Wellesley station

Wellesley
Location	16 Wellesley Street East Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°39′55″N 79°23′02″W / 43.66528°N 79.38389°W / 43.66528; -79.38389Coordinates: 43°39′55″N 79°23′02″W / 43.66528°N 79.38389°W / 43.66528; -79.38389
Platforms	side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses  94  Wellesley  97  Yonge  320   Yonge
Construction
Structure type	underground
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	30 March 1954
Traffic
Passengers (2015[1])	23,140
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station College toward Sheppard West Yonge–University Bloor toward Finch

Wellesley is a subway station on the Yonge–University line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Wellesley Street East, east of Yonge Street. Wi-fi service is available at this station.^[2]

History

Wellesley Station opened in 1954 as part of the original stretch of the Yonge line from Union to Eglinton Station, and was listed as a heritage property by the City of Toronto in 1984.^[3] The address given for this listing of 16 Wellesley Street East/15 Dundonald Street, which differs from the TTC address, more accurately describes the location of the station structure which runs between those streets, to the rear of the properties fronting on the east side of Yonge Street.

On February 6, 2006, the only baby to be born on the subway, Mary Kim of Scarborough, was delivered on the Wellesley platform. Her mother Sun Hee Paik took the subway with her family to St. Michael's Hospital from their Scarborough home. She did not make it to the downtown hospital, going into labour on the train. Her husband delivered the baby after they disembarked at Wellesley and Toronto EMS arrived later to help finish the birth and send the mother and child to St. Michael's. TTC officials later promised to provide Mary with lifetime transit access.^[4]

Station description

This station is located on the north side of Wellesley Street East east of Yonge Street. It is built on two levels with the entrance and bus platform at street level and the subway platforms located on the lower level.^[5] A Gateway Newstands can be found in the station.

Wellesley is the only downtown TTC subway station with only one street entrance, plans have been made to build a second exit on Dundonald Street. A second exit from the station was deemed necessary because it provides an additional way out of the station in case of an emergency. This second exit will include an automatic entrance into the station as well, and is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2017.^[6] Work on the station is already well under way.^[7]

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

North of the station the tunnel was constructed by cut and cover into Bloor station, where it crosses over Yonge station on the Bloor–Danforth line. South of the station, the tunnel is mostly of a similar construction towards College station. The strip of land occupied by this section of the subway is distinguished by being used mainly for public parks or parking lots.

Surface connections

Station entrance and bus (Orion VII hybrid no. 1029) on route 94 Wellesley exiting the bus platform

• 94A Wellesley westbound to Ossington Station and eastbound to Castle Frank Station

94B eastbound to Castle Frank Station

Bus routes below can be boarded at a curbside stop with a valid transfer.

• 97B Yonge northbound to York Mills Station and southbound to Queens Quay
• 320 Blue Night Yonge northbound to Steeles Avenue

320A northbound to York Mills Station

320E northbound to Eglinton Station

320 southbound to Queens Quay

References

External links

Media related to Wellesley Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Wellesley Station at the Toronto Transit Commission