King (TTC)

King TTC Subway Station
Station statistics
Address	70 Yonge Street
Coordinates	43°38′57.12″N 79°22′40.41″W
Lines	Yonge–University–Spadina
Structure	underground
Platforms	side
Other information
Opened	30 March 1954
Presto card	No
Traffic
Passengers (2009-10)	60,270 Ranked 9th of 69
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Union toward Downsview Yonge–University–Spadina Queen toward Finch

King is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the Toronto subway and RT in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 70 Yonge Street at King Street. King is one of several stations connected to the underground mall system called PATH. The station is one of three stations located in Toronto's financial district.

One track in each direction goes through King station, with northbound/southbound platforms on either side.

Entrances

Entrance at northwest corner of King and Yonge

• King/Yonge
  • Northwest entrance - surface entrance in facade of 4 King Street West
  • Northeast entrance - stairs from sidewalk
  • Southwest entrance - stairs from sidewalk
  • Southeast entrance - stairs from sidewalk
• Melinda Street
  • Exits directly west of the station through Commerce Court from the southbound platform and a tunnel connects under the tracks to the northbound platform.
  • Exit Only from the southbound platform, by escalator to the west sidewalk of Yonge, just south of Melinda

History

King Station opened in 1954 as part of the first stretch of subway line built in Toronto, from Union to Eglinton Station.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

South of King Station, the Yonge line curves west into Union.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Canadian Pacific Building, Scotia Plaza, Commerce Court, the Toronto-Dominion Centre, First Canadian Place, and Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel.

Surface connections

A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:

• 97B Yonge - rush hour only
• 503 Kingston Road
• 504 King
• 508 Lake Shore - rush hour only

Looking down the southbound subway platform in King Station.

External links

• King Station at the Toronto Transit Commission