![]() Union station Yonge-bound platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 55 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°38′44″N 79°22′50″W / 43.64556°N 79.38056°W | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Website | Official station page | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened |
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Rebuilt | 2011–2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022[1] | 91,601 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 5 of 70 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Union is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1954 as one of twelve original stations on the first phase of the Yonge line, the first rapid transit line in Canada. It was the southern terminus of the line until the opening of the University line in 1963, and is today the inflection point of the U-shaped line. Along with Spadina station and Queens Quay station, it is one of three stations open overnight to support late-night streetcar routes.[2]
Union station is located on Front Street between the Yonge Street and University Avenue sections of the line. It is named for and directly connects to the railway station and regional bus terminal of the same name, serving all GO Transit train lines and train-bus services as well as Via Rail intercity routes (including Amtrak's Maple Leaf service to New York City). It connects to the Union Pearson Express (UPX), a dedicated rail link to Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is the only subway station with a direct connection to Via services.
Based on Toronto's street grid, Union is the southernmost subway station and the closest to Lake Ontario; however, using standard compass directions, Kipling and Islington stations are further south. It serves approximately 100,000 people a day, ranking it as the fourth-busiest station in the system, after Bloor–Yonge, St. George, and Sheppard–Yonge, and the busiest served by only one line. Adjacent to the subway station is an underground terminal loop for the 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina streetcar.
In 2007, Union subway station became the first location on the TTC where Presto cards could be used, as part of a trial. Wi-Fi service has been available at this station since 2014.[3]
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.
Each of the 65 underground stations will have wireless and Wi-Fi service by 2017.
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