York University (Toronto Subway)

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York University Station in November 2017

York University is an underground subway station in Toronto . It lies on the Yonge-University line of the Toronto Subway , at the intersection of York Avenue and Macdonald Avenue. It opens up the main campus of York University .

station

Side view

The south-east-north-west facing station is located under the east end of Harry W. Arthurs Common , a green space in the center of the campus, from where the university facilities are easily accessible. The station building was designed by the renowned architects Foster + Partners and has the shape of a boomerang. It is designed in such a way that as much natural daylight as possible penetrates to the lower levels with the central platform. There is an entrance at each of the two expansive ends, and a glass light shaft in the middle of the elongated postmodern building. The Jason Bruges Studio in London was responsible for the artistic design. It mounted a series of glass panels at the east end ; behind these are liquid crystal displays that produce different black and white tones.

history

platform

The official groundbreaking ceremony for the extension of the Yonge University Line took place on November 27, 2009. The actual tunnel boring work began in June 2011. On October 11, 2011, a serious accident occurred during the construction work when a drilling crane fell to the ground; one construction worker was killed and five others injured.

York University station opened on December 17, 2017. The university's bus station , which is located next to the subway station, had reached its capacity limit. It was served daily by over 1400 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) buses. In addition, there were several hundred buses daily from GO Transit , York Region Transit, Viva Rapid Transit, Brampton Transit and Greyhound Canada . With the opening of the subway extension, the bus station could be substantially relieved, as numerous lines were diverted to newly built bus stations at the subway stations Pioneer Village and Toronto Metropolitan Center .

Web links

Commons : York University  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ York University Station. In: Toronto – York Spadina Subway Extension. Toronto Transit Commission , 2017, accessed December 12, 2017 .
  2. ^ Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension breaks ground. Railway Gazette International , November 29, 2009, accessed December 12, 2017 .
  3. ^ Tunnel boring for Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension begins. Toronto Transit Commission , June 17, 2011, accessed December 12, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Workers were trapped in their machines in deadly accident at TTC site. Toronto Star , November 11, 2011, accessed December 12, 2017 .
  5. ^ Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension officially opens to public. CP24, December 17, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017 .
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Coordinates: 43 ° 46'27 "  N , 79 ° 29'59"  W.