The Toronto subway is a system of five underground, surface, and elevated urban rail transit lines in Toronto and Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It is Canada's first rapid transit system. The first line, Line 1 Yonge–University, was built under Yonge Street with a short stretch along Front Street and opened in 1954 with 12 stations. Since then, the system has grown into Canada's largest in terms of number of stations and Canada's busiest, averaging about 1.1 million weekday passenger trips in the first quarter of 2025. There are a total of 109 operating stations with an additional 26 under construction and 5 former stations.
Description The subway system encompasses five lines and 109 stations on of route. Plans were originally set to ensure all stations were made accessible by 2025; however, in September 2024, it was reported this goal would not be met. , College, Islington, King, Museum, Spadina, and Old Mill stations are not fully accessible. Line 3 Scarborough, a light metro line with six stations, was permanently closed in July 2023.
a new rapid transit line is under construction:
Ontario Line, a 15-station, line from Exhibition station to Don Valley station, scheduled to open in the early 2030s.
Stations Line 1 Yonge–University Line 2 Bloor–Danforth Line 4 Sheppard Line 5 Eglinton Line 6 Finch West
StationLineLocationGradeOpenedRidershipPlatformTerminal within fare-paid area ConnectionsNorth YorkUnderground1974CentreYesNorth YorkUnderground1987SideNo North YorkUndergroundYes GO TransitNorth YorkUnderground1973CentreYes GO TransitOld TorontoUnderground1973CentreYes Old TorontoUndergroundYesOld TorontoSurface1954SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1954SideYes Old TorontoUnderground1954SideNoOld TorontoSurface1954SideYes Old TorontoUndergroundNoOld TorontoUnderground1954SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1954SideNo Old TorontoUnderground1954SideNo Old TorontoUnderground1954SideNo Old TorontoUnderground1954SideNo Old TorontoUnderground1954SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1963CentreNo Old TorontoUnderground1963CentreNo Old TorontoUnderground1963CentreNo Old TorontoUnderground1963CentreNo Old TorontoUnderground1963CentreNo Old TorontoUndergroundYes Old TorontoUndergroundYes Old TorontoUnderground1978SideNoYorkUnderground1978SideYes YorkUnderground/surfaceYesNorth YorkSurface1978CentreNoNorth YorkSurface1978CentreYesNorth YorkSurface1978CentreNoNorth YorkSurface1978CentreYesNorth YorkUnderground1996CentreYes YRT busesNorth YorkUnderground2017CentreNo Barrie line North YorkUndergroundYesNorth YorkUnderground2017CentreNoNorth YorkUnderground2017CentreYes YRT busesVaughanUnderground2017CentreNoVaughanUnderground2017CentreNoEtobicokeSurface1980CentreYesEtobicokeUnderground1968CentreYesEtobicokeUnderground1968SideYesEtobicokeUnderground/elevated1968SideNoOld TorontoUnderground1968SideNoOld TorontoUnderground1968SideNoOld TorontoUnderground/surface1968SideNoOld TorontoElevated1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideNoOld TorontoUnderground1966SideNoOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideNoOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYes Old TorontoUnderground1966CentreNoOld TorontoUnderground1966SideNoOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYes Old TorontoUnderground1966SideNoNoneOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1966SideYesOld TorontoUnderground1968SideYesScarboroughElevated1968SideYesScarboroughElevated1968CentreYes ScarboroughUndergroundYes Stouffville lineNorth YorkUnderground2002CentreNoNorth YorkUnderground2002CentreNoNorth YorkUnderground2002CentreYes Richmond Hill line (at )North YorkUnderground2002CentreYes YRT buses York Surface 2026 Centre Yes York Underground 2026 Centre No York Underground 2026 Centre No Barrie line (future) York Underground 2026 Centre No York Underground 2026 Centre No Old Toronto Underground 2026 Centre No Old Toronto Underground 2026 Centre No Old Toronto Underground 2026 Centre No Old Toronto Underground 2026 Centre No East York Underground 2026 Centre No East York Underground 2026 Centre No Sunnybrook Park North York On-street 2026 Side N/A North York Underground 2026 Centre Yes Aga Khan Park & Museum North York On-street 2026 Side N/A Wynford North York On-street 2026 Side N/A Sloane North York On-street 2026 Centre N/A O'Connor Scarborough On-street 2026 Side N/A Pharmacy Scarborough On-street 2026 Side N/A Hakimi Lebovic Scarborough On-street 2026 Side (split) N/A Golden Mile Scarborough On-street 2026 Side (split) N/A Birchmount Scarborough On-street 2026 Side N/A Ionview Scarborough On-street 2026 Side N/A Etobicoke In-trench 2025 Centre No Westmore Etobicoke On-street 2025 Side N/A Martin Grove Etobicoke On-street 2025 Centre N/A YRT buses Albion Etobicoke On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A YRT buses Stevenson Etobicoke On-street 2025 Centre N/A YRT buses Mount Olive Etobicoke On-street 2025 Centre N/A YRT buses Rowntree Mills North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A YRT buses Pearldale North York On-street 2025 Side N/A None Duncanwoods North York On-street 2025 Side N/A None Milvan Rumike North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A Emery North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A Signet Arrow North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A Norfinch Oakdale North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A Jane and Finch North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A Driftwood North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A Tobermory North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A None Sentinel North York On-street 2025 Side (split) N/A
Stations under construction Line 1 (Yonge North subway extension) Line 2 (Scarborough subway extension) Line 5 (west extension) Ontario Line
Station LineLocation Grade Opening Platforms Terminal within fare-paid area Proposed transfers Lawrence & McCowan Scarborough Underground 2033 Scarborough Underground 2033 Yes Sheppard & McCowan Scarborough Underground 2033 Jane–Eglinton York Elevated 2030–2031 Scarlett–Eglinton Etobicoke Elevated 2030–2031 Royal York–Eglinton Etobicoke Underground 2030–2031 Islington–Eglinton Etobicoke Underground 2030–2031 Kipling–Eglinton Etobicoke Underground 2030–2031 Martin Grove–Eglinton Etobicoke Underground 2030–2031 Renforth Mississauga In-trench 2030–2031 Flemingdon Park Ontario Line North York Elevated 2031 Thorncliffe Park Ontario Line East York Elevated 2031 Cosburn Ontario Line East York Underground 2031 Gerrard Ontario Line Old Toronto Railway embankment 2031 TTC streetcars Leslieville Ontario Line Old Toronto Railway embankment 2031 TTC streetcars East Harbour Ontario Line Old Toronto Railway embankment 2031 Distillery District Ontario Line Old Toronto Underground 2031 TTC streetcars Moss Park Ontario Line Old Toronto Underground 2031 TTC streetcars Chinatown Ontario Line Old Toronto Underground 2031 TTC streetcars King West Ontario Line Old Toronto Underground 2031 TTC streetcars Exhibition Ontario Line Old Toronto Surface 2031 Steeles North York / Markham / Vaughan Underground Mid-2030s Yes YRT Clark Markham / Vaughan Underground Mid-2030s No YRT Royal Orchard Markham / Vaughan Underground Mid-2030s No YRT Bridge Richmond Hill Surface Mid-2030s No High Tech Richmond Hill Surface Mid-2030s No YRT
Former stations Line 3 Scarborough
Station LineLocation Grade Open Ridership (2019 avg. weekday) Platforms Terminal within fare-paid area Scarborough Surface 1985–2023 9,105 Side Yes Scarborough Surface 1985–2023 1,993 Side No Scarborough Elevated 1985–2023 2,691 Side No Scarborough Elevated 1985–2023 24,399 Side Yes Scarborough Elevated 1985–2023 3,659 Side No
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See also Toronto subway public art
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