Islington (TTC)

Islington TTC Subway Station
Station statistics
Address	3286 Bloor Street West
Coordinates	43°38′43.5″N 79°31′28″W
Lines	Bloor–Danforth
Connections	TTC buses   MiWay
Structure	underground
Platforms	centre
Parking	1299
Other information
Opened	10 May 1968
Presto card	From 26 July 2010
Traffic
Passengers (2009-10)	43,090 Ranked 16th of 69
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Kipling Terminus Bloor–Danforth Royal York toward Kennedy

Islington is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3286 Bloor Street West at Islington Avenue. A central platform serves trains running in both directions.

Three park and ride lots serve Islington Station, providing a total of 1299 spaces:

• Main ($5 5:00am - 3:00pm Mon. to Fri. Free after 3pm, Weekends & Holidays)
• Cordova ($5 Daily)
• Lomond ($7 5:00am - 3:00pm $4 3:00pm - 2:00am Daily)

History

Islington Station was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke as the western terminus of the Bloor-Danforth line, but the line has since been extended to Kipling Station.

Until 1973, buses and subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones and so turnstiles and collector booths were placed between bus bays and subway platforms. The station was reconfigured after the zones were abolished, and the fare barrier layout was simplified in a later renovation.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

Between this station and Royal York Station to the east, the line exits the tunnel at the Montgomery Portal to cross Mimico Creek by bridge, and then returns underground at the Aberfoyle Portal.

This is one of only two stations in the subway system where a track signal is publicly accessible. The signal is at the east end of the platform and guards the switches into the crossover east of the station from the westbound platform.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Clarica Centre, Islington Village and Mimico Creek.

Surface connections

Three Mississauga Transit buses at Islington Station.

TTC surface connections

Main article: List of bus routes in Toronto

TTC bus routes served by Islington include:

• Route 37: Islington to Steeles Ave

37A to Woodbine and Humberwood via Rexdale Blvd

37C to steeles and kipling

37D to Highway 7 via Pine Valley - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 50 Burnhamthorpe to Mill Road
• Route 110: Islington South

110 to Lake Shore

110A to Long Branch Loop via Horner & Browns Line

110B to Long Branch Loop via Horner & 30th Street

MiWay surface connections

While Islington Station is the property of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), it connects to more MiWay bus routes than TTC bus routes.^[1]

The 18 Mississauga routes serving the station are:

• 1 Dundas to Ridgeway via Westdale Mall

1C to South Common Centre via UTM and Westdale Mall

• 3 Bloor to Square One
• 11 Westwood to Westwood Mall via Goreway

11A to Westwood Mall via Darcel

11B to Westwood Mall via Nashua

• 17 Timberlea to Kamato
• 20 Rathburn to Square One
• 26 Burnhamthorpe to South Common Centre via Square One
• 27 Matheson to Meadowvale Town Centre
• 35 Eglinton to Ninth Line

35A to Tenth Line

• 50 Creekbank to Tech
• 57 Courtneypark to Meadowvale Town Centre
• 70 Keaton to Milverton
• 71 Sheridan-Subway to Sheridan Research Park via Sheridan Centre
• 76 Square One-Subway to Square One
• 82 Financial to Argentia
• 89 Meadowvale-Subway to Meadowvale Town Centre
• 101 Dundas Express to Ridgeway via UTM
• 109 Meadowvale Express to Meadowvale Town Centre via Square One
• 201 Dundas to South Common Centre (limited stops)

Station modernization

The TTC has plans to renovate this station. Part of the plan includes the demolition of the current bus terminal and construction of a new, wheelchair-accessible one on the north side of the station. The plans also call for a new passenger pick up and drop off area, installation of elevators for increased accessibility to the subway level and exterior landscaping and upgrades to station finishes to give it a more modern look. The project is scheduled to start in 2010 and last approximately 3 years.

Gallery

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  The covered bus bays at Islington Station. It is similar to the designs at Warden Station and Victoria Park Station

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  This publicly accessible signal is located at the east end of the subway platform. Union Station also has a publicly accessible signal located there.

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  Islington's bus bay 2, with a 50 Burnhamthorpe bus entering.

External links

• Islington Station at the Toronto Transit Commission