Christie is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of Christie Street just north of Bloor Street West, and opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the subway line. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]
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| Location | 5 Christie Street Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°39′51″N 79°25′06″W / 43.66417°N 79.41833°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official station page | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 February 1966 | ||||||||||
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| 2019[1] | 12,215 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 57 of 75 | ||||||||||
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History edit
Christie station opened in 1966, as part of the first phase of the Bloor–Danforth line.
The station was damaged in 1976 when a fire was set on board a late-evening train. Nobody was hurt, but four cars of the train were destroyed and part of the station's platform area, including the tiled wall, suffered severe damage. During the repair parts of the trim were replaced with a different colour; red-brown instead of the original green tile.[3]
Christie Street is named after Christy McDougall, wife of Peter McDougall, a landowner in the area. Historical documents indicate that the street was given her name by as early as 1835.[4]
Station access upgrades edit
Construction to make the station's main entrance wheelchair accessible by adding two elevators had begun by the fourth quarter of 2021. One elevator will link the street level, the concourse level, and the westbound platform; the other elevator will link the concourse level and the eastbound platform. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.[5]
Nearby landmarks edit
Nearby landmarks include Korea Town and Christie Pits.
Surface connections edit
Transfers to buses occur at curbside stops on Christie Street at this station.
TTC routes serving the station include:
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 126 | Christie | Northbound to St. Clair West station |
References edit
- ^ "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 January 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.
- ^ "Our Stations". Tconnect.ca. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Brader, Mark. "An Essay on Original Subway Station Design". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Christie – Transit Toronto – Subway Station Database". Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Christie Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Christie Station at Wikimedia Commons