17-2825: (Redirected from Main Street Station ) Main Street station may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Main Street station (Toronto) , a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Main Street–Science World station , a SkyTrain station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada United Kingdom [ edit ] Main Street railway station (Glasgow) , in Glasgow, Scotland United States [ edit ] Main Street station (SEPTA) , in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery , in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Alma School/Main Street station , in Mesa, Arizona, United States Center/Main Street station , in Mesa, Arizona, United States Downers Grove Main Street station , in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States Evanston Main Street station , in Evanston, Illinois, United States Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line) , in Queens, New York, United States Flushing–Main Street (LIRR station) , in Queens, New York, United States Mesa Drive/Main Street station , in Mesa, Arizona, United States Richmond Main Street Station , in Richmond, Virginia, United States Southeast Main Street MAX Station , in Portland, Oregon, United States Sycamore/Main Street station , in Mesa, Arizona, United States See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "main street station" or "main avenue station" on Misplaced Pages. Main Street (disambiguation) Main station (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Main Avenue Station All pages with titles beginning with Main Street station All pages with titles containing Main Street station [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
34-400: A larger concourse compared to many other subway stations on Line 2, particularly those directly to the east which were built as part of the original section of Line 2 opened in 1966. Main–Danforth has been identified by Metrolinx as a transportation mobility hub as it is located at the interchange of two or more current or planned regional rapid transit lines. As a result, Main Street was
51-426: A single, long streetcar platform on the inside of a clockwise streetcar loop encircling the building that serves as the eastern terminus of the 506 Carlton streetcar (306 Carlton at night).The bus bays and streetcar platform are behind the fare gates inside the fare-paid area. A set of 2 opposing stairwells lead down to the concourse level, where a single up-only escalator leads back to street level. The concourse level
68-585: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Main Street station (Toronto) Main Street is a station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in Toronto , Ontario, Canada and is located on the east side of Main Street a short distance north of Danforth Avenue . Connections to GO Transit 's commuter train service on the Lakeshore East line can be made at Danforth GO Station , approximately 300 metres to
85-412: Is home to a Gateway Newsstand. From the concourse, 2 more sets of opposing stairwells on the north and south sides of the concourse level lead down to the platforms, with up-only escalators connecting both platforms to the concourse. This station became wheelchair accessible in 2004. One elevator near the southeast corner of the station building provides access from street level to the concourse level of
102-504: The Stouffville Line . The 2 stations are within walking distance of each other and an accessible ramp exists at Danforth GO, but the path follows Main Street on the sidewalk for most of its distance and is exposed to the elements. The TTC closed the bus and streetcar loop at Main Street station between May 7, 2023, and September 2023 for infrastructure upgrades. The work included concrete and asphalt pavement rehabilitation within
119-542: The bus loop, concrete bus platform rehabilitation including the installation of tactile walking surface indicator, and fencing replacement throughout the loop. Construction activities were set to continue until the end of November 2023. East of the station the tracks angle north away from Danforth Avenue and emerge to run on the surface at the Tyra Portal in Dentonia Park, just west of Victoria Park station. To
136-436: The concourse level between the bus and streetcar terminal and the subway platforms, because until 1973, some of the buses serving the station crossed the fare zone boundary between Toronto and the then-city of Scarborough. When the fare zone system was abolished in 1973, the fare gates were moved upstairs to street level, to bring the bus bays and streetcar platform into the fare-paid area. Because of this, Main Street station has
153-715: 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. 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. The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route. As of 2024 , 55 of
170-478: The eastbound subway platform; a second elevator in the northwest corner provides a connection between the concourse level and the westbound subway platform. To facilitate accessibility, automatic sliding doors were added at the street entrance and on the north side of the station building to access the bus bays, along with an accessible fare gate and improved signage. A space is reserved for Wheel-Trans vehicles. Main Street station opened on May 10, 1968, as part of
187-521: The first round of extensions to Line 2, which had opened 2 years earlier between Keele and Woodbine. Line 2 opened between Warden and Islington in 1968, with 1-stop extensions to Kennedy and Kipling opening in 1980. Main Street station was built on the site of the former Main streetcar loop that opened on May 15, 1955, as the eastern terminus of the Carlton streetcar line (today route 506 Carlton ). Main Loop
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#1732787840917204-486: The first subway station to be outfitted with new accessible paddle-style Presto fare gates, which replaced the existing tripod turnstiles system-wide and are used with Presto cards across the subway system. Danforth GO Station is a station on the Lakeshore East Line , located approximately 300 metres (980 ft) south of the station along Main Street. The station has also sporadically served trains on
221-440: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about railway and public transport stations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Street_station&oldid=1154776455 " Category : Station disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
238-402: The south on the east side of Main Street. Wi-Fi service is available at this station. The TTC station is roughly rectangular in shape and has 3 levels: street level, concourse level and platform level. The bus bays, streetcar platform and fare gates are located at street level. There are 5 bus bays on the north and east sides of the station building. The south side of the building is occupied by
255-410: The station were open to the public in 1968. Unlike most TTC stations, its name includes the word "Street" in order to avoid the possible misreading that it is the subway's "main" station. It is named after Main Street, which was the main street of the suburban town of East Toronto , which was amalgamated into Toronto in 1908. The station was initially built with its turnstiles and collector booths on
272-479: The west the subway tunnel was mostly constructed by cut-and-cover along Harris Avenue from Woodbine station. TTC routes serving the station include: List of Toronto subway stations 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
289-421: Was built to relieve congestion at Luttrell Loop , which had been the previous terminus of the Carlton streetcar since 1923. Between April 25 and June 13, 1966, the 1955 loop was closed to build a new streetcar loop for Main Street subway station. During construction, Carlton streetcars temporarily returned to Luttrell Loop. Carlton streetcars started using the new station loop in 1966, before the subway platforms at
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