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94-586: The original regional bus terminal opened in 1985 adjacent to the Line 3 station but was relocated to a temporary on-street terminal on Borough Drive starting October 1, 2022. Line 3 is expected to close permanently in 2023 and be replaced with TTC bus service until the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth opens for revenue service, expected in 2030. The TTC required more space to handle replacement buses and required GO Transit and intercity buses to vacate

188-634: A garbage dump . Due to its location next to the Canadian National Railway (and GO Transit Lakeshore East and Stouffville line) tracks, it was possible for trains to be delivered directly to the subway. The CN rail tracks were converted to allow for the storage of more subway trains as the T1-series trains were shifted from Yonge–University–Spadina line to the Bloor–Danforth line. In addition to providing storage for subway trains,

282-551: A hotter than average summer . This was after Toronto Mayor John Tory accepted a challenge posted on Twitter to ride an overheated T1 train on Line 2 during a hot summer day. The TTC estimated that the T1 fleet's useful life would end in 2026. In 2017, the TTC planned to replace the T1 fleet with 62 new trains, possibly using the TR type from Bombardier to eliminate the time needed to prototype

376-491: A continuous raised bicycle lane that would be the longest bike lane in the city. The initial implementation of the redesign would be carried out with the reconstruction at Crosstown line station locations that would be funded as part of the Crosstown line project. Reconstruction between stations will be funded by the city and is proposed to be carried out after completion of the Crosstown line so that it does not interfere with

470-483: A cycle that was similar to the design employed on the Yonge subway. This design consists of two colours for the tiles, one for main wall tiles and another for trim tiles near the ceiling of the stations. The station names on the main wall tiles use the colour of the trim tiles and vice versa, except that some of the station names of the trim tiles are white instead of the main wall tile colour for readability. This pattern

564-551: A different model. However, in March 2019, the TTC reversed its decision and planned to delay the purchase of new train sets by refurbishing the T1 fleet to extend its life by a decade. The cost of refurbishment was estimated at $ 715   million, versus $ 1.86   billion required to replace the T1 fleet. Refurbishment would not include installing automatic train control (ATC) equipment on the T1 fleet, while new train sets would have included this feature, and this choice will thus delay

658-526: A direct connection to the Kennedy GO Station . The subway line is closed nightly for maintenance, during which Blue Night Network bus routes provide service along the route. The most travelled part of the line is located in Toronto 's midtown area known as Yorkville . In this area, the subway connects to Line 1 Yonge–University at Spadina , St. George and Bloor–Yonge stations . Towards

752-746: A few metres north of Bloor Street from its western terminus at Kipling Avenue with a direct connection to the Kipling GO Station to the Prince Edward Viaduct east of Castle Frank Road, after which the street continues as Danforth Avenue and the line continues running a few metres north of Danforth Avenue until just east of Main Street, where it bends northeasterly and runs above-grade until just east of Warden station, where it continues underground to its eastern terminus, slightly east of Kennedy Road on Eglinton Avenue , which has

846-456: A fire on a subway train at Christie station . The fire destroyed four subway cars and some wall tiles, and resulted in a section of the subway being closed for a few days. As a result, the middle section of Christie station has different-coloured trim tiles. On September 19, 2007, the station modernization program was started. This program would result in making the subway system more accessible , add new bus and streetcar platforms, and improve

940-465: A need for more public transit. A referendum on whether a subway should be constructed along Yonge Street was held on January 1, 1946, and this proposal received majority support. The opening of the Yonge subway in 1954 resulted in another plan by the TTC for a Bloor–Danforth line, this time without an expressway, costing $ 146   million. The line was approved, but was not built. In the 1950s, there

1034-456: A new streetcar platform, improving traffic control within the station. Victoria Park station's modernization project was completed between 2008 and 2011 to make the station more functional, attractive, better connected to the surrounding community, and fully accessible. The second exit program was also included in station modernization projects after a fire safety audit revealed several at-risk stations with only one means of access and egress from

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1128-535: A similar interior design based on the H2 subway cars. The H6-series trains (which had bright orange doors and panels, individual seats, along with light brown floors, cream walls and brown simulated wood grain panels) were retired from service between 2013 and 2014; the final run for the last H6-series train took place on June 20, 2014. In the summer of 2016, a few TR trains were used on Line 2 because of an air conditioning malfunction in numerous individual T1 cars, combined with

1222-487: A subsequent city staff report indicated that the proposed stations at Lawrence Avenue and at Sheppard Avenue had "little development potential" nearby and were too close to planned SmartTrack stations. Eglinton Avenue Eglinton Avenue is a major east–west arterial thoroughfare in Toronto and Mississauga in the Canadian province of Ontario . The street begins at Highway 407 (but does not interchange with

1316-488: A subway. However, when the cost of the subway was put to a referendum, the construction of the subway tunnels was rejected. Before the subway was built, the Bloor streetcar line operated along the route between Jane Street and Luttrell Avenue (located near Shoppers World Danforth ). Paired PCC streetcars or multiple units (MUs) operated from 1950 to the opening of the subway line in 1966. The TTC favoured this route because

1410-491: Is based on a design similar to the stations along the University line, which follow a regular pattern with some small variances, which are the result of multiple events. One of these tiling variances is located at Christie station, where some of the original tiles were replaced following the 1976 arson attack. The replacement trim tiles were differently coloured due to the lack of extra green trim tiles. Other variations to

1504-671: Is completely full with no room to expand, and because its facilities are optimized for two-car train sets rather than the six-car train sets of the proposed new fleet. The estimated cost of the new yard was $ 500   million, of which only $ 7   million for planning work was included in the Capital Budget as of July 2017. As of March 2017 , the TTC estimated that the Kipling Yard would open in 2031. The Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE) will replace Line 3 Scarborough with an eastward extension of Line 2. In 1983, there

1598-1002: Is planned to begin in the fourth quarter of 2020. All types of TTC fares are accepted at staffed subway station entrances. Presto cards can be purchased and loaded with money or digital monthly TTC passes at automatic fare vending machines, which also sell Presto 1-ride, 2-ride or day pass tickets. Presto cards and tickets are accepted at all TTC subway station entrances. On December 1, 2019, all subway station collector booths were permanently closed and replaced by roaming customer service attendants. While customers would still be able to pay their fares by senior or youth TTC tickets, tokens or day passes, these were no longer available for purchase at stations and no change will be given to customers who pay cash fares. All Line 2 stations except Chester connect to surface TTC bus or streetcar routes during regular operating hours. Some connections require proof-of-payment . Valid proof-of-payment includes paper transfers – free supplementary tickets obtained at

1692-422: Is residential, for the most part, though it becomes a major commercial area from Allen Road to Don Mills Road . The Eglinton West or " Little Jamaica " area, which stretches from Marlee Avenue / Winona Drive to Keele Street , is home to a number of Caribbean stores. Eglinton Avenue is one of the few east–west routes north of Bloor Street that cross Toronto uninterrupted in a more or less straight line across

1786-485: Is supplied by 332 Eglinton West Blue Night (between Eglinton Station and Pearson Airport) and 334 Eglinton East Blue Night (between Eglinton Station and the intersection of Finch Avenue and Neilson). In Mississauga, MiWay route 35 Eglinton serves most of the street corridor within the city, while routes 7 Airport, 9 Rathburn, 68 Terry Fox, and 74 Explorer also serve some sections of the road. Eglinton West (at Allen Road ), Eglinton (at Yonge Street ), and Kennedy (at

1880-634: The Eglinton Tournament of 1839 hosted by the 13th Earl , named the hamlet developing in the area as the Village of Eglinton after the Earl. More likely is the humbler story that it was named by the tavern keeper John Montgomery who settled in the area in 1830 and named the village after the Earl of Eglinton of the Montgomerie family, to whom he believed he had a family connection, despite

1974-1346: The Erin Mills Town Centre , Centennial Park , Planet Bowl , the Eglinton Flats sports park, Eglinton Park , Little Jamaica and Reggae Lane , Yonge Eglinton Centre , the Canada Square Complex and the TVO Headquarters , Sunnybrook Park , the Ontario Science Centre , the Eglinton Square Shopping Centre, The Golden Mile , and Toronto East Detention Centre . The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates bus routes 32 Eglinton West (between Eglinton subway station and Renforth MiWay Terminal ), 34 Eglinton East (between Eglinton and Kennedy stations ), 51 Leslie, 54 Lawrence East and 56 Leaside (between Eglinton station and Leslie Street). East of Kennedy station, routes 86 Scarborough, 116 Morningside, 905 Eglinton East Express, and 986 Scarborough Express provide regular all-day service (until 2014, 34 Eglinton East provided service east of Kennedy station). Overnight service

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2068-408: The Prince Edward Viaduct ; otherwise, it is offset to the north by about a city block. In some areas, it runs under parks and parking lots behind the businesses on the north side of the street, while other sections run under side streets. Most stations on the Bloor–Danforth line have side platforms. At the surface, some stations are designed to be a part of a shopping area , which are located above

2162-641: The Scarborough General Hospital ), Scarborough Town Centre and Sheppard Avenue East. The city would also raise property taxes annually over the next three years. Digging of the extension was expected to begin as early as 2018, with a completion within five years. As a result of the extension's approval, the Eglinton Crosstown line would be cut back to Kennedy station as its eastern terminus and renamed Line 5 Eglinton. In December 2014, Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker , one of

2256-541: The 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) extension from Kennedy to Scarborough City Centre at Scarborough Centre station . The Government of Canada would fund the remaining one-third. Toronto City Council approved the extension by a vote of 24–20 on October 8, 2013. The subway route would extend eastward towards McCowan Road, via Eglinton Avenue and Danforth Road, and proceeding north towards the intersection of McCowan Road and Sheppard Avenue, via Scarborough City Centre. There would be three new stations at Lawrence Avenue East (serving

2350-729: The Annex , Koreatown , Bloorcourt Village , Bloordale Village , Junction Triangle , Bloor West Village , a very short stretch in York , and the Kingsway and Islington–Etobicoke City Centre areas in Etobicoke , where it terminates at Kipling Avenue in Six Points . Construction of an extension to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road to replace Line 3 Scarborough began on June 23, 2021. This project has no confirmed completion date. When

2444-506: The Bloor–Danforth line, the second subway line in the city, opened in 1966, it necessitated renaming the first subway line "the Yonge line ". Unofficially, the subway lines were already numbered, but in October 2013, the TTC announced plans to give the lines an official number to help riders and visitors to navigate the system. The new signage reflecting this change began being installed in March 2014, with Bloor–Yonge and St. George being

2538-670: The Greenwood Yard was also used to maintain vehicles that operated on Line 3 Scarborough during the line's operation from 1985 to 2023, as the McCowan Yard was only equipped for vehicle storage and to perform basic maintenance of vehicles. The Keele Yard (originally known as the Vincent Yard) is a small facility located between Keele station and Dundas West station . It provides for the storage and cleaning of subway trains but not for maintenance. Since June 18, 2017,

2632-408: The Line 3 right-of-way instead. In June 2012, the idea of a Scarborough subway extension was a key part of Toronto's proposed OneCity transit plan. This plan was later rejected by the provincial government and Mayor Rob Ford. On September 4, 2013, the province of Ontario under premier Kathleen Wynne decided to extend the Bloor–Danforth subway after all and announced that it would fund two-thirds of

2726-560: The Prince Edward Viaduct made it easier to build a subway across the Don Valley, and the streetcar that ran along the route was filled with passengers travelling from East York and Scarborough . To provide relief to this streetcar line and to ease expansion into the suburbs, the line was built a few metres north of both Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue. During the period after World War II , rapid development created

2820-563: The Scarborough YMCA . Scarborough Extension [REDACTED] Line 2 Bloor–Danforth is a rapid transit line in the Toronto subway system, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It has 31 stations and is 26.2 kilometres (16.3 mi) in length. It opened on February 26, 1966, and extensions at both ends were completed in 1968 and again in 1980. The line runs primarily

2914-546: The Scarborough RT using modern light rail transit as part of his Transit City plan. The light rail line would have run between Kennedy station and Sheppard Avenue East via Scarborough Town Centre . The line would have used the right-of-way of the Scarborough RT, which would have been shut down for conversion to light rail, requiring bus substitution. Construction would have lasted 3 1 ⁄ 2 to 5 years and cost about $ 2   billion plus an unknown cost to redesign

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3008-432: The TTC cancelled its request for proposals to supply new subway cars due to a lack of funding. Before the cancellation, the TTC had hoped to purchase 80 new trains, 55 for Line 2 to replace the T1 fleet and 25 for growth on Line 1 Yonge–University . The city pledged to pay one-third of the $ 2.5 billion estimated cost, but the provincial and federal governments had not committed to pay the remaining amount. In November 2023,

3102-614: The TTC. The RFI closed on September 18, 2020, and the TTC hosted an information session date on May 4, 2021, with potential suppliers to discuss the background, industry engagement, procurement model, and technical overview with interested NST manufacturers. The TTC later issued a request for proposal (RFP) on October 13, 2022, to the prequalified proponents to submit proposals for delivering the NST. Prequalified rail vehicle manufacturers included Alstom Transport Canada , CRRC Qingdao Sifang , Hyundai Rotem , and Kawasaki Rail Car . In July 2023,

3196-575: The Toronto Subway typeface. However, in late 2017, Kipling station was redesigned to use the Toronto Subway typeface as well, leaving Kennedy station being the sole station on Line 2 not to use the typeface. As the stations on the line have begun to show signs of aging, the TTC has initiated a station modernization program aimed at improving accessibility and appearances at several subway stations. These modernizations include new and updated wall finishes, signage, lighting and public art, as well as

3290-685: The Toronto and York Roads Commission, later the Metropolitan Toronto Commission of Roads. In 1943, city planner Norman Wilson indicated the possible future need for a new urban highway to connect Eglinton Avenue with the Richview Sideroad. These plans would mature into the Richview Expressway with the formation of Metropolitan Toronto in 1954. Part of the requirements for the Richview Expressway

3384-471: The Yonge line from Union station northwards to meet the new line at St. George station . The other plan, which was proposed by the city's planning department and endorsed by the Metro Toronto chairman, Fred Gardiner , had a large U-shaped diversion in the centre. From Christie station, it ran south to Queen Street West , and after following Queen Street eastwards to Pape Avenue, turned north to rejoin

3478-810: The Yonge–University line. In the 1980s, as the H-series trains took over, the M-series trains were only used during rush hour as the trains were linked to be made up of vehicles of a single class. With the introduction of the T1-series subway trains (which had been used exclusively on the Yonge–University–Spadina line during their first years of service in the late 1990s), the M1-series trains were retired from service between 1998 and 1999. Due to

3572-494: The area around the stations when the subway is not in operation. This service operates frequently along Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue between the East/West Mall and Kennedy station via Danforth Road, Brimley Road, Eglinton Avenue East, North/South Service Road, Transway Crescent and Kennedy Road. On Sundays, these routes operate through the early morning hours, because the subway starts service at 8:00 a.m. instead of

3666-499: The cancellation of Transit City on the day that he took office. The redesigned Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line along with a Line 4 Sheppard extension was announced four months later, with the support of Metrolinx and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty . The redesign put the 19 kilometres (12 mi) Eglinton portion completely underground, integrated the Line 3 Scarborough portion (which has since been decommissioned due to age and

3760-466: The city of North York successfully lobbied for the Sheppard line . The underground subway line was approved despite the official transit plan only recommended a bus rapid transit line for the road in the near future. The Eglinton line was abandoned by Rae's successor Mike Harris after construction had started at Eglinton West station and underground excavation was filled in. The Eglinton Crosstown LRT

3854-484: The city's deputy mayors, proposed a fourth stop along the Scarborough Subway Extension, at Danforth Road and Eglinton Avenue to reduce the station spacing between Kennedy station and the next stop from about 4 km (2.5 mi) to 2 km (1.2 mi). At that time, he was told the extra station would add $ 100   million to $ 150   million to the cost of the extension. However,

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3948-505: The city. Eglinton Avenue was also the only street to cross all six of the municipalities that eventually amalgamated to form Metro Toronto : East York , Etobicoke , North York , Scarborough , Toronto , and York . The section between the Etobicoke Creek and Renforth Drive forms part of the city limits of Toronto and Mississauga. There are many notable sites and landmarks along Eglinton Avenue; from west to east, they include

4042-467: The connection at Kennedy station. During his 2010 mayoralty campaign , Rob Ford denounced the idea of light rail transit and instead proposed to replace the Scarborough RT with an extension of the Bloor–Danforth line. However, on March 31, 2011, Ford agreed with the provincial government that the province's Metrolinx agency would convert the Scarborough RT to light rail as part of the proposed Eglinton Crosstown line project (now Line 5 Eglinton ) over

4136-620: The connections to regional buses and GO trains . Kipling station , the western terminus of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, is located near Kipling Avenue and Dundas Street West. After going east for 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), it meets the University segment of Line 1 at both Spadina and St. George stations. It also meets the Yonge Street line at Yonge station . The route's eastern terminus is located at Kennedy station. The line does not run under Bloor Street or Danforth Avenue, except at

4230-480: The consultants suggested that the Prince Edward Viaduct , which spans the Don River Valley , should include a lower deck for a future subway. The lower deck was built, but the first plan for a line to use it was not made until June 15, 1933, when the TTC published a report which suggested construction of a subway and an expressway broadly following Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue . The estimated cost of

4324-491: The dump was once site of hangar for Leaside Aerodrome ) and resumed at Victoria Park Avenue (then known as Dawes Road). This break resulted in a bypassed eastern stub at Bermondsey Road signed as Old Eglinton Avenue . The Department of Highways relinquished control of Highway 109 to the newly formed Metro government. Metro built the new section of Eglinton Avenue, first between Dawes Road and Don Mills Road in 1955, and later between Don Mills Road and Leaside in 1956. In

4418-574: The east end of Mississauga, just south of Toronto Pearson International Airport . Renforth Station is a terminal hub for TTC, GO Transit , and MiWay buses; meanwhile, the other three are exclusively served by MiWay. The provincial government of Bob Rae started work on the Eglinton West line of the Toronto subway in 1994 as a way of appeasing politicians in Etobicoke and York who demanded rapid transit expansion in their constituencies after

4512-646: The east side of McCowan Road, north of the Line 3 right-of-way next to the site of McCowan station . The new bus terminal will also be the western terminal of the proposed Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit corridor. Located in Scarborough's city centre, nearby landmarks include Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall, the Scarborough Civic Centre , Albert Campbell Square , the Canada Centre government offices, Consilium Place and

4606-535: The east, where the line runs parallel to Danforth Avenue , it serves areas such as Greektown (also known as "the Danforth") and the East Danforth neighbourhood. It then runs through a very short stretch of East York to its eastern terminus in Scarborough , where it connected to the former Line 3 Scarborough . To the west of Yorkville, the line continues along Bloor Street serving many communities such as

4700-559: The eastern terminus of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth ) stations of the Toronto subway system are located on Eglinton, where the respective lines cross it. In Mississauga, a portion of the Mississauga Transitway , a grade-separated bus rapid transit line, follows Eglinton Avenue stopping at: Etobicoke Creek, Spectrum, Orbitor and Renforth. All of these stations are located at the Airport Corporate Centre at

4794-507: The east–west Bloor–Danforth line extension were authorized on September 5, 1958 by the Ontario Municipal Board which sought a compromise between the involved communities. The financing of the project was controversial. For the first time, financing was to be split between the TTC and Metro Toronto, incurring a property tax increase. This was opposed by Etobicoke, Long Branch , Mimico, New Toronto and Scarborough, who wanted

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4888-538: The east–west route at Pape station. The eastern routing is similar to the Relief Line subway proposal of the 2010s and its successor, the Ontario Line . In 1956, Toronto's midtown area was starting to experience growth. There was a public debate about the two schemes between the two chairmen and the municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto. The extension of the Yonge line along University Avenue, and

4982-559: The face – and even a short stretch using the Milan tunneling method ( a.k.a. the Icos–Veder method). Other parts of the line were built above ground in grade-separated rail corridors. The line was 12.9 kilometres (8.0 mi) long, and ran about 20 to 40 metres (66 to 131 ft) north of Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue. The cost of the initial section was $ 200   million ($ 2.054   billion in 2023 dollars). Once

5076-508: The first two stations updated. The subway was formerly internally known as route 601. Since the mid-2010s, it is publicly referred to as "Line 2 Bloor–Danforth". The earliest mention of rapid transit along the Bloor–Danforth line's route was made in a 1910 report that was prepared by an American firm of transit consultants. This study had been commissioned by a special commission, which included City Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken and Mayor of Toronto Joseph Oliver . In their final report,

5170-472: The implementation of ATC on Line 2 by ten years. It was concurrently revealed the TTC lacked the facilities to store and maintain a new fleet at a new Kipling carhouse, which was originally planned to open in the mid-2020s, was now scheduled to open in 2031. On August 6, 2020, the TTC issued a request for information (RFI) to gather information from potential suppliers to identify those who would be interested in designing and supplying new subway trains (NST) to

5264-428: The installation of elevators for accessibility needs. Pape and Dufferin stations are the first slated for modernization under this project, and Islington will also be modernized under larger capital projects aimed at greater accessibility and reconstruction of bus loading platforms. Construction of a second access route at Broadview station was completed in 2007. This work provided direct access to bus platforms and

5358-409: The line northeastward as a replacement for the aging Scarborough RT. In 2006, this proposal was then altered when Scarborough councillors agreed to support plans to refurbish the existing line using other light-metro options for Scarborough. Using heavy-rail rapid transit like the rest of the Toronto subway in Scarborough was not yet examined. In 2007, mayor David Miller included the refurbishment of

5452-411: The line started full operation, construction of extensions to the Bloor–Danforth line began. The extensions to Islington station in the west and Warden station in the east opened simultaneously on May 11, 1968. These were completed at a cost of $ 77   million ($ 643   million in 2023 dollars). On November 21, 1980, the line was extended to the current terminal stations of Kipling station in

5546-495: The line. The remaining H4 trains were retired from revenue service throughout the fall of 2011, and the last cars were decommissioned on January 27, 2012. They were the last version of TTC trains that were not equipped with air-conditioning systems (but instead used ceiling fans); they were also the last of which to be outfitted with larger orange upholstered bench seating and were mainly used on weekdays, most often during rush hour several years before their retirement. The H4s also had

5640-440: The manoeuvre made operation of both lines more difficult, and the practice was abandoned after the initial trial period, leaving Lower Bay station abandoned . In 1971, Metro Council insisted that the zone fare system be removed to allow residents of the suburbs to travel anywhere with a single fare. Prior to this, stations west of Old Mill and east of Victoria Park were geographically part of Zone 2 for fare purposes, but

5734-519: The opening of the Bloor–Danforth line and the additional services that were required, a new set of trains were purchased from the Hawker Siddeley group. These trains, which were a part of the H series, were similar to the M1-series trains with newer features such as electrically operated doors. With the introduction of the T1-series subway trains, the H1 and H2 trains were retired from service, while

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5828-424: The original terminal. A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to be completed in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station. The future bus terminal will also be the western terminal of the proposed Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit corridor. The private inter-city bus lines operate nearby at on-street locations. Opened in 1985, the regional bus terminal

5922-402: The pattern can be observed at Islington and Warden stations, as well as at the former bus bay of Victoria Park station , the three of which have a tricolour design. The current terminus stations of Kipling and Kennedy stations, upon initial opening in 1980, resemble the second version of Union subway station . When they opened, Kipling and Kennedy stations were the only Line 2 stations not to use

6016-452: The point of entering the transit system that allow the rider to transfer to another route on a one-way continuous direction with no stopovers or backtracking permitted – and Presto cards, which provide unlimited two-hour transfers in any direction across the TTC network. The frequency for this line is 2 to 3 minutes during peak periods and 4 to 5 minutes during off-peak periods. The Route 300 Bloor–Danforth bus provides late-night service to

6110-451: The program has become controversial, as some houses need to be removed to accommodate these secondary exits. Plans to add a second exit for Donlands, Greenwood, and Woodbine stations were deferred in late February 2011 due to lack of funding. In September 2017, the addition of elevators and a second exit/automatic entrance were completed at Woodbine station, rendering it fully accessible. As of July 2020, modernization work for Donlands station

6204-571: The project to be funded solely by the TTC. The battle to stop the project went to the Supreme Court of Canada . The University line opened in 1963, and the Bloor–Danforth line opened from Keele station in the west to Woodbine station in the east on February 26, 1966. Nine men died during its construction in several incidents. Most of the line was built underground using the cut-and-cover method, with some sections along University Avenue built using shield tunneling with manual excavation of

6298-642: The project was CA$ 120   million , but the plan was not implemented. Plans for a somewhat longer route, running east to west from Victoria Park Avenue to the Humber River , were proposed by the Toronto Planning Board in December 1943, although the report did not include costings. During the fall of 1911, the City of Toronto put out a tender for the construction of concrete tubes to carry

6392-455: The proposed Expressway are high-speed ramps from Eglinton Avenue to Highways 401 and 427 at a massive interchange near Renforth station . At a signalized intersection this results in westbound Eglinton traffic defaulting to the on-ramps for 401 and 427 as drivers wishing to continue on the Eglinton routing have to make a left-turn. Eglinton Avenue runs through a number of neighbourhoods and

6486-476: The province promised to contribute $ 758   million for the purchase of 55 new subway trains to replace Line 2's T1 fleet, provided that the federal government and the city each make a matching contribution. Most trains that serve the Bloor–Danforth line are stored at the Greenwood Yard , which opened with the first segment of the line. Before the yard was built, the land was occupied by a quarry and

6580-512: The regional bus terminal was relocated to Borough Drive on the west side of Scarborough Town Centre. On October 1, 2022, a temporary on-street terminal opened, replacing the original bus terminal. The temporary terminal has six bus bays located on the east side of Borough Drive between Progress Avenue and Triton Road. The terminal location is near the west side of Scarborough Town Centre shopping mall. TTC bus routes 21 Brimley and 43 Kennedy have stops within 50 to 250 metres (160 to 820 ft) from

6674-469: The remaining H4 trains (along with some earlier T1 series trains) were shifted to the Bloor–Danforth line. Following the introduction of the Toronto Rocket subway trains on the Yonge–University and Sheppard lines , all of the T1-series trains were transferred to the Bloor–Danforth line, where they replaced the remaining H4- and H6-series subway trains. The T1s are now the only trains operating on

6768-426: The slight difference in spelling. The wagon trail connecting to Yonge Street between the third and fifth concessions ( St. Clair and Lawrence Avenues respectively) soon adopted the name of the village and was gradually improved over the years near Yonge Street. In 1890, the area was incorporated as North Toronto , and in 1912, it was annexed to Toronto itself. In 1953, Metropolitan Toronto (commonly known as Metro)

6862-423: The street. In 2014, the municipal government of Toronto released a report proposing a redesign of the street to provide generally a four lane roadway over the underground LRT, with a three lanes (two traffic and centre turning lane) between Avenue Road and Mount Pleasant Road. The variation in number of lanes is based on lower car traffic volumes near Yonge Street. The redesign would also provide wider sidewalks and

6956-426: The subway platform level to the street. Some stations with only one entrance/exit received a second means of access/egress during major overhauls at stations such as Pape and Dufferin. Other stations such as Donlands and Greenwood are scheduled to receive second exits for egress only. Due to the potential for land expropriation and construction of the exit structures in residential neighbourhoods, this portion of

7050-416: The subway stations allowed the line to continue to grow and become more sustainable. The line carries an average of 503,060 passengers on weekdays during the 2015 operating year. For the first six months of operation, the subway was operated as a single system, with trains from Eglinton station running through to either Keele or Woodbine station, while other trains connected the latter two points. However,

7144-405: The subway used a flat fare system, so they were treated as being part of Zone 1. This created problems when transferring from the subway to the buses, which were in different zones at the same location. The solution was a change in political thinking, where the subway was seen as a subsidized public service, instead of a utility that needed to balance its books. On October 15, 1976, an arsonist lit

7238-476: The subway. Other stations are large facilities on the surface that also contain bus and/or streetcar platforms to allow transfers to take place. The pre-1980 subway stations of the Bloor–Danforth line follow a two-colour background and trim theme and use the unique Toronto Subway typeface on the stations' walls. The tiling theme was influenced by SEPTA 's Broad Street Subway in Philadelphia and used

7332-406: The temporary terminal. This temporary terminal will be replaced by a future terminal expected to open in 2030. A new Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal is expected to open in 2030 east of Scarborough Town Centre as part of the planned new Scarborough Centre station on the Scarborough extension of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth . It will be adjacent to a new Scarborough Centre station, which will be located on

7426-511: The time of construction, these subway cars were the longest in the world. As a result of camshaft propulsion controls , the increased speed provided by the M-series trains and the H-series trains allowed the Bloor–Danforth line to operate efficiently between Islington and Warden without the need for a larger subway fleet. As a result, the G-series subway trains were exclusively confined to

7520-531: The tollway) at the western limits of Mississauga, as a continuation of Lower Baseline in Milton . It traverses the midsection of both cities and ends at Kingston Road . Eglinton Avenue is the only street to cross all six former cities and boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto . The Toronto section was surveyed in the 19th century as the Fourth Concession Road (with the first being Queen Street ). It

7614-457: The unavailability of new rolling stock), and would run contiguously from Black Creek Drive in the west to McCowan Road in the east. The redesign has since been shelved with construction plans reverting to the original design. Once the first phase of Line 5 Eglinton is completed by Metrolinx in 2024, the existing bus lanes on Eglinton between Black Creek Drive and Kennedy Road will be significantly reduced, providing an opportunity to redesign

7708-518: The usual 6:00 a.m. Frequency is 6 to 30 minutes. As of 2016, Line 2 was running at capacity with almost 26,000 peak-hour riders. Upgraded signalling would allow for more frequent trains and expand peak-hour capacity to almost 33,000 riders by 2031. The first trains to operate on Line 2 were the M1-series subway trains , which were among the first subway trains to be manufactured in Canada. At

7802-410: The west and Kennedy station in the east at a further cost of $ 110   million ($ 393   million in 2023 dollars). Upon opening, the Bloor–Danforth line was well received: a survey taken four months later showed that the subway was used by 10,000 riders per hour. As a result, many bus and streetcar routes were either discontinued or shortened. Various bus and streetcar routes that connected to

7896-531: The west, the street ended at the Humber River until 1970. On the opposite side in Etobicoke, the Richview Sideroad followed the same alignment as far as the Metro Toronto–; Peel boundary. That year, the river was bridged to connect the Richview Sideroad segment as an extension of Eglinton Avenue. At about the same time, when the Highways 401 and 427 interchange was reconstructed, the street

7990-448: The yard stores and services four trains overnight with the remaining yard capacity used to store work equipment. The TTC is planning to build a new subway yard on the site of a former Canadian Pacific Railway freight yard, southwest of Kipling station . When the TTC replaces the T1 subway fleet, it will need space to store the new trains as they are delivered as well as new shops to service them. The Greenwood Yard will be inadequate as it

8084-445: Was a staged construction of a parallel arterial road. This was approved in 1963, and construction began on Eglinton Avenue from west of Weston Road to Royal York Road . With its completion in 1970, the four-lane Richview Sideroad was renamed Eglinton Avenue West. In Toronto, the right-of-way to construct the Richview Expressway remains but in the face of Local opposition the project has never come to fruition. The only built part of

8178-607: Was connected to Lower Base Line, extending the street even further west into Mississauga. West of Mississauga, in the Regional Municipality of Halton , it is a rural road and is still named Lower Base Line (the corresponding Upper Base Line being present-day Steeles Avenue ). The structure over the Richmond Hill line and East Don River is known as the Harvey C. Rose Bridge, and honours the chief engineer of

8272-412: Was discussion of a rapid transit extension from Kennedy station to Scarborough City Centre . As multiple types of technologies were examined many politicians requested a subway extension instead of the then proposed streetcar line. Instead, a medium-capacity rail system , known as the Scarborough RT (later renamed Line 3 Scarborough ), was built. In 2005, Toronto City Council again proposed to extend

8366-577: Was formed. Seeking to build new connections to the rapidly developing suburbs, Metro widened and interconnected Eglinton Avenue to its current form through the decade. The eastern segment through Scarborough was known as Highway 5A between 1937 and 1953; this number also appeared on St. Clair Avenue West until 1952 when the Toronto Bypass, (the precursor to Highway 401 ), opened between Weston and Highway 11 (Yonge Street). The two pieces of "Highway 5A" were never connected. In 1953, what remained

8460-585: Was historically known as Richview Sideroad in Etobicoke and Lower Baseline in Mississauga. It was also designated Highway 5A (and later Highway 109) in Scarborough . There are two sources for the naming of Eglinton Avenue. Henry Scadding in an early history of the city wrote that it originated from Eglinton Castle in Scotland , itself named for the Earls of Eglinton . Several early settlers, impressed by

8554-410: Was intense debate over where the second Toronto subway line would run as it would affect how bus routes in Toronto's suburbs would operate. There were two main plans. While both shared the same route at the outer ends, the TTC favoured a route that continued eastwards from Christie station to Pape station . This plan was championed by the TTC chairman, Allan Lamport , and also included an extension of

8648-418: Was originally located adjacent to Scarborough Centre station on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway . With the expected closure of Line 3 in 2023 and its replacement by TTC bus service until about 2030, the TTC needed the terminal space for its own buses. Thus, GO Transit and intercity buses had to vacate the original location so that the area could be reconfigured for more TTC buses. On October 1, 2022,

8742-588: Was renumbered as Highway 109 ; a year later, the road was removed from the provincial highway system. Because of its time as a provincial highway, the road through Scarborough was widened considerably. A right of way was also acquired to bridge the gap in Eglinton Avenue. Until the mid-1950s, Eglinton Avenue did not cross either of the valleys of the Don River . The road ended at Brentcliffe Road (unassigned path beyond Laird Drive towards Brentcliffe Road and

8836-490: Was unveiled as part of the TTC's Transit City light rail expansion program in 2007, which proposed an underground line to run from Jane Street to Laird Drive, with above ground sections running to Pearson International Airport in the west and to Kennedy station in Scarborough in the east. The provincial government's MoveOntario 2020 capital funding announcement in June 2007 funded the line. Toronto mayor Rob Ford announced

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