Jane station

Jane is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of Bloor Street West, spanning the block east of Jane Street to Armadale Avenue, with entrances from all three streets. It opened in 1968 as part of the westerly extension from Keele to Islington Station.[2] Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[3]

Jane
Location15 Jane Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°38′59.7″N 79°29′02″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 10, 1968
Passengers
2018[1]20,110
Rank45 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Kipling
 Bloor–Danforth
toward Kennedy

In 2006, this station became accessible with the addition of elevators between the street and platform level.[4]

Entrances
Accessible entrance from Bloor Street

The station's street entrances lead directly into the bus platform area in a layout that would not allow it to be readily brought into the station's fare-paid area. Until 1973 this was largely irrelevant because the station was on a fare zone boundary and the subway trains and some of the buses serving it were in separate zones.

At the west end, the Jane Street entrance is located just north of Bloor, on the east side of Jane Street. Similarly, at the other end of bus platform, there is an entrance directly from the west side of Armadale Avenue. Additionally, the station is accessible through automatic doors via a pedestrian walkway located mid-block on the north side of Bloor Street, between Jane and Armadale.[5]

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the local communities of Bloor West Village, Swansea, Runnymede, Old Mill and Baby Point and nearby destinations such as the Bloor West Health Centre, St. Pius X Catholic School, St. Olave's Anglican Church, Windermere United Church and Jane/Dundas Public Library.[6]

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

Since the bus platform is located outside the fare-paid area, a paper transfer is required to connect surface routes.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional Information
26 Dupont Eastbound to St. George station
35A Jane Northbound to Pioneer Village station
35B Northbound to Pioneer Village station via Hullmar Drive
(Rush hour service)
55 Warren Park Northbound to Warren Park
935 Jane Express Northbound to Pioneer Village station
335 Jane Blue Night service; Northbound to York University

Transit City LRT plan

The now-cancelled Transit City proposal called for a new LRT line known as the Jane LRT line, running along Jane Street from Pioneer Village station to Jane station.[7]

References
  1. "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019. 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. James Bow. "A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets". Transit Toronto. Retrieved January 1, 2014. the subway was extended to Islington in 1968
  3. "There's now free WiFi at over 40 TTC subway stations". blogTO. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  4. "Milestones". www.ttc.ca. Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved March 15, 2020. 2006: Broadview Station and Jane Station become accessible subway stations.
  5. Jane: Accessible Alternative
  6. Toronto Public Library: Jane/Dundas Branch
  7. "Frequently Asked Questions Proposed Jane Street Light Rail Transit (LRT)" (PDF). City of Toronto. August 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2012.

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