York Mills station
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| Location | 4015 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°44′39″N 79°24′24″W / 43.74417°N 79.40667°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 York Mills Bus Terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | None[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 31, 1973 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024[2] | 20,498 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 27th of 69 | ||||||||||
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York Mills is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 4015 Yonge Street at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and York Mills Road in the neighbourhood of Hoggs Hollow.
History
The station opened in 1973, in what was then the Borough of North York, and replaced Template:Ttcs as the northern terminus of the Yonge line. One year later, the subway was extended to Template:Ttcs.
The original bus terminal was above ground, in a standard island configuration surrounded by bus bays, and at that time was also used by GO Transit buses, with transfers required for connecting TTC buses.
The current underground TTC bus platforms and GO Bus Terminal were built between 1985 and 1992 with the development of the York Mills Centre, with the TTC platforms inside the fare-paid area.
In 2007, this station became accessible with elevators.
By 2015,[3] the tiles on the walls, floors and stairs had been replaced at this station.[4] On the outer walls at track level the light green and very dark green tiles were replaced by light green metal panels with a dark green strip along the top. Moreover, in 2015 the station's parking lot was sold to developers.[1]
Entrances
- Northwest corner of Wilson and Yonge – street level entrance
- Northeast corner of York Mills and Yonge – entrance via York Mills Centre
- Old York Mills Road east of Yonge – Kiss and Ride, automatic entrance (accessible only by Presto card as of February 2018)
Art
A tapestry called "Breaking Ground" by artist Laurie Swim was installed in the station in 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of an accident that took place in Hoggs Hollow.[5] On March 17, 1960, the incident popularly known as the "Hoggs Hollow Disaster" occurred. Five young Italian immigrant workers were killed while constructing a tunnel for a water main. The details of the accident, where they were trapped 35 feet underground in a cramped, dimly lit tunnel, sparked a public outcry over the lack of safety standards in construction and ultimately led to an improvement in working conditions in Ontario.[6]
Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
The line passes under the Don River West Branch just south of the station platforms. The original plan was for an elevated station and a high-level bridge over the river, but local residents objected and the underground layout was substituted.[7] Consequently, trains approach the station from both directions on a steep downgrade.
Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include York Mills Centre shopping mall, York Mills Park, Don Valley Golf Course, Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School, Canadian Forces College, Miller Tavern and Rosedale Golf Club
Surface connections
TTC routes serving the station include:
| Route | Name | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | St. Andrews | Eastbound to Bayview Avenue |
| 95A | York Mills | Eastbound to Kingston Road |
| 95B | Eastbound to U of T Scarborough | |
| 95C | Eastbound to Ellesmere station (Rush hour service) | |
| 95E | Eastbound to U of T Scarborough (Rush hour express service) | |
| 96A | Wilson | Westbound to Carrier Drive via Kipling Avenue and John Garland Boulevard |
| 96B | Westbound to Humberline Drive and Albion Road via Westhumber Boulevard and Martin Grove Road | |
| 96D | Westbound to Carrier Drive and Westmore Drive | |
| 97A | Yonge | Southbound to Davisville station via Yonge Boulevard |
| 97B | Southbound to Queens Quay vía Yonge Boulevard and Davisville station (Rush hour service) | |
| 97F | Northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Davisville station (Use curbside bus stops outside the station) | |
| 115 | Silver Hills | Northbound to Leslie Street |
| 122 | Graydon Hall | Eastbound to Roywood Drive via Lesmill Road |
| 165 | Weston Rd North | Westbound to Steeles Avenue West |
| 186 | Wilson Rocket | Westbound to Humber College (Weekday express service) |
| 320 | Yonge | Blue Night service; Northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Queens Quay (Use curbside bus stops outside the station) |
| 395 | York Mills | Blue Night service; Eastbound to Meadowvale Road and Sheppard Avenue East |
| 396 | Wilson | Blue Night service; Westbound to Martin Grove Road and Steeles Avenue West |
References
- ^ a b York Mills TTC parking lot slated for hotel, office complex
- ^ "Subway ridership, 2023-2024" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023-Aug 2024.
- ^ "How did the TTC do on its 2014 customer charter promises?". CityNews. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
delivery delay pushed back the wall tile replacement at York Mills to February 2015.
- ^ "Fourth Financial Quarter, October 5, 2014 – December 31, 2014". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Patty Winsa (March 16, 2010). "Quilt unveiling marks 50 years since Hogg's Hollow disaster". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "The Hoggs Hollow Disaster". Pipe Dreams. Metropolitan Toronto Archives. 1997. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bow, James (November 10, 2006). "The North Yonge Extensions". Transit Toronto. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
External links
Media related to York Mills station at Wikimedia Commons
