St. Andrew
General information
Location173 King Street West,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°38′52″N 79°23′05″W / 43.64778°N 79.38472°W / 43.64778; -79.38472
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Connections
  •  304   King
  •  503  Kingston Rd
  •  504  King
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
OpenedFebruary 28, 1963 (1963-02-28)
Rebuilt2009–2010
Passengers
2019[1]58,550
Rank10 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Osgoode
towards Vaughan
 Yonge–University Union
towards Finch
Location

St. Andrew is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located under University Avenue where it is intersected by King Street West. The station, which opened in 1963, is named for the nearby St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

South of the station the line curves 90 degrees east to run under Front Street to Union station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the Entertainment District, including Roy Thomson Hall, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre and Bell Lightbox, the home of the Toronto International Film Festival. Also nearby is the Financial District and the Toronto Stock Exchange, with access east of the station via the PATH pedestrian tunnel system to Sun Life Centre, Exchange Tower, First Canadian Place, Standard Life Centre, and Toronto-Dominion Centre.[3] Destinations west of the station, also available via PATH, include Metro Hall, Canadian Broadcasting Centre, RBC Centre, Ritz-Carlton Toronto and Simcoe Place,[3] and continuing further to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on the south side of Front Street.

Surface connections

A transfer is required to connect between the subway and these surface TTC streetcar routes:

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional Information
304 King Streetcar; Blue Night service; eastbound to Broadview station and westbound to Dundas West station
503 Kingston Road Streetcar; weekday daytime service (upgraded from rush-hour only service on a trial basis);[4] eastbound to Victoria Park Avenue via Queen Street and westbound to King Street and Spadina Avenue
504A King Streetcar; westbound to Dundas West station and eastbound to Distillery Loop
504B Streetcar; eastbound to Broadview station and westbound to Dufferin Gate Loop

Station improvements

Accessible station entrance at the southeast corner of King and University

Starting in 2008, several minor improvements to the station were implemented. A trial installation of LED lights at the south end of the platform was being used to study their effectiveness in the system. The decision to keep them was made in September 2009, and permanent installation began in February 2011.

Removal of the metal slat wall cover treatment began in 2009. In June 2009, the installation of a new wall treatment began. The new treatment consisted of enamel-painted sheet metal that was white with dark green trim and lettering. On March 25, 2010, the panels were replaced with new versions that showed less buckling; however, the buckling issue was not totally resolved and a new stronger version was being developed.[5]

The station was converted to full wheelchair accessibility by adding a new elevator inside the station from the mezzanine level to the subway platform, and upgrading an elevator in a nearby office complex at 145 King St West to provide access from street level to the mezzanine. The project started in 2010 and the elevators went into service in June 2012.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023. 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. ↑ "Wi-fi Now Available At". TCONNECT. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015. Each of the 65 underground stations will have wireless and Wi-Fi service by 2017
  3. 1 2 "Official PATH map (PDF)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Editorial – November Board Period Service Changes". The Coupler. Toronto Transit Commission. October 27, 2019. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Spacing.ca 26 June 2009". Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Update: Elevators in Service". St Andrew Station – Elevator Construction. TTC. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.

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