North York Centre is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway system. The station is located under Yonge Street, where it is intersected by Park Home Avenue and Empress Avenue. The station, the system's first and only infill station, opened in 1987 to serve North York City Centre, a high density business district in the Willowdale neighbourhood. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]
This station was added by excavating alongside the existing tracks, on a level section of route provided for this purpose when the line was built. The view across the tracks between platforms is not as open as most stations, as the solid concrete wall had to retain its load-bearing strength, and smaller openings were cut.[3]
In late 2007 the TTC began work to make the station accessible to those with limited mobility, and in November 2009 the work was completed.[4] Two elevators were installed to take passengers from mezzanine level to the subway platforms. Persons in wheelchairs or with other mobility restrictions are now able to enter from street level by way of existing facilities in the major buildings on both sides of the station.
Public artedit
Artwork in the station consists of North York Heritage Murals by North York artists Nicholas and Susana Graven, located at the platform level. The two murals, each made of over 5000 pieces of glazed ceramic tiles using a process invented by Artessa Studios of North York, depict scenes of North York in the 19th century in an abstract way and are titled:
Top of the North Hill—1850s on the northbound platform (surtitled with the historic place names "Don Mills, Flynntown, L'Amoreaux, Lansing, Milneford, Newtonbrook, Oriole, O'Sullivan's Corners, Willowdale"), and
Traffic at Yonge and Sheppard—1860s on the southbound platform (surtitled with the historic place names "Downsview, Dublin, Eglinton, Elia, Emery, Fairbank, Fisherville, Humber Summit, Kaiserville, York Mills, Weston").
The historic place names shown above each of the murals are names of historic communities near an imaginary line from the northwest to the southeast through the historic Lansing.
Top of the North Hill—1850s
Traffic at Yonge and Sheppard—1860s
Nearby landmarksedit
Yonge Street in 2005, looking north toward the Empress Ave intersection
Northbound to Steeles Avenue via Yonge Boulevard and southbound to St. Clair station via Yonge Boulevard
(On-street stop outside station)
320
Yonge
Blue Night Service; northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Queens Quay
(On-street stop outside station)
Referencesedit
^"Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
^. blogTO. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
^James Bow (October 21, 2010). . Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
^"Accessible Transit Services Plan – 2009 Status Report". ttc.ca. Toronto Transit Commission. from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
^"Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre". Parks, Forestry & Recreation. City of Toronto. from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
External linksedit
Media related to North York Centre Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official station page
has a detailed history and photos of the station
December 15, 2023
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North York Centre is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge University of the Toronto subway system The station is located under Yonge Street where it is intersected by Park Home Avenue and Empress Avenue The station the system s first and only infill station opened in 1987 to serve North York City Centre a high density business district in the Willowdale neighbourhood Wi Fi service is available at this station 2 North York CentreGeneral informationLocation5102 Yonge StreetToronto OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 46 06 N 79 24 46 W 43 76833 N 79 41278 W 43 76833 79 41278PlatformsSide platformsTracks2ConnectionsTTC buses 97 Yonge 320 YongeConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesOther informationWebsiteOfficial station pageHistoryOpenedJune 18 1987 36 years ago 1987 06 18 Passengers2019 1 31 471Rank27 of 75ServicesPreceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following stationSheppard Yongetowards Vaughan Yonge University FinchTerminusLocation Contents 1 History 2 Public art 3 Nearby landmarks 4 Surface connections 5 References 6 External linksHistory editNorth York Centre opened in 1987 in what was then the City of North York as an infill station of the Yonge University line This station was added by excavating alongside the existing tracks on a level section of route provided for this purpose when the line was built The view across the tracks between platforms is not as open as most stations as the solid concrete wall had to retain its load bearing strength and smaller openings were cut 3 In late 2007 the TTC began work to make the station accessible to those with limited mobility and in November 2009 the work was completed 4 Two elevators were installed to take passengers from mezzanine level to the subway platforms Persons in wheelchairs or with other mobility restrictions are now able to enter from street level by way of existing facilities in the major buildings on both sides of the station Public art editArtwork in the station consists of North York Heritage Murals by North York artists Nicholas and Susana Graven located at the platform level The two murals each made of over 5000 pieces of glazed ceramic tiles using a process invented by Artessa Studios of North York depict scenes of North York in the 19th century in an abstract way and are titled Top of the North Hill 1850s on the northbound platform surtitled with the historic place names Don Mills Flynntown L Amoreaux Lansing Milneford Newtonbrook Oriole O Sullivan s Corners Willowdale and Traffic at Yonge and Sheppard 1860s on the southbound platform surtitled with the historic place names Downsview Dublin Eglinton Elia Emery Fairbank Fisherville Humber Summit Kaiserville York Mills Weston The historic place names shown above each of the murals are names of historic communities near an imaginary line from the northwest to the southeast through the historic Lansing nbsp Top of the North Hill 1850s nbsp Traffic at Yonge and Sheppard 1860sNearby landmarks edit nbsp Yonge Street in 2005 looking north toward the Empress Ave intersectionDirect underground level connection from the station are on the east side with the Empress Walk shopping entertainment and residential complex and on the west side with City Centre which includes commercial office and retail space as well as a cluster of City of Toronto facilities that include Mel Lastman Square North York Civic Centre North York Central Library and Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre 5 Other nearby landmarks include Earl Haig Secondary School Gibson House Meridian Arts Centre and York Cemetery Surface connections editMain article List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes TTC routes serving the station include Route Name Additional information97A Yonge Northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to St Clair station On street stop outside station 97B Northbound to Steeles Avenue via Yonge Boulevard and southbound to St Clair station via Yonge Boulevard On street stop outside station 320 Yonge Blue Night Service northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Queens Quay On street stop outside station References edit Subway ridership 2019 PDF Toronto Transit Commission Archived PDF from the original on November 28 2022 Retrieved January 30 2023 This table shows the typical number of customer trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday There s now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations blogTO Archived from the original on September 12 2017 Retrieved December 21 2016 James Bow October 21 2010 North York Centre Station Transit Toronto Archived from the original on January 5 2011 Retrieved July 26 2013 Accessible Transit Services Plan 2009 Status Report ttc ca Toronto Transit Commission Archived from the original on January 10 2012 Retrieved January 1 2012 Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Parks Forestry amp Recreation City of Toronto Archived from the original on April 30 2013 Retrieved August 1 2012 External links edit nbsp Media related to North York Centre Station at Wikimedia Commons Official station page Transit Toronto North York Centre Station has a detailed history and photos of the station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North York Centre station amp oldid 1189408785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
