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.
The subway system encompasses three lines and 70 stations on 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) of route. [2] As of December 2023 [update] , 55 of the 70 stations are accessible, with plans to ensure all stations are accessible by 2025. [3] Line 3 Scarborough, a light metro line with six stations, was permanently closed in July 2023.
As of August 2023, [update] three new lines are under construction, two light rail lines and one light metro line:
Line 1 Yonge–University |
Line 2 Bloor–Danforth |
Line 4 Sheppard |
Station | Line | Grade | Opened [7] [8] | Ridership (2019 [9] avg. weekday) | Platforms | Parking spaces [10] | Terminal within fare-paid area | Transfers [11] | Accessible [12] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finch | Underground | 1974 | 102,025 | Centre | 3,227 [13] | Yes | Yes | ||
North York Centre | Underground | 1987 | 31,471 | Side | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Sheppard–Yonge | Underground | 1974, 2002 | 134,076 |
| 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
York Mills | Underground | 1973 | 28,461 | Centre | 0 | Yes | GO Transit bus services | Yes | |
Lawrence | Underground | 1973 | 28,041 | Centre | 0 | Yes | No | ||
Eglinton | Underground | 1954 | 76,903 | Centre | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Davisville | Surface | 1954 | 27,128 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
St. Clair | Underground | 1954 | 38,358 | Side | 0 | Yes | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Summerhill | Underground | 1954 | 6,381 | Side | 0 | No | No | ||
Rosedale | Surface | 1954 | 8,543 | Side | 0 | Yes | No | ||
Bloor–Yonge | Underground | 1954, 1966 | 456,301 | Side, centre | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Wellesley | Underground | 1954 | 21,571 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
College | Underground | 1954 | 56,805 | Side | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | No | |
Dundas | Underground | 1954 | 78,377 | Side | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Queen | Underground | 1954 | 53,439 | Side | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
King | Underground | 1954 | 75,784 | Side | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | No | |
Union | Underground | 1954 | 151,463 | Side, one-sided centre | 0 | Yes | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
St. Andrew | Underground | 1963 | 58,550 | Centre | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Osgoode | Underground | 1963 | 29,066 | Centre | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
St. Patrick | Underground | 1963 | 30,066 | Centre | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Queen's Park | Underground | 1963 | 45,627 | Centre | 0 | No | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Museum | Underground | 1963 | 10,865 | Centre | 0 | No | No | ||
St. George | Underground | 1963, 1966 | 260,647 | Centre, Centre | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Spadina | Underground | 1978, 1966 | 51,944 | Side, side | 0 | Yes | TTC streetcars | ||
Dupont | Underground | 1978 | 11,114 | Side | 0 | No | Yes | ||
St. Clair West | Underground | 1978 | 34,954 | Side | 0 | Yes | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Eglinton West | Underground/surface | 1978 | 20,259 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Glencairn | Surface | 1978 | 7,462 | Centre | 0 | No | No | ||
Lawrence West | Surface | 1978 | 22,558 | Centre | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Yorkdale | Surface | 1978 | 29,460 | Centre | 1,010 [14] | No [lower-alpha 1] | Yes | ||
Wilson | Surface | 1978 | 23,519 | Centre | 953 [15] | Yes | Yes | ||
Sheppard West | Underground | 1996 | 26,671 | Centre | 632 [16] | Yes | York Region Transit | Yes | |
Downsview Park | Underground | 2017 | 3,090 | Centre | 0 | No | Barrie | Yes | |
Finch West | Underground | 2017 | 20,923 | Centre | 347 [17] | Yes | Yes | ||
York University | Underground | 2017 | 38,084 | Centre | 0 | No | Züm | Yes | |
Pioneer Village | Underground | 2017 | 16,684 | Centre | 1,881 [18] | Yes | York Region Transit | Yes | |
Highway 407 | Underground | 2017 | 13,956 | Centre | 550 [19] | No [lower-alpha 1] |
| Yes | |
Vaughan | Underground | 2017 | 17,146 | Centre | 900 [lower-alpha 2] | No [lower-alpha 1] |
| Yes | |
Kipling | Surface | 1980 | 51,824 | Centre | 1,067 [21] | Yes |
| Yes | |
Islington | Underground | 1968 | 42,930 | Centre | 977 [22] | Yes | No | ||
Royal York | Underground | 1968 | 21,395 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Old Mill | Underground/elevated | 1968 | 8,356 | Side | 0 | No [lower-alpha 3] | No | ||
Jane | Underground | 1968 | 18,552 | Side | 0 | No [lower-alpha 3] | Yes | ||
Runnymede | Underground | 1968 | 21,386 | Side | 0 | No [lower-alpha 3] | Yes | ||
High Park | Underground/surface | 1968 | 14,735 | Side | 0 | No [lower-alpha 3] | No | ||
Keele | Elevated | 1966 | 20,300 | Side | 187 [23] | Yes | Yes | ||
Dundas West | Underground | 1966 | 32,471 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Lansdowne | Underground | 1966 | 18,192 | Side | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Dufferin | Underground | 1966 | 30,442 | Side | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Ossington | Underground | 1966 | 31,316 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Christie | Underground | 1966 | 12,215 | Side | 0 | No | No | ||
Bathurst | Underground | 1966 | 33,248 | Side | 0 | Yes | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Bay | Underground | 1966 | 34,309 | Centre | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Sherbourne | Underground | 1966 | 30,236 | Side | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Castle Frank | Underground | 1966 | 8,878 | Side | 0 | Yes | No | ||
Broadview | Underground | 1966 | 35,011 | Side | 0 | Yes | TTC streetcars | Yes | |
Chester | Underground | 1966 | 6,470 | Side | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Pape | Underground | 1966 | 30,510 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Donlands | Underground | 1966 | 11,886 | Side | 0 | Yes | No | ||
Greenwood | Underground | 1966 | 12,179 | Side | 0 | No [lower-alpha 3] | No | ||
Coxwell | Underground | 1966 | 16,635 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Woodbine | Underground | 1966 | 16,083 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Main Street | Underground | 1968 | 24,380 | Side | 0 | Yes | Yes | ||
Victoria Park | Surface | 1968 | 37,656 | Side | 173 [24] | Yes | Yes | ||
Warden | Surface | 1968 | 39,024 | Centre | 1,071 [25] | Yes | No | ||
Kennedy | Underground | 1980 | 113,961 | Centre | 729 [26] | Yes | Stouffville | Yes | |
Bayview | Underground | 2002 | 8,097 | Centre | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Bessarion | Underground | 2002 | 3,290 | Centre | 0 | No | Yes | ||
Leslie | Underground | 2002 | 5,923 | Centre | 102 [27] | Yes | Richmond Hill | Yes | |
Don Mills | Underground | 2002 | 42,598 | Centre | 366 [28] | Yes | Yes | ||
Line 2 Bloor–Danforth (Scarborough Subway Extension) |
Line 5 Eglinton |
Line 6 Finch West |
Ontario Line |
Station | Line | Grade | Opening [29] [30] | Platforms [31] [32] | Terminal within station | Proposed transfers [33] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 [34] | 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 [lower-alpha 4] [35] | Underground | 2029–2030 | ||||
Scarborough Centre [36] | Underground | 2029–2030 | Yes |
| ||
Sheppard & McCowan [lower-alpha 4] [36] | Underground | 2029–2030 | ||||
Jane [Eglinton] [lower-alpha 4] [37] | Elevated | 2030–2031 | ||||
Scarlett [lower-alpha 4] | Elevated | 2030–2031 | ||||
Royal York [Eglinton] [lower-alpha 4] | Underground | 2030–2031 | ||||
Islington [Eglinton] [lower-alpha 4] | Underground | 2030–2031 | ||||
Kipling [Eglinton] [lower-alpha 4] | Underground | 2030–2031 | ||||
Martin Grove [Eglinton] [lower-alpha 4] | Underground | 2030–2031 | ||||
Renforth | In-trench | 2030–2031 | Yes |
| ||
Flemingdon Park [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Elevated | 2030 | |||
Thorncliffe Park [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Elevated | 2030 | |||
Cosburn [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Underground | 2030 | |||
Gerrard [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Railway embankment | 2030 | TTC streetcars | ||
Riverside–Leslieville [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Railway embankment | 2030 | TTC streetcars | ||
East Harbour [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Railway embankment | 2030 | |||
Corktown [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Underground | 2030 | TTC streetcars | ||
Moss Park [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Underground | 2030 | TTC streetcars | ||
Queen–Spadina [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Underground | 2030 | TTC streetcars | ||
King–Bathurst [lower-alpha 4] | Ontario Line | Underground | 2030 | TTC streetcars | ||
Exhibition | Ontario Line | Surface | 2030 |
| ||
Line 3 Scarborough |
Station | Line | Grade | Open | Ridership (2019 [38] avg. weekday) | Platforms | Parking spaces | Terminal within fare-paid area | Transfers | Accessible |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence East | Surface | 1985–2023 | 9,105 | Side | 90 [39] | Yes | No | ||
Ellesmere | Surface | 1985–2023 | 1,993 | Side | 68 [40] | No | No | ||
Midland | Elevated | 1985–2023 | 2,691 | Side | 0 | No | No | ||
Scarborough Centre | Elevated | 1985–2023 | 24,399 | Side | 0 | Yes |
| Yes | |
McCowan | Elevated | 1985–2023 | 3,659 | Side | 0 | No | No |
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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.
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.