 10,803 Side 0 Yes Yes
Main Street   Underground 1968 18,682 Side 0 Yes
  •   TTC streetcars
  •     Lakeshore East
  •     Stouffville
Yes
Victoria Park   Surface 1968 32,276 Side 173[25] Yes Yes
Warden   Surface 1968 21,843 Centre 1,071[26] Yes No
Kennedy   Underground 1980 42,881 Centre 729[27] Yes     Stouffville Yes
Bayview   Underground 2002 6,205 Centre 0 No Yes
Bessarion   Underground 2002 3,180 Centre 0 No Yes
Leslie   Underground 2002 3,988 Centre 102[28] Yes     Richmond Hill Yes
Don Mills   Underground 2002 28,709 Centre 366[29] Yes
  •   York Region Transit
Yes

Under construction

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  Line 2 Bloor–Danforth (Scarborough Subway Extension)
  Line 5 Eglinton
  Line 6 Finch West
Ontario Line
Station Line Grade Opening[30][31] Platforms[32][33] Terminal within station Proposed transfers[34]
Mount Dennis   Surface 2024 Centre Yes
Keelesdale   Underground 2024 Centre Yes
Caledonia   Underground 2024 Centre Yes     Barrie
Fairbank   Underground 2024 Centre No
Oakwood   Underground 2024 Centre No
Forest Hill   Underground 2024 Centre No
Chaplin   Underground 2024 Centre No
Avenue   Underground 2024 Centre No
Mount Pleasant   Underground 2024 Centre No
Leaside   Underground 2024 Centre No
Laird   Underground 2024 Centre No
Sunnybrook Park   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Science Centre   Underground 2024 Centre Yes
Aga Khan Park & Museum   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Wynford   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Sloane   On-street 2024 Centre N/A
O'Connor   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Pharmacy   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Hakimi Lebovic   On-street 2024 Side (split) N/A
Golden Mile   On-street 2024 Side (split) N/A
Birchmount   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Ionview   On-street 2024 Side N/A
Humber College   In-trench[35] 2024 Centre Yes
Westmore   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Martin Grove   On-street 2024 Centre
Albion   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Stevenson   On-street 2024 Centre
Mount Olive   On-street 2024 Centre
Rowntree Mills   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Pearldale   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Duncanwoods   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Milvan Rumike   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Emery   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Signet Arrow   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Norfinch Oakdale   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Jane and Finch   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Driftwood   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Tobermory   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Sentinel   On-street 2024 Side (split)
Lawrence & McCowan[d][36]   Underground 2029–2030
Scarborough Centre[37]   Underground 2029–2030 Yes
Sheppard & McCowan[d][37]   Underground 2029–2030
Jane [Eglinton][d][38]   Elevated 2030–2031
Scarlett[d]   Elevated 2030–2031
Royal York [Eglinton][d]   Underground 2030–2031
Islington [Eglinton][d]   Underground 2030–2031
Kipling [Eglinton][d]   Underground 2030–2031
Martin Grove [Eglinton][d]   Underground 2030–2031
Renforth   In-trench 2030–2031 Yes
Flemingdon Park[d] Ontario Line Elevated 2030
Thorncliffe Park[d] Ontario Line Elevated 2030
Cosburn[d] Ontario Line Underground 2030
Gerrard[d] Ontario Line Railway embankment 2030   TTC streetcars
Riverside–Leslieville[d] Ontario Line Railway embankment 2030   TTC streetcars
East Harbour[d] Ontario Line Railway embankment 2030
Corktown[d] Ontario Line Underground 2030   TTC streetcars
Moss Park[d] Ontario Line Underground 2030   TTC streetcars
Queen–Spadina[d] Ontario Line Underground 2030   TTC streetcars
King–Bathurst[d] Ontario Line Underground 2030   TTC streetcars
Exhibition Ontario Line Surface 2030

Former stations

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  Line 3 Scarborough
Station Line Grade Open Ridership (2019 avg. weekday)[39] Platforms Parking spaces Terminal within fare-paid area
Lawrence East   Surface 1985–2023 9,105 Side 90[40] Yes
Ellesmere   Surface 1985–2023 1,993 Side 68[41] No
Midland   Elevated 1985–2023 2,691 Side 0 No
Scarborough Centre   Elevated 1985–2023 24,399 Side 0 Yes
McCowan   Elevated 1985–2023 3,659 Side 0 No

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Station has or connects to regional (non-TTC) terminal only
  2. ^ Lot is privately owned by SmartCentres[21]
  3. ^ a b c d e Station has terminal, but it is outside the fare-paid area
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Working name only–final station name not announced

References

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  1. ^ "Public Transportation Ridership Report – Fourth Quarter, 2017" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 3, 2017. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 TTC Operating Statistics". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Haskill, Scott (June 23, 2022). "2022 Accessibility Plan Status Update" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission.
  4. ^ Reporter, Sheila Wang Investigative (September 19, 2023). "TTC won't meet Ontario's 2025 accessibility deadline, staff report says". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eglinton Crosstown LRT will be delayed by about a year, source says". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Metrolinx. "Finch West LRT". Metrolinx. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ontario Line costs nearly double after awarding of latest contracts". Toronto Star. November 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Toronto Transit Commission – History". Toronto.ca.
  9. ^ "Official Opening Dates".
  10. ^ "Subway ridership, 2023-2024" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023-Aug 2024.
  11. ^ "Parking". TTC.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Toronto Transit Commission Ride Guide" (PDF). Toronto.ca.
  13. ^ "Elevators and Escalators". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Finch Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Yorkdale Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "Wilson Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Sheppard West Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Finch West Station". Ttc.ca.
  19. ^ "Pioneer Village Station". Ttc.ca.
  20. ^ "Highway 407 Station". Ttc.ca.
  21. ^ "Paid parking will be available for subway riders at Vaughan station". yorkregion.com. November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  22. ^ "Kipling Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  23. ^ "Islington Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  24. ^ "Keele Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  25. ^ "Victoria Park Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  26. ^ "Warden Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  27. ^ "Kennedy Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  28. ^ "Leslie Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  29. ^ "Don Mills Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  30. ^ "TTC planning for possible opening of Eglinton Crosstown LRT in September 2024". CP24. December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  31. ^ Harvey, Lex (November 21, 2023). "After years of construction turmoil, Finch West LRT on track for 2024 opening: 'We've made a lot of headway'". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  32. ^ Delcan. "Transit Project Assessment: Etobicoke–Finch West LRT – Chapter 2 Plates Part 1" (PDF). Metrolinx. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  33. ^ Delcan. "Transit Project Assessment: Etobicoke–Finch West LRT – Chapter 2 Plates Part 2" (PDF). Metrolinx. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  34. ^ "Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line" (PDF). Ttc.ca. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  35. ^ "Putting Humber on the map". Humber Today. January 21, 2019.
  36. ^ "Metrolinx - Lawrence & McCowan Station". www.metrolinx.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  37. ^ a b "Breaking ground on the Scarborough Subway Extension". June 23, 2021.
  38. ^ "An extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is already under construction | Urbanized".
  39. ^ "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
  40. ^ "Lawrence East Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  41. ^ "Ellesmere Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.