Wellesley station
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| Location | 16 Wellesley Street East Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°39′56″N 79°23′02″W / 43.66556°N 79.38389°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official station page | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 30, 1954 | ||||||||||
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| 2023–2024[1] | 17,705 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 41 of 70 | ||||||||||
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Wellesley is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Wellesley Street East, east of Yonge Street. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]
History
[edit]Wellesley station opened in 1954 as part of the original stretch of the Yonge line from Union to Eglinton stations, and was listed as a heritage property by the City of Toronto in 1984.[3] The address given for this listing of 16 Wellesley Street East/15 Dundonald Street, which differs from the TTC address, more accurately describes the location of the station structure which runs between those streets, to the rear of the properties fronting on the east side of Yonge Street.
On February 6, 2006, the only baby to be born on the subway, Mary Kim of Scarborough, was delivered on the Wellesley platform. Her mother Sun Hee Paik took the subway with her family to St. Michael's Hospital from their Scarborough home. She did not make it to the downtown hospital, going into labour on the train. Her husband delivered the baby after they disembarked at Wellesley and Toronto EMS arrived later to help finish the birth and send the mother and child to St. Michael's. TTC officials later promised to provide Mary with lifetime transit access.[4]
Construction began in early 2018 to make the station fully accessible, including the addition of two elevators and accessible fare gates. On July 22, 2020, the station became accessible with the completion of the elevator construction.[5] As part of the enhancements for accessibility, provision was made for the future installation of an artwork on the curved wall opposite the two new elevators.[6] As part of the enhancements for accessibility, provision was made for the future installation of an artwork on the curved wall opposite the two new elevators.
Second Exit
[edit]Wellesley was the last downtown TTC subway station with only one street entrance. Plans for a second exit to be located on Wellesley street was tendered in 2011. Construction work for the portion internal to the station began in the fall of 2014. The projected completion date for spring 2017[6] but were not open for years after. The mezzanine level leads to two separate exits on Dundonald Street, at 17 Dundonald and at the residential entrance of 597-599 Yonge Street. TTC claimed that it has completed all work within its control by mid 2017, and that the opening were delayed by the construction delay of the two two condominum buildings. However, despite residents having moved into 17 Dundonald in the spring of 2018, the entrance in it was not opened until July 27, 2020.[5][7] Residents of 599 Yonge street began to take up residency in late 2022. As of January 2025, the entrance in that building remains closed.
Station description
[edit]This station is located on the north side of Wellesley Street East east of Yonge Street. It is built on two levels, with the main Wellesley Street entrance and bus platform at street level and the subway platforms located on the lower level.[8] There are elevators from street level to the two platforms.[5] A Gateway Newstands can be found in the station. There is a second automatic entrance on Dundonald Street.[9][10][7]
Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
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North of the station the tunnel was constructed by cut and cover into Bloor station, where it crosses over Yonge station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. South of the station, the tunnel is mostly of a similar construction towards College station. The strip of land occupied by this section of the subway is distinguished by being used mainly for public parks or parking lots.
Surface connections
[edit]- 94A Wellesley westbound to Ossington station and eastbound to Castle Frank station
- 94B Wellesley eastbound to Castle Frank station
Bus routes below can be boarded at a curbside stop with a valid transfer.
- 97C Yonge northbound to Eglinton station and southbound to Union station (rush hour service)
- 320 Yonge Blue Night northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Queens Quay
References
[edit]- ^ "Subway ridership, 2023–2024" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023–Aug 2024.
- ^ "Wi-fi Now Available At". TCONNECT. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
Each of the 65 underground stations will have wireless and Wi-Fi service by 2017
- ^ "Heritage Property Detail – 16 Wellesley St E., Wellesley Street Subway Station". Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Woman gives birth on subway platform". CBC News. February 7, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Wellesley Station - Easier Access project". TTC. July 22, 2020. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "TTC celebrates accessibility at Wellesley, Chester stations". Toronto Transit Commission. October 1, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020. Cite error: The named reference "TTC-2020-10-01" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "CEO's Report August 2020" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "TTC Wellesley Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Wellesley Station Second Exit and Automatic Entrance" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ "TTC Wellesley Station – Second Exit and Automatic Entrance". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Wellesley station at Wikimedia Commons
