Royal York (TTC)

Infobox TTC station
station=Royal York
address=3012 Bloor Street West


opened=May 10, 1968
district=Etobicoke
line=Bloor-Danforth line
nextstation=≅1.1 km west to Islington 2 min≅1.4 km east to Old Mill 2 min
connections=15 Evans, 48 Rathburn, 73 Royal York, 76 Royal York South
nightconnections=300 Bloor-Danforth
rank=43rd busiest out of 69
dailyboardings=formatnum:TTC ridership|Royal York
elevators=0
transferrequired=
platforms=Side platforms
wheelchair=

Royal York is a station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3012 Bloor Street West at Royal York Road. It was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke. Nearby landmarks include The Kingsway and Mimico Creek.

Surface connections

* 15 Evans
* 48 Rathburn
* 73 Royal York
* 76 Royal York South

History

The original plan for the Bloor-Danforth extension to Islington had different stations than what eventually got built. The stations were at "Montgomery" and "Prince Edward", instead of Islington and Royal York. This was probably due to the fact that 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. [http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5104.shtml A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets - Transit Toronto]

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.

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