Lansdowne station (Toronto) explained

Lansdowne
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Style:Toronto Transit Commission
Address:691 Lansdowne Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario
Country:Canada
Coordinates:43.6592°N -79.4428°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:Side platforms
Tracks:2
Rebuilt:2019–2022
Accessible:Yes
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Marker:rail-metro
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Lansdowne is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main station entrance is located just north of Bloor Street on Lansdowne Avenue, with a secondary unstaffed entrance on Emerson Avenue. Opened in 1966, the station lies approximately 561 metres (1,842 feet) from its nearest station to the west, Dundas West.[1] The station is in the Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction neighbourhood on the edge of the Bloordale Village strip. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

Construction started in June 2019 to install three elevators to make Lansdowne station accessible. One elevator was planned to connect the street level to the station concourse. Two other elevators were planned to connect the concourse to the east- and westbound platforms. In December 2022, the project was completed as planned and the station became accessible. As part of the project, the station received public art.[3]

Under a GO Transit proposal for Regional Express Rail, a new station on their Barrie line (tentatively called) would be built west of this station and offer connections between the services.[4]

Surface connections

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

Transfers to buses occur at curbside stops on Lansdowne Avenue at this station.

TTC routes serving the station include:

RouteNameAdditional information
47A/B/CLansdowneSouthbound to Queen Street West
47ANorthbound to St. Clair Avenue
47BNorthbound to Yorkdale station via Caledonia Road and Bridgeland Avenue
47CNorthbound to Yorkdale Station via Caledonia Road and Orfus Road
402ParkdaleCommunity bus

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transit Toronto – Content: A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets . 20 January 2007 . 27 May 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. 21 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912082156/http://www.blogto.com/city/2016/11/theres_now_free_wifi_at_over_40_ttc_subway_stations/. 12 September 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Easier AccessLansdowne Station . . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520232218/https://www.ttc.ca/about-the-ttc/projects-and-plans/Lansdowne-Station . 20 May 2022 . live .
  4. News: Spurr. Ben. Locations of four new Toronto GO stations announced. 21 June 2016. Toronto Star. 21 June 2016. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622141222/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/06/21/mayor-tory-announces-locations-of-four-new-toronto-go-stations.html. live.