Humber College station

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Humber College
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Humber College station in January 2024
General information
Location Highway 27 & Humber College Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°43′48″N79°36′06″W / 43.7299°N 79.6017°W / 43.7299; -79.6017
Platforms Centre platform
Tracks
  • 2 platform tracks
  • 1 storage track [1] :16,17
Connections BSicon BUS1.svg TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade [2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
OpeningQ4 2024 [3]
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Toronto Transit Commission.svg Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Terminus Line 6 Finch West
(opens 2024)
Westmore
towards Finch West

Humber College is a below-grade light rail transit (LRT) station that is under construction on Line 6 Finch West, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. The station will be located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the Humber Polytechnic North Campus in Etobicoke, Toronto. The station will be the western terminus of Line 6, [4] [2] which is expected to open by the end of 2024. [5] A walkway will connect the LRT station to the nearby Humber College Bus Terminal. [6] [7]

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Description

The station will be located below street level in an open trench running parallel to Highway 27. The station will have two street-level entrances, one entrance on the south side of Humber College Boulevard, the second further south facing a new street that will intersect with Highway 27. [2] The entrance structures will be at least 7.5 m (25 ft) in height, and will each face a plaza. [8] :17 The centre platform will have several canopies for weather protection. The lack of a roof over the trench will allow natural lighting on the platform. [9] :9 An exterior walkway with a 200-metre (660 ft) canopy will link the station to the Humber Polytechnic campus. [6] [7] The station will have a bike room to accommodate 40 bicycles, two elevators for accessibility, [10] Wi-Fi and washrooms. [9] :11

Besides Humber Polytechnic, the station will also serve Etobicoke General Hospital located at the southeast corner of Humber College Boulevard and Highway 27. [11]

The station will have three parallel tracks, with two of them servicing the island platform. The track on the west side of the station is hidden behind the platform wall and will be used for train storage, and will be flanked by service walkways. [1] :16,17 This arrangement contrasts with stations on the heavy rail subway system, where the two platform tracks continue beyond terminal stations as tail tracks to store trains.

North of the station, the line continues in a trench beside Highway 27 until Finch Avenue West, where it enters a short tunnel curving east under the intersection. Exiting the tunnel, it rises to the surface to run along the centre of Finch towards the Westmore stop and eventually its eastern terminus at Finch West station. [1] :17 [8] :17

Humber College Bus Terminal

Humber College Bus Terminal was opened on September 1, 2015. It is located on the Humber Polytechnic North Campus, approximately 300 metres (980 ft) west of Humber College station. The terminal is served by the TTC, Miway, Brampton Transit, Züm, and York Region Transit. [12]

The bus terminal is bounded by the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation to the south, Aboretum Boulevard to the east, Spruce Vista on the north side and Silver Bell Lane on the west side. The terminal has 10 bus bays: 6 bays are along an island platform on the south side of Spruce Vista, 3 bays are along a side platform next to the Barrett Centre, and 1 platform is on the west side of Silver Bell Lane. Platforms have waiting shelters and next bus displays. [13]

TTC buses

The TTC bus routes serving the present bus terminal are: [14]

RouteNameAdditional information
96ADWilsonNorthbound via Carrier Drive; eastbound to York Mills station via John Garland Boulevard and Kipling Avenue
96BNorthbound via Humberline Drive; eastbound to York Mills station via Martin Grove Road and Westhumber Boulevard
927BHighway 27 ExpressNorthbound to Steeles Avenue; southbound to Kipling station
927DNorthbound to Steeles Avenue via Royalcrest Road; southbound to Kipling station
996Wilson ExpressEastbound to Scarborough Centre station

The proposed TTC bus routes to serve Humber College station when Line 6 opens are (as of November 2023): [15]

RouteNameAdditional information
37AIslingtonSouthbound to Islington station via Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard
96ADWilsonNorthbound via Carrier Drive; eastbound to York Mills station via John Garland Boulevard and Kipling Avenue
96BNorthbound via Humberline Drive; eastbound to York Mills station via Martin Grove Road and Westhumber Boulevard
906Airport–Humber College ExpressSouthbound to Pearson Airport (Viscount station); westbound to Humberwood Loop
927BHighway 27 ExpressNorthbound to Steeles Avenue; southbound to Kipling station
927DNorthbound to Steeles Avenue via Royalcrest Road; southbound to Kipling station
996Wilson ExpressEastbound to Scarborough Centre station; westbound to Humberwood Loop

Regional buses

The following regional bus routes serve the terminal: [16]

AgencyRouteNameAdditional information
Brampton Transit
(includes Züm)
11SteelesTo Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal
11ATo Brampton Gateway Terminal
50Gore RoadTo Gore Meadows Community Centre
50ATo Mayfield Road
511 Züm Steeles To Brampton Gateway Terminal (bus rapid transit route)
MiWay 22FinchWestbound to Westwood Square Bus Terminal
107Malton ExpressWestbound to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal
York Region Transit 7Martin GroveNorthbound to Al Palladini Community Centre; southbound to Woodbine Centre

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