Royal York

Royal York TTC Subway Station
Station statistics
Address	3012 Bloor Street West
Coordinates	43°38′53.5″N 79°30′40.5″W / 43.648194°N 79.51125°W / 43.648194; -79.51125Coordinates: 43°38′53.5″N 79°30′40.5″W / 43.648194°N 79.51125°W / 43.648194; -79.51125
Lines	Bloor–Danforth
Connections	TTC buses
Structure	underground
Platforms	side
Other information
Opened	10 May 1968
Traffic
Passengers (2007-08)	16,320
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Islington toward Kipling Bloor–Danforth Old Mill toward Kennedy

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.

History

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 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.^[1]

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.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include The Kingsway and Mimico Creek.

Surface connections

• 15 Evans To Sherway Gardens Mall
• 48 Rathburn To Mill Road
• 73C Royal York To Clairport Via Albion Road
• 76 Royal York South To Lake Shore

References

External links

• Official TTC page for Royal York Station

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