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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. 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.

Description

The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route. As of December 2023, 55 of the 70 stations are accessible, with plans to ensure all stations are accessible by 2025. Line 3 Scarborough, a light metro line with six stations, was permanently closed in July 2023.

As of August 2023 three new lines are under construction, two light rail lines and one light metro line:

  • Line 5 Eglinton, a 25-station, 19-kilometre (12 mi) line along Eglinton Avenue, scheduled to open in 2024. A 9.2-kilometre (5.7 mi) extension of the line westwards is also under construction, scheduled to open in the early 2030s.
  • Line 6 Finch West, a 18-stop, 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line along Finch Avenue West, scheduled to open in 2024.
  • Ontario Line, a 15-station, 15.6-kilometre (9.7 mi) line from Exhibition station to Science Centre station, scheduled to open in the 2030s.

Current stations

TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Line 1 Yonge–University
TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Line 2 Bloor–Danforth
TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Line 4 Sheppard
Station Line Grade Opened Ridership (2019 avg. weekday) Platforms Parking spaces Terminal within fare-paid area Transfers Accessible
Finch TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1974 102,025 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&03227.&&&&&03,227 Yes Yes
North York Centre TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1987 31,471 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Sheppard–Yonge TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Underground 1974, 2002 134,076
  • Centre, side
  • (roughed-in Spanish solution)
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
York Mills TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1973 28,461 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes GO bus symbol.svg GO Transit bus services Yes
Lawrence TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1973 28,041 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes No
Eglinton TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 76,903 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Davisville TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Surface 1954 27,128 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
St. Clair TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 38,358 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Summerhill TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 6,381 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Rosedale TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Surface 1954 8,543 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes No
Bloor–Yonge TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1954, 1966 456,301 Side, centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Wellesley TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 21,571 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
College TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 56,805 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars No
Dundas TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 78,377 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Queen TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 53,439 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
King TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 75,784 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars No
Union TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1954 151,463 Side, one-sided centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
St. Andrew TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1963 58,550 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Osgoode TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1963 29,066 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
St. Patrick TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1963 30,066 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Queen's Park TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1963 45,627 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Museum TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1963 10,865 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
St. George TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1963, 1966 260,647 Centre, Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Spadina TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1978, 1966 51,944 Side, side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
  • Yes TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg
  • No TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg
Dupont TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1978 11,114 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
St. Clair West TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1978 34,954 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Eglinton West TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground/surface 1978 20,259 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Glencairn TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Surface 1978 7,462 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Lawrence West TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Surface 1978 22,558 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Yorkdale TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Surface 1978 29,460 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&01010.&&&&&01,010 No Yes
Wilson TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Surface 1978 23,519 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0953.&&&&&0953 Yes Yes
Sheppard West TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 1996 26,671 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0632.&&&&&0632 Yes York Region Transit logo.svg York Region Transit Yes
Downsview Park TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 2017 3,090 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No GO Transit logo.svg GO Barrie logo.svg Barrie Yes
Finch West TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 2017 20,923 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0347.&&&&&0347 Yes Yes
York University TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 2017 38,084 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No ZUM logo.svg Züm Yes
Pioneer Village TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 2017 16,684 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&01881.&&&&&01,881 Yes York Region Transit logo.svg York Region Transit Yes
Highway 407 TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 2017 13,956 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0550.&&&&&0550 No
  • York Region Transit logo.svg York Region Transit
  • GO bus symbol.svg GO Transit bus services
  • Ontario Northland
Yes
Vaughan TTC - Line 1 - Yonge-University-Spadina line.svg Underground 2017 17,146 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0900.&&&&&0900 No
  • York Region Transit logo.svg York Region Transit
  • Viva orange.svg Viva Orange
  • ZUM logo.svg Züm
Yes
Kipling TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Surface 1980 51,824 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&01067.&&&&&01,067 Yes
  • MiWay logo Aug2010.png MiWay
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Milton logo.svg Milton
Yes
Islington TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1968 42,930 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0977.&&&&&0977 Yes No
Royal York TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1968 21,395 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Old Mill TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground/elevated 1968 8,356 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Jane TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1968 18,552 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Runnymede TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1968 21,386 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
High Park TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground/surface 1968 14,735 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Keele TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Elevated 1966 20,300 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&0187.&&&&&0187 Yes Yes
Dundas West TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 32,471 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes
  • BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Kitchener logo.svg Kitchener
  • UP Express logo.svg Union Pearson Express
Yes
Lansdowne TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 18,192 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Dufferin TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 30,442 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Ossington TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 31,316 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Christie TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 12,215 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Bathurst TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 33,248 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Bay TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 34,309 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Sherbourne TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 30,236 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Castle Frank TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 8,878 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes No
Broadview TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 35,011 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars Yes
Chester TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 6,470 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Pape TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 30,510 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Donlands TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 11,886 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes No
Greenwood TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 12,179 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Coxwell TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 16,635 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Woodbine TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1966 16,083 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
Main Street TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1968 24,380 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes
  • BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Lakeshore East logo.svg Lakeshore East
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Stouffville logo.svg Stouffville
Yes
Victoria Park TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Surface 1968 37,656 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&0173.&&&&&0173 Yes Yes
Warden TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Surface 1968 39,024 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&01071.&&&&&01,071 Yes No
Kennedy TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 1980 113,961 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0729.&&&&&0729 Yes GO Transit logo.svg GO Stouffville logo.svg Stouffville Yes
Bayview TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Underground 2002 8,097 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Bessarion TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Underground 2002 3,290 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No Yes
Leslie TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Underground 2002 5,923 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102 Yes GO Transit logo.svg GO Richmond Hill logo.svg Richmond Hill Yes
Don Mills TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Underground 2002 42,598 Centre &&&&&&&&&&&&0366.&&&&&0366 Yes
  • York Region Transit logo.svg York Region Transit
Yes

Under construction

TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Line 2 Bloor–Danforth (Scarborough Subway Extension)
TTC - Line 5.svg Line 5 Eglinton
TTC - Line 6.svg Line 6 Finch West
Ontario Line
Station Line Grade Opening Platforms Terminal within station Proposed transfers
Mount Dennis TTC - Line 5.svg Surface 2024 Centre Yes
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Kitchener logo.svg Kitchener
  • UP Express logo.svg Union Pearson Express
Keelesdale TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre Yes
Caledonia TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre Yes GO Transit logo.svg GO Barrie logo.svg Barrie
Fairbank TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Oakwood TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Forest Hill TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Chaplin TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Avenue TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Mount Pleasant TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Leaside TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Laird TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre No
Sunnybrook Park TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Science Centre TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2024 Centre Yes
Aga Khan Park & Museum TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Wynford TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Sloane TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Centre N/A
O'Connor TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Pharmacy TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Hakimi Lebovic TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side (split) N/A
Golden Mile TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side (split) N/A
Birchmount TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Ionview TTC - Line 5.svg On-street 2024 Side N/A
Humber College TTC - Line 6.svg In-trench 2024 Centre Yes
  • MiWay logo Aug2010.png MiWay
  • York Region Transit logo.svg YRT
  • Brampton Transit / ZUM logo.svg Züm
Westmore TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Martin Grove TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Centre
Albion TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Stevenson TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Centre
Mount Olive TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Centre
Rowntree Mills TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Pearldale TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Duncanwoods TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Milvan Rumike TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Emery TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Signet Arrow TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Norfinch Oakdale TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Jane and Finch TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Driftwood TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Tobermory TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Sentinel TTC - Line 6.svg On-street 2024 Side (split)
Lawrence & McCowan TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 2029–2030
Scarborough Centre TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 2029–2030 Yes
Sheppard & McCowan TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Underground 2029–2030
Jane [Eglinton] TTC - Line 5.svg Elevated 2030–2031
Scarlett TTC - Line 5.svg Elevated 2030–2031
Royal York [Eglinton] TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2030–2031
Islington [Eglinton] TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2030–2031
Kipling [Eglinton] TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2030–2031
Martin Grove [Eglinton] TTC - Line 5.svg Underground 2030–2031
Renforth TTC - Line 5.svg In-trench 2030–2031 Yes
  • GO bus symbol.svg GO Transit bus services
  • MiWay logo Aug2010.png MiWay
Flemingdon Park Ontario Line Elevated 2030
Thorncliffe Park Ontario Line Elevated 2030
Cosburn Ontario Line Underground 2030
Gerrard Ontario Line Railway embankment 2030 BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
Riverside–Leslieville Ontario Line Railway embankment 2030 BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
East Harbour Ontario Line Railway embankment 2030
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Lakeshore East logo.svg Lakeshore East
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Stouffville logo.svg Stouffville
Corktown Ontario Line Underground 2030 BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
Moss Park Ontario Line Underground 2030 BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
Queen–Spadina Ontario Line Underground 2030 BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
King–Bathurst Ontario Line Underground 2030 BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
Exhibition Ontario Line Surface 2030
  • BSicon CLRV.svg TTC streetcars
  • GO Transit logo.svg GO Lakeshore West logo.svg Lakeshore West

Former stations

TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Line 3 Scarborough
Station Line Grade Open Ridership (2019 avg. weekday) Platforms Parking spaces Terminal within fare-paid area Transfers Accessible
Lawrence East TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Surface 1985–2023 9,105 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&090.&&&&&090 Yes No
Ellesmere TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Surface 1985–2023 1,993 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 No No
Midland TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Elevated 1985–2023 2,691 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No
Scarborough Centre TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Elevated 1985–2023 24,399 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 Yes Yes
McCowan TTC - Line 3 - Scarborough RT line.svg Elevated 1985–2023 3,659 Side &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 No No

See also

  • Toronto subway public art
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