Runnymede station

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Runnymede
TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg
Runnymede station.jpg
Location265 Runnymede Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°39′06″N 79°28′33″W / 43.65167°N 79.47583°W / 43.65167; -79.47583Coordinates: 43°39′06″N 79°28′33″W / 43.65167°N 79.47583°W / 43.65167; -79.47583
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
BSicon BUS1.svg TTC buses
  •  71  Runnymede
  •  77  Swansea
  •  79  Scarlett Rd
  •  300 Symbol ksiezyc.svg  Bloor - Danforth
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 10, 1968 (1968-05-10)
Passengers
2018[1]20,110
Rank46 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Kipling
TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Bloor–Danforth
toward Kennedy

Runnymede 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 Runnymede Road to Kennedy Avenue, with bus platforms at the surface level and entrances at both ends. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

History[]

The station opened in 1968 as part of the westerly extension of the subway line from Keele to Islington station.[3]

Extensive rehabilitation of the concrete station structure was undertaken in 2010.[4] This work involved replacing the concrete slab and columns of the bus platform, and the bus driveway structural paving.[5]

Installation of three elevators to make the station fully accessible commenced in late November 2018. The construction took two years to complete.[6]

Description[]

Artwork Anonymous Somebody

The station has two entrances, one on Runnymede Road and the other at Kennedy Avenue. The station is barrier free from the street to the bus platforms. The bus platforms are not in a fare-paid area. The station has three levels: street, concourse and platform.[7]

Runnymede station features public art by artist Elicser Elliott titled Anonymous Somebody. The artwork consists of images of people that one may see in Bloor West Village, the neighbourhood where the station is located.[8]

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity[]

The line is tunneled westward toward Jane station. About halfway east towards High Park station, just after at Kennedy Park Road, the line comes to the surface at the Clendenan Portal and crosses over Clendenan Avenue.

Nearby landmarks[]

Nearby landmarks include the former Runnymede Theatre in Bloor West Village, the Runnymede branch of the Toronto Public Library,[9] Runnymede Junior & Senior Public School, Western Technical-Commercial School, and Runnymede United Church.

Surface connections[]

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:

Route Name Additional information
71 Runnymede Northbound to Industry Street
77 Swansea Southbound to the Queensway
79A Scarlett Road Northbound to Lawrence Avenue West and Jane Street via Pritchard Avenue/Foxwell Street
79B Northbound to Lawrence Avenue West and Jane Street via St. Clair Avenue West

References[]

  1. ^ "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
  2. ^ "OUR STATIONS - TCONNECT.ca". TCONNECT.ca. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ James Bow. "A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets". Transit Toronto. Retrieved January 1, 2014. the subway was extended to Islington in 1968
  4. ^ Robert Mackenzie (September 11, 2010). "TTC closing Runnymede Station bus terminal for repairs starting September 12". Transit Toronto. Retrieved February 1, 2015. On Monday, September 13, the TTC is starting to work on a project to restore the concrete and upgrade the waterproofing on the bus roadway at Runnymede Station.
  5. ^ Salib, Sameh; Werner, Jonathan (April 25, 2013). "Rehabilitating Runnymede Subway Station: Maintaining service with accelerated construction". Construction Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Runnymede Station - Easier Access Project". TTC. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Station Overview". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "TTC Public Art Program". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Runnymede". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved February 1, 2015. TTC subway station Runnymede, walk 2 blocks east.

External links[]

Media related to Runnymede Station at Wikimedia Commons

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