Finch West (TTC)
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| Coordinates | 43°45′47″N 79°29′27″W / 43.7631°N 79.4909°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | centre | ||||||||||
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| Opened | Scheduled to open 2015 | ||||||||||
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Finch West is a future station of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is under construction. It will be at the corner of Keele Street at Finch Avenue West, and it is expected to open in 2015.
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[edit] Description
The station will be built underground and parallel to Keele Street. The line is proposed to continue from Sheppard West station, curving northward to align with Keele. Nearby landmarks include Fountainhead Park and the commercial strip along Keele Street. Industrial lands lie to the east, and York University is to the northwest.
On 27 November 2009 the official ground breaking ceremony was held for the Spadina Extension, and major tunnelling operations started in June 2011. The project is expected to be completed by 2015. [1]
[edit] Subway extension
The Toronto Transit Commission has conducted the environmental assessment (see official link below) for the project to extend the Spadina line north from Downsview through this station to York University, Steeles Avenue and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. The governments of Ontario and Canada have each pledged $670 million of funding for its construction. The City of Toronto and the TTC have indicated their concerns about lacking funding to operate the subway once it is built. According to the Globe and Mail newspaper (March 23, 2006), real estate development companies belonging to the family of former Finance Minister Greg Sorbara own the properties just south of the intersection of Finch Avenue West and Keele Street, according to land registry documents and corporate records. Sorbara is the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Vaughan.
[edit] Transit City proposal
The Transit City proposal called for a new LRT line known as the Etobicoke-Finch West LRT line, running along Finch Avenue West from Humber College to Finch Station, passing through Finch West Station on the way. This had initally been cancelled with the election of Rob Ford as the mayor of Toronto in 2010; in early 2012, however, a Council initiative reinstated it. Under the new proposal, this station would serve as its eastern terminus.
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[edit] External links
- The Spadina Subway Extension (official site)
- Map indicating alignment of extension and location of stations
