Kipling (TTC)
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| Kipling 5247 Dundas Street West |
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| Opened | November 21, 1980 |
| Line | Bloor-Danforth line |
| Next station | ≅1.5 km east to Islington 3 min |
| Connections | 30 Lambton, 44 Kipling South, 45 Kipling, 46 Martin Grove, 49 Bloor West, 111 East Mall, 112 West Mall, 123 Shorncliffe, 191 Highway 27 Rocket, 192 Airport Rocket, Kipling GO station, IKEA Etobicoke Shuttle |
| Rank of Subway Boardings [1] | 12th busiest out of 69 |
| Daily Boardings | 43,830 |
| No. of Elevators | 2 |
| Platforms | Centre platform
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Kipling is the western terminus station on the Bloor-Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is the westernmost station in the system. It is located on St. Albans Road at Aukland Road, near 5247 Dundas Street West at its more westerly intersection with Bloor Street West, and near Kipling Avenue. It opened in 1980. Kipling station connects with the Kipling station on the GO Transit’s Milton railway line.
The station is designed around commuter travel, with a ‘Kiss & Ride’ passenger drop-off platform, carpool parking, and both TTC and GO service. Space was provided on the station’s bus level for a connecting rapid transit line similar to the original concept for the Scarborough RT, but an empty track bed and platform at the south end of the bus level is all that was built. One of two bus lines that provide regular service to Toronto Pearson International Airport originates from this station.
The station is at ground level. For most of the way east to the next station the line continues on the surface, alongside the railway right-of-way, paralleling Dundas Street at a distance. After crossing over Bloor Street to the north side, it turns somewhat to the right to take up the normal alignment parallel to Bloor. At this point the line goes underground.
Residential and commercial developments are replacing some of the previous land uses, namely light industrial/commercial, and a former parochial high school.
A third tunnel structure exists on the north side of the station and gravel bed trailing out eastward is likely meant for an extension of the line. There are no tracks laid on this section and remains unused.
There are plans to re-locate the regional bus station at Islington (TTC) station and move it to Kipling. SNC-Lavalin is planning to re-locate their regional HQ to the new regional hub.
[edit] Surface connections
- 30 Lambton, Dundas Street to/from High Park Station
- 44 Kipling South, to/from Lakeshore Boulevard and Humber College-Lakeshore Campus
- 45 Kipling, to Steeles Avenue and along Belfield Road past Etobicoke North (GO Station)
- 46 Martin Grove, to Steeles Avenue
- 49 Bloor West, to Markland Wood west of Highway 427.
- 111 East Mall, to Eglinton Avenue
- 112 West Mall, to Eglinton Avenue, and to Disco Road.
- 123 Shorncliffe, to Sherway Gardens Shopping Area, at The Queensway and Highway 427.
- 191 Highway 27 Rocket serving Humber College Main Campus, and northern Etobicoke.
- 192 Airport Rocket - an express bus line serving Toronto Pearson International Airport
- 300 Bloor-Danforth, serving Toronto Pearson International Airport, Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue when the Bloor-Danforth Subway does not operate.
- IKEA Etobicoke shuttle bus (not a TTC route.)
