Kipling station

Kipling is the western terminus station of Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway system. The station is served by buses and subway trains operated by the Toronto Transit Commission and is adjacent to the Kipling GO Station on the Milton line of GO Transit and the Kipling Bus Terminal, where passengers can connect with MiWay and GO Transit bus services. It is located in the Islington–City Centre West neighbourhood on St. Albans Road at Aukland Road, west of the overpass of Kipling Avenue, after which the station is named. The 900 Airport Express bus route connects Kipling to the Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Kipling
General information
Location950 Kipling Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°38′14″N 79°32′10″W
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks2
Connections
  •  40A  Junction–Dundas West
  •  44  Kipling South
  •  45  Kipling
  •  46  Martin Grove
  •  49  Bloor West
  •  111  East Mall
  •  112  West Mall
  •  123  Sherway
  •  300   Bloor–Danforth
  •  900  Airport Express
  •  927  Highway 27 Express
  •  944  Kipling South Express
  •  945  Kipling Express

Bus interchange Kipling Bus Terminal

Kipling GO Station
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking1,067 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
OpenedNovember 21, 1980 (November 21, 1980)[1]
Rebuilt2017
Passengers
2019[2]51,824
Rank14 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Terminus Bloor–Danforth Islington
towards Kennedy
Location

History

A train in the station, with the original wall slats visible, in 2009

Kipling station, in what was then the Borough of Etobicoke, officially opened on November 21, 1980—along with Kennedy station, as a pair of one-stop extensions at opposite ends of the Bloor–Danforth line—but was not opened to the public until the following day.[1][3] Kipling and Kennedy were designed similarly, with both stations having an island platform that is typical of terminal stations. The outer platform walls at Kipling were originally two rows of vertical yellow vinyl slats separated by a black strip showing the station's name in Univers font.[4] This wall treatment was replaced by off-white fitted enamelled panels using the traditional Toronto Subway font with black trim with smaller lettering along the top in a 2017 renovation, evoking the older stations along the line.[5]

In 1999, this station became accessible with the addition of elevators, one of the first accessible stations in the city.

As a result of the initial lack of density near the station, and its location near a hydro substation, it was originally designed around commuter travel, with a large amount of parking spaces (over 1,300) and a roughed-in platform for a future light rail or light metro line, like the Scarborough RT at Kennedy.[6]

In the early 2020s, a new regional bus terminal was built on the site of the Kipling North commuter parking lot. Serving both MiWay and GO Transit, the bus terminal opened in 2021.[7] An underground tunnel links the subway station to the regional bus terminal, and an accessible link bridge connects to the Kipling GO Station. As of 2022, 1,067 commuter parking spaces remain, located south of the station in the hydro corridor.[8]

Facilities

The main entrance is located at the west end of the station, with access to the GO station, commuter parking lots, and a kiss and ride area for passenger drop-off. An entrance at the east end makes the bus platform level accessible by way of a ramp, with an elevator providing a connection with the train platform below.[9] Fares can be paid for at this station by using tokens, tickets, passes, as well as the Presto card.[10] Currently it serves the high density residential and commercial developments that are being built, while acting as a hub for commuter travel.

Above the subway tracks on the south side of the station, opposite the bus bays on the same level, is an unfinished platform for a proposed but never-built Etobicoke RT line similar to Line 3 Scarborough.[6]

East of the station towards Islington, the line continues on the surface alongside the railway right-of-way which parallels Dundas Street at a distance. It crosses over Bloor Street to the north side alongside the railway tracks, then dives underground below the tracks and turns parallel to Bloor.

Kipling Yard

Currently the tail end tracks west of the station can be used to store 2 cars sets.[11]

There were plans to establish a yard to replace Greenwood Yard (and allow Greenwood to be dedicated to the since-abandoned Relief Line) and potential exists for Metrolinx and the TTC to purchase land on the former CPR Obico Yard bounded by Shorncliffe Road and North Queen Street for a shared storage facility for subway cars and GO trains.[11] Most of the former CPR intermodal yard, an open area not occupied by structures, is now owned by the City of Toronto and been partially used to store TTC buses since 2019 as North Queen Yard and other yards were leased out.[12]

Surface connections

Kipling station concourse
Bus bays are a level above the subway trains on the north side of the station.

The TTC bus platform is in the fare-paid zone, allowing passengers to quickly transfer between the subway and the following TTC bus routes:[13]

Bay Route Name Additional information
1 111 East Mall Northbound to Eglinton Avenue West (Willowridge & Richgrove)
2 112B West Mall Northbound to Renforth station
112C Northbound to Disco Road
3 123B Sherway Southbound to Long Branch Loop via Shorncliffe Road and the East Mall
123C Southbound to Long Branch Loop via Shorncliffe Road and North Queen Street
123D Southbound to Sherway Gardens via Shorncliffe Road and the East Mall
123F Southbound to Sherway Gardens via the West Mall
(Rush hour service)
Wheel-Trans
4 900 Airport Express Northbound to Toronto Pearson International Airport
300A Bloor–Danforth Blue Night Westbound to Toronto Pearson International Airport
300B Westbound to the West Mall & Burnhamthorpe Road
5 40A Junction–Dundas West Eastbound to Dundas West station
49 Bloor West Westbound to Markland Wood (east of the Etobicoke Creek)
6 44 Kipling South Southbound to Lake Shore Boulevard and Humber College Lakeshore Campus
944 Kipling South Express Southbound to Lake Shore Boulevard and Humber College Lakeshore Campus
(Weekday service)
7 927A Highway 27 Express Northbound to Humber College North Campus
927B Northbound to Steeles Avenue West
927C Northbound to Humber College via Attwell Drive
(Rush hour service)
927D Northbound to Steeles Avenue West via Royalcrest Road
(Rush hour service)
8 46 Martin Grove Northbound to Steeles Avenue West
300A Bloor–Danforth Blue Night Eastbound to Warden Avenue & Danforth Road
300B Eastbound to Kennedy station
9 45A Kipling Northbound to Steeles Avenue West past Etobicoke North GO Station
45B Northbound to Carlingview Drive via Belfield Road
10 945 Kipling Express Northbound to Steeles Avenue West
(Rush hour service)
  • Some 300 Bloor–Danforth trips do not enter the bus terminal, but can be accessed at Aukland Road at Dundas Street.
  • A courtesy bus operated by IKEA between Kipling station and the IKEA Etobicoke store departs from Subway Crescent north of the kiss and ride area.[14]

Kipling Bus Terminal

Kipling Bus Terminal
Kipling MiWay and GO Bus Terminal in 2022
General information
Location120 Subway Crescent,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Owned byMetrolinx
Bus routes
  •  1  Dundas
  •  1C  Dundas–Collegeway
  •  3  Bloor
  •  11  Westwood
  •  20  Rathburn
  •  26  Burnhamthorpe
  •  35  Eglinton
  •  70  Keaton
  •  71  Sheridan–Subway
  •  76  City Centre–Subway
  •  101  Dundas Express
  •  101A  Dundas Express
  •  108  Meadowvale Business Express
  •  109  Meadowvale Express
  •  29  Guelph / Mississauga
Bus stands16
Bus operatorsMiWay
Connections
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
Waiting area
Pedestrian tunnel between Kipling Bus Terminal and the subway station
The bus terminal under construction in April 2020

A new 16-bay regional bus terminal to service MiWay buses opened on January 4, 2021. Previously, MiWay buses connected to the subway at Islington station, although route 26 Burnhamthorpe still serves that station before heading to Kipling.[15][16] Since September 2021, GO Transit bus route 29, which operates between Mississauga and Guelph, also serves the station.

Passengers transferring between MiWay and the TTC subway or buses are required to pay separate fares, as are those transferring between TTC and GO Transit services, including GO Transit's Milton Line trains; however, since March 14, 2022, customers aged 13 and over who pay their GO Transit fare and transfer onto connecting MiWay buses using a Presto card are eligible for the free transfer onto MiWay without being charged an extra fare.[17][18][19]

All MiWay routes are wheelchair-accessible and the following serve the terminal:

Route Name Notes
1 Dundas To Vega Boulevard
1C To South Common Centre
Via University of Toronto Mississauga
3 Bloor To Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal
11 Westwood To Westwood Square Mall
Via Highway 427
20 Rathburn To Erindale GO station
Via Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal
26 Burnhamthorpe Westbound to South Common Centre
Via Islington station and City Centre Transit Terminal
35 Eglinton To Churchill Meadows Community Centre
70 Keaton To Milverton Drive
(AM rush hour service)
71 Sheridan-Subway To Sheridan Centre
(AM rush hour service)
76 City Centre-Subway To Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal
(No weekend service)
101 Dundas Express To South Common Centre
Via University of Toronto at Mississauga
101A To Vega Boulevard
(Rush hour service)
108 Meadowvale Business Express To Meadowvale Business Park
Via Highways 427 and 401 (AM rush hour service)
109 Meadowvale Express To Meadowvale Town Centre
Via Highway 427, Mississauga Transitway, and Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal

Beginning September 4, 2021, GO Transit's Route 29 between Guelph and Mississauga was extended to serve Kipling Bus Terminal. The bus also serves Renforth and Dixie stations on the Mississauga Transitway.[20]

Route Name Notes
29 Guelph / Mississauga To Guelph Central Station
Via Square One Bus Terminal and the University of Guelph

References

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  14. "IKEA Etobicoke: Store information". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  15. "Map of Kipling Miway bus terminal" (PDF). MiWay Route Maps. City of Mississauga. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  16. "Kipling Mobility Hub". Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  17. White, Craig (August 5, 2010). "Kipling Subway Station's East Entrance On Its Way". urbantoronto.ca. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
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  19. "Metrolinx unveils deals to help thousands of GO Transit and UP Express riders save money". March 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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