Highway 407 (TTC)

Highway 407 Planned Subway Station
Station statistics
Coordinates	43.7840°N 79.5231°W / 43.7840; -79.5231
Lines	Yonge–University–Spadina
Connections	GO Transit
Platforms	centre
Other information
Opened	Expected completion 2015
Accessible
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Vaughan Terminus Spadina Extension Steeles West toward Downsview

Highway 407 is a planned station of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to be built on its western branch, the Spadina line. When built, it would be located at the southwest corner of the Jane Street and Highway 407 ETR interchange (currently vacant farmland), and it is expected to open in late 2015.

This will be one of three stations (including Steeles West) on the University-Spadina leg that are outside the City of Toronto, specifically in the City of Vaughan, in York Region.

Description

Current plans for the station show a large parking lot and large surface bus route terminal, as well as the underground subway station. This station will be engineered and positioned in conjunction with a proposed (not yet designed) underground bus stop for the proposed GO Transit 407 Transitway.

On 27 November 2009 the official ground breaking ceremony was held for the Spadina Extension, and major tunneling operations began in June 2011. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.

The architecture firm Aedas has been commissioned for the design; this is still somewhat in flux, with only the components directly related to the subway facility being set out in detail.^{[citation needed]} Facilities to handle both municipal buses and the GO Transitway are sketched in.

The subway station will have an open design, particularly to the east overlooking Black Creek. Due to structural elements related to the water table, the centre platform at the line level will have no columns, all weight being transferred to the sides to counter buoyancy.

Proposed surface connections

The primary reason for locating a station in this area is to provide a link to the proposed GO Transit 407 Transitway, which will be constructed on the south side of Highway 407 for much of that highway's length. GO Transit's highly successful and profitable 407 Express route already runs past this location, so passenger traffic at this station is anticipated to be high as soon as the station opens.

External links

• The Spadina Subway Extension Official website
• Map indicating alignment of extension and location of stations