Islington (TTC)
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| Islington 3286 Bloor Street West |
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| Opened | May 10, 1968 |
| District | Etobicoke |
| Line | Bloor-Danforth line |
| Next station | ≅1.5 km west to Kipling 3 min
≅1.1 km east to Royal York 2 min |
| Daytime Connections | 37 Islington, 50 Burnhamthorpe, 110 Islington South, Mississauga Transit routes 1 Dundas and 3 Bloor |
| Night Connections | 300 Bloor-Danforth, 311 Islington |
| Daily Boardings | 42,080 |
| Rank 2007-08 | 13th busiest out of 69 |
| Platforms | Centre platform |
| Accessibility | 0 elevators |
Islington is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3286 Bloor Street West at Islington Avenue. It was opened in 1968 (in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke) as a terminal station, but the line has since been extended to Kipling station. A central platform serves trains running in both directions. Nearby landmarks include Islington Village and Mimico Creek. This is one of only two stations in the subway stations where a track signal is publicly accessible. The signal is at the east end of the platform and guards the switches into the three-track section east of the station from the westbound platform.
Between this station and Royal York station to the east, the line exits the tunnel to cross Mimico Creek by bridge, and then returns underground.
Three park and ride lots serve Islington station:
- Main (Metropass required)
- Cordova (Metropass or cash payment)
- Lomond (cash payment)
[edit] Fare zones
Until 1973 the buses and the subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones and so the turnstiles and collector booths were placed between the bus bays and the subway platforms. The station was reconfigured after the zones were abolished, and the fare barrier layout simplified in a later renovation.
[edit] Modernization
The TTC has plans to renovate this station. Part of the plan includes the demolition of the current bus terminal and constructing a new, wheelchair-accessible one on the north side of the station, giving the underground station with a more modern look and revitalizing its exterior. [1]
[edit] Surface connections
TTC bus routes served by Islington include:
- 37 Islington
- 50 Burnhamthorpe
- 110 Islington South
While Islington Subway Station is the property of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), it connects to more Mississauga Transit bus routes than TTC bus routes[1]. Of September 2007, the eighteen Mississauga routes serving the station are:
- 1 Dundas
- 1C Dundas (1C branches off of Dundas Rd. and stops at South Common Mall)
- 3 Bloor
- 11 Westwood
- 11A Westwood (11A branches off farther north in Malton)
- 17 Dixie Industrial South
- 20 Rathburn
- 26 Burnhamthorpe
- 27 Matheson Industrial
- 50 Airport Corporate
- 57 Courtneypark
- 70 Orlando
- 76 Square One via Burnhamthorpe (replaces the 206, but is not an express route)
- 82 Financial
- 82A Financial - Argentia (82A continues down Argentia and terminates at Creditview.)
- 89 Meadowvale Express
- 201 Dundas Express
- 230 Sheridan Express
[edit] Abandoned Areas
A set of washrooms on the south wall of the mezzanine were closed in the early 1990s. The doors and signs still exist. These rooms are now being used as storage areas.
[edit] References
- Islington station fact provided by TTC Rider (http://www.ttcrider.ca)
