Platforms centre platform Parking None Address Toronto, ON, Canada Passengers (2014) 22,600 Platform Island platform | Structure type underground Disabled access Yes Opened 31 March 1973 Province Ontario Tracks 2 | |
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Location 4015 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada Connections TTC buses
78 St Andrews
95 York Mills
96 Wilson
97 Yonge
115 Silver Hills
122 Graydon Hall
165 Weston Rd
186 Wilson Rocket
320 Yonge
395 York Mills
396 Wilson
York Mills Bus Terminal Similar Wilson, Lawrence, Yorkdale, Eglinton West, Lawrence West | ||
York Mills is a subway station on the Yonge–University line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 4015 Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue/York Mills Road. This is in Hoggs Hollow, one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the city, where Yonge Street crosses the Don River.
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History
The station opened in 1973, in what was then the Borough of North York, and replaced Eglinton as the northern terminus of the Yonge line. One year later, the subway was extended to Finch.
The original bus terminal was above ground, in a standard island configuration surrounded by bus bays, and at that time was also used by GO Transit buses.
The current underground TTC bus platforms and GO Bus Terminal were built between 1985 and 1992 with the development of the York Mills Centre.
In 2007, this station became accessible with elevators.
By 2015, the tiles on the walls, floors and stairs had been replaced at this station. On the outer walls at track level the light green and very dark green tiles were replaced by light green metal panels with a dark green strip along the top. Moreover, in 2015 the station's parking lot was sold to developers.
Entrances
Art
A tapestry called “Breaking Ground” by artist Laurie Swim was installed in the station in 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of an accident that took place in Hoggs Hollow. On March 17, 1960, the incident popularly known as the "Hoggs Hollow Disaster" occurred. Five young Italian immigrant workers were killed while constructing a tunnel for a water main. The details of the accident, where they were trapped 35 feet underground in a cramped, dimly lit tunnel, sparked a public outcry over the lack of safety standards in construction and ultimately led to an improvement in working conditions in Ontario.
Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
The line passes under the Don River West Branch just south of the station platforms. The original plan was for an elevated station and a high-level bridge over the river, but local residents objected and the underground layout was substituted. Consequently, trains approach the station from both directions on a steep downgrade.
Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include York Mills Centre, York Mills Park, Don Valley Golf Course, Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School, Canadian Forces College, Miller Tavern and Rosedale Golf Club