Royal York (TTC)
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| Royal York 3012 Bloor Street West |
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| Opened | May 10, 1968 |
| District | Etobicoke |
| Line | Bloor-Danforth line |
| Next station | ≅1.1 km west to Islington 2 min
≅1.4 km east to Old Mill 2 min |
| Daytime Connections | 15 Evans, 48 Rathburn, 73 Royal York, 76 Royal York South |
| Night Connections | 300 Bloor-Danforth |
| Daily Boardings | 16,320 |
| Rank 2007-08 | 43rd busiest out of 69 |
| Platforms | Side platforms |
| Accessibility | 0 elevators |
Royal York is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3012 Bloor Street West at Royal York Road. It was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke. Nearby landmarks include The Kingsway and Mimico Creek.
[edit] Surface connections
- 15 Evans
- 48 Rathburn
- 73 Royal York
- 76 Royal York South
[edit] History
The original plan for the Bloor-Danforth extension to Islington had different stations than what eventually got built. The stations were at "Montgomery" and "Prince Edward", instead of Islington and Royal York. This was probably due to the fact that these two streets were the ends of the Kingsway shopping district. However, it was decided to include only one station in the Kingsway, at Royal York.[1]
Until 1973 the buses and the subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones and so the turnstiles and collector booths were on the mezzanine level between the bus bays and the subway platforms. When the zones were abolished, they were moved to just inside the street entrance, bringing the buses inside the station's fare-paid area.
[edit] References
- ^ http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5104.shtml A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets - Transit Toronto
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