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Old Mill
TTC Subway Station
Station statistics Address 2672 Bloor Street West Coordinates 43°39′00″N 79°29′41.3″W / 43.65°N 79.494806°WCoordinates: 43°39′00″N 79°29′41.3″W / 43.65°N 79.494806°W Lines Bloor–DanforthConnections TTC busesStructure underground/elevated Platforms side Other information Opened 10 May 1968 Presto card No Traffic Passengers (2009-10) 5780 Services Preceding station TTC Following station toward KiplingBloor–Danforth toward Kennedy
Bird of prey shapes on the windows
Old Mill is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 2672 Bloor Street West at Old Mill Terrace/Humber Boulevard.
The station is built into the side of the Humber River valley. Its west end is underground, while its east end is on a bridge that takes the line across the river, with glass walls providing a view of the riverside park and a break from the wind (bird shapes have been applied to the windows to reduce the number of avian fatalities on these large windows). East of the river, the line enters a tunnel.
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History
The station was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke. Until 1973, buses and the subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones.
In 2000, the station was damaged by a fire on a waste collection train (RT-9), just after the subway had closed for the night. This was most likely caused by a lit cigarette disposed of in a garbage can at another station. After this incident, the TTC switched to leaving waste outside stations for collection by truck.[1]
Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include the Old Mill Inn, the Humber River, and Park Lawn Cemetery.
Surface connections
Main article: List of bus routes in Toronto
Station platforms at night- Route 66: Prince Edward
- 66A to Humber Loop
- 66D to Lake Shore
The station's bus loop is located outside the street entrance, so it cannot be brought into the station's fare-paid area without a major reconfiguration.
References
External links
Categories:- Bloor-Danforth Line Stations
- Railway stations opened in 1968
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