Glencairn (TTC)
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| Glencairn 785 Glencairn Avenue |
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| Opened | January 28, 1978 |
| District | North York |
| Line | Yonge-University-Spadina line |
| Next station | ≅0.8 km north to Lawrence West 1 min
≅1.3 km south to Eglinton West 1 min |
| Daytime Connections | 14 Glencairn |
| Night Connections | None |
| Daily Boardings | 5,850 |
| Rank 2007-08 | 63rd busiest out of 69 |
| Platforms | Centre platform |
| Accessibility | 0 elevators |
Glencairn is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on William R. Allen Road at 785 Glencairn Avenue. It opened in 1978 in what was then the Borough of North York.
The station is located in the median of Allen Road (above ground) underneath the Glencairn Avenue bridge; the entrances are located on the bridge itself.
The station formerly featured a stained glass skylight entitled Joy designed by Rita Letendre, which was removed (at the artist's request) after it became faded.
The station is in a lower-density residential area, despite being near a cluster of high-density residential buildings to the south, hence it is one of the least-used stations.
A station at Glencairn and Yonge was considered for the North Yonge extension in the late 1960s and early 1970s. However, this was dropped (along with Glen Echo Station at Yonge Boulevard) because of budgetary concerns. If built, it would have been placed between Eglinton and Lawrence stations on the Yonge line.
[edit] Surface connections
- 14 Glencairn
