| St. Andrew TTC Subway Station |
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| Address | 147 University Avenue | ||||||||||
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| Structure | underground | ||||||||||
| Platforms | centre | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1963 | ||||||||||
| Presto card | No | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2009-10) | 53,770 Ranked 11th of 69 |
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St. Andrew is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the Toronto, Ontario, Canada subway. It is located at 147 University Avenue at King Street West. It opened in 1963, named for the nearby St. Andrew's Presbyterian church.
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South of the station, the line turns 90 degrees east to run under Front Street.
Nearby landmarks include St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, Roy Thomson Hall, the Entertainment District, the Toronto Stock Exchange, First Canadian Place (Bank of Montreal), the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Toronto-Dominion Centre.
A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:
Starting in 2008, several minor changes have been implemented. A trial installation of LED lights at the south end of the platform is being used to study their effectiveness in the system, and the final decision whether to keep them will be made in September 2009. Further, LED lighting has been approved and installation will begin February 2011.
Removal of the metal slat wall cover treatment has begun. As of June 2009, a new wall treatment had started to be installed. The new treatment appears to be enamel painted sheet metal that is white in colour with dark green trim and lettering. On March 25, 2010, the panels were replaced with new versions that showed less buckling, however the buckling issue has not been totally resolved and a new stronger version is being developed.[1]
In early 2010, the TTC began a project to bring full wheelchair accessibility to the station. The project consists of the installation of 2 elevators: one inside the station from the mezzanine level to the subway platform, and the other an upgrade of an elevator in a nearby office complex to provide access from street level to the mezzanine. Both elevators are expected to be in service by Spring 2011[2]