Union station (TTC)

Union
Union station Yonge-bound platform
General information
Location	55 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°38′44″N 79°22′50″W / 43.64556°N 79.38056°W / 43.64556; -79.38056
Platforms	Side platforms
Connections	TTC buses and streetcars  19  Bay  72B  Pape  97  Yonge  121  Esplanade–River  202  Cherry Beach  310   Spadina  320   Yonge  509  Harbourfront  510  Spadina Railway station Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Official station page
History
Opened	Line 1: March 30, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-03-30) Streetcar: June 22, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-06-22)
Rebuilt	2011–2015
Passengers
2022[1]	91,601
Rank	3 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station St. Andrew towards Vaughan Line 1 Yonge–University King towards Finch Queens Quay towards Exhibition Loop 509 Harbourfront Terminus Queens Quay towards Spadina 510 Spadina
Location

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]