Jane station explained

Jane
Symbol Location:toronto
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Style:Toronto Transit Commission
Address:15 Jane Street
Toronto, Ontario
Country:Canada
Coordinates:43.6499°N -79.4839°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:Side platforms
Tracks:2
Accessible:yes
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Jane is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of Bloor Street West, spanning the block east of Jane Street to Armadale Avenue, with entrances from all three streets. It opened in 1968 as part of the westerly extension from Keele to Islington Station.[1] Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

In 2006, this station became accessible with the addition of elevators between the street and platform level.[3]

Entrances

The station's street entrances lead directly into the bus platform area in a layout that would not allow it to be readily brought into the station's fare-paid area. Until 1973 this was largely irrelevant because the station was on a fare zone boundary and the subway trains and some of the buses serving it were in separate zones.

At the west end, the Jane Street entrance is located just north of Bloor, on the east side of Jane Street. Similarly, at the other end of bus platform, there is an entrance directly from the west side of Armadale Avenue. Additionally, the station is accessible through automatic doors via a pedestrian walkway located mid-block on the north side of Bloor Street, between Jane and Armadale.[4]

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the local communities of Bloor West Village, Swansea, Runnymede, Old Mill and Baby Point and nearby destinations such as the Bloor West Health Centre, St. Pius X Catholic School, St. Olave's Anglican Church, Windermere United Church and Jane/Dundas Public Library.[5]

Surface connections

See main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes.

The station's bus platform is not within the fare-paid area.

TTC routes serving the station include:

BayRouteNameAdditional information
1Spare, generally used for bus unloading
255 Warren ParkNorthbound to Warren Park
Wheel-Trans
326 DupontEastbound to St. George station
4935Jane ExpressNorthbound to Pioneer Village station
535A Jane
35BNorthbound to Pioneer Village station via Hullmar Drive
335 JaneBlue Night service
northbound to York University

Transit City LRT plan

The now-cancelled Transit City proposal called for a new LRT line known as the Jane LRT line, running along Jane Street from Pioneer Village station to Jane station.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets . James Bow . Transit Toronto . the subway was extended to Islington in 1968 . January 1, 2014 . May 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527190656/http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5104.shtml . live .
  2. News: There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations . blogTO . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170912082156/http://www.blogto.com/city/2016/11/theres_now_free_wifi_at_over_40_ttc_subway_stations/ . September 12, 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Milestones . www.ttc.ca . Toronto Transit Commission . March 15, 2020 . en-CA . 2006: Broadview Station and Jane Station become accessible subway stations. . March 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210321152229/https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/History/Milestones.jsp . live .
  4. Web site: Jane: Accessible Alternative . August 22, 2012 . June 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610161243/http://www3.ttc.ca/Subway/Stations/Jane/Accessible_Alternative.jsp . dead .
  5. Web site: Toronto Public Library: Jane/Dundas Branch . August 22, 2012 . January 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101190431/http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=LIB055 . live .
  6. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions Proposed Jane Street Light Rail Transit (LRT) . August 2008 . City of Toronto . August 1, 2012.