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Davisville
TTC Subway StationStation statistics Address 1900 Yonge Street Coordinates 43°41′51″N 79°23′49.3″W / 43.6975°N 79.397028°WCoordinates: 43°41′51″N 79°23′49.3″W / 43.6975°N 79.397028°W Lines Yonge–University–SpadinaConnections TTC busesStructure above ground Platforms 1 island platform
1 side platformTracks 3 Other information Opened 30 March 1954 Accessible Presto card No Traffic Passengers (2009-10) 22,970 Services Preceding station TTC Following station toward DownsviewYonge–University–Spadina toward FinchDavisville is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 1900 Yonge Street at Chaplin Crescent/Davisville Avenue. It was opened in 1954.
It is an open-air station below street level, with separate canopies over each platform.
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Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
The station is adjacent to Davisville Yard, which is visible from the trains and platforms. The station is unique, as it is the only station to have a semi-active 'third platform'. The platform on the yard side - actually referred to as the Davisville Buildup - can be used by trains entering or leaving service at the yard or as an alternate route if one of the running lines is blocked.
The line continues north in open cut as far as the Berwick Portal, just before the next station.
The line continues south in open cut as far as the Muir Portal, roughly halfway to the next station.
Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, the Upper Canada College campus, and the TTC's main administrative office building, the Wm. C. McBrien Building. The station's bus platforms are under the western half of the building at street level, and the open-air northbound subway platform abuts against the building's west wall.
The former Canadian National Railways Belt Line Railway railway corridor crosses over the subway tracks south of the station. It has been converted into a pedestrian trail, officially called the "Kay Gardner Beltline Park".
Surface connections
Main article: List of bus routes in Toronto- 11 Bayview - All branches
- 14 Glencairn
- 28 Davisville
- 97 Yonge
External links
Media related to Davisville Station at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Yonge-University-Spadina Line Stations
- Railway stations opened in 1954
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