The station was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke.
The original plan for the Bloor-Danforth extension to Islington had different stations than what was eventually built. The stations were to be at "Montgomery" and "Prince Edward", instead of Islington and Royal York. This was probably because 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.[3]
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.
A local "zone 2" bus service continued to run along Bloor Street west of Jane, paralleling the "zone 1" subway, from the station's opening through the zone abolishment in 1973, and continued to run even after the bus and subway were in the same zone. The success of the bus service may be attributed to the distances between subway stops in Etobicoke; Royal York is over 1 km west of Old Mill, and Islington is over 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Royal York. (By comparison, stops at Montgomery, Prince Edward and Old Mill would all be within 1 km of each other, as are all stops on the Bloor-Danforth from Old Mill through Main Street, an east-west corridor served almost entirely by the subway line.) The local bus service was discontinued in 1984, although the long station spacing remains; only at night are buses still seen along this stretch.
Construction began in mid-2017 to make the station fully accessible, including the addition of three elevators and accessible fare gates. On December 16, 2019, the station became accessible with the completion of the elevator construction.[4]
^"Subway ridership, 2022" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2024. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^. TCONNECT.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
^A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets, Transit Toronto, from the original on 2013-05-27, retrieved 2008-01-09
^"Royal York Station: Easier Access Program". TTC. from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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Media related to Royal York Station at Wikimedia Commons Official station page
January 01, 1970
royal, york, station, royal, york, subway, station, line, bloor, danforth, toronto, subway, toronto, ontario, canada, located, just, north, bloor, street, west, east, side, royal, york, road, service, available, this, station, royal, yorkgeneral, informationlo. Royal York is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto Ontario Canada It is located just north of Bloor Street West on the east side of Royal York Road Wi Fi service is available at this station 2 Royal YorkGeneral informationLocation955 Royal York RoadToronto OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 38 53 N 79 30 41 W 43 64806 N 79 51139 W 43 64806 79 51139PlatformsSide platformsTracks2ConnectionsTTC buses 15 Evans 48 Rathburn 73 Royal York 76 Royal York South 300 Bloor Danforth 315 Evans Brown s LineConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesOther informationWebsiteOfficial station pageHistoryOpenedMay 10 1968 56 years ago 1968 05 10 Passengers2022 1 18 568Rank44 of 75ServicesPreceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station Islingtontowards Kipling Line 2 Bloor Danforth Old Milltowards KennedyLocation Platform Lower ground level concourse Contents 1 History 2 Nearby landmarks 3 Surface connections 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke The original plan for the Bloor Danforth extension to Islington had different stations than what was eventually built The stations were to be at Montgomery and Prince Edward instead of Islington and Royal York This was probably because 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 3 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 A local zone 2 bus service continued to run along Bloor Street west of Jane paralleling the zone 1 subway from the station s opening through the zone abolishment in 1973 and continued to run even after the bus and subway were in the same zone The success of the bus service may be attributed to the distances between subway stops in Etobicoke Royal York is over 1 km west of Old Mill and Islington is over 1 km 0 62 mi west of Royal York By comparison stops at Montgomery Prince Edward and Old Mill would all be within 1 km of each other as are all stops on the Bloor Danforth from Old Mill through Main Street an east west corridor served almost entirely by the subway line The local bus service was discontinued in 1984 although the long station spacing remains only at night are buses still seen along this stretch Construction began in mid 2017 to make the station fully accessible including the addition of three elevators and accessible fare gates On December 16 2019 the station became accessible with the completion of the elevator construction 4 Nearby landmarks editNearby landmarks include Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in the Kingsway and Mimico Creek Surface connections editMain article List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes TTC routes serving the station include Bay Route Name Additional information 1 73B Royal York Northbound to Eglinton Avenue West and La Rose Avenue 73C Northbound to Claireport via Albion Road 73D Northbound to Albion Road and Weston Road Rush hour service 2 48 Rathburn Westbound to Mill Road Wheel Trans 3 Spare 4 15 Evans Westbound to Sherway Gardens 76A Royal York South Southbound to Lake Shore past Mimico GO Station 76B Southbound to the Queensway and Grand Avenue 315 Evans Brown s Line Blue Night service Westbound to Long BranchReferences edit Subway ridership 2022 PDF Toronto Transit Commission Retrieved May 4 2024 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link OUR STATIONS TCONNECT ca TCONNECT ca Archived from the original on 2016 12 22 Retrieved 2016 12 21 A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets Transit Toronto archived from the original on 2013 05 27 retrieved 2008 01 09 Royal York Station Easier Access Program TTC Archived from the original on 17 December 2019 Retrieved 17 December 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Royal York Station at Wikimedia Commons Official station page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal York station amp oldid 1178365495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
