Jane station

Jane
General information
Location15 Jane Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°38′59.7″N 79°29′02″W / 43.649917°N 79.48389°W / 43.649917; -79.48389
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  •  26  Dupont
  •  35  Jane
  •  55  Warren Park
  •  300   Bloor–Danforth
  •  335   Jane
  •  935  Jane Express
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
OpenedMay 10, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-10)
Passengers
2023–2024[1]14,953
Rank49 of 70
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Old Mill
towards Kipling
Line 2 Bloor–Danforth Runnymede
towards Kennedy
Location
Map

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]

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

Entrances

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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

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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

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The station's bus platform is not within the fare-paid area.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Bay Route Name Additional information
1 Spare, generally used for bus unloading
2 55 Warren Park Northbound to Warren Park
Wheel-Trans
3 26 Dupont Eastbound to St. George station
4 935 Jane Express Northbound to Pioneer Village station
5 35A Jane Northbound to Pioneer Village station
35B Northbound to Pioneer Village station via Hullmar Drive
335 Jane Blue Night service; northbound to York University

Transit City LRT plan

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ James Bow. "A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2020. 2006: Broadview Station and Jane Station become accessible subway stations.
  5. ^ "Jane: Accessible Alternative". Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "Toronto Public Library: Jane/Dundas Branch". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  7. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions Proposed Jane Street Light Rail Transit (LRT)" (PDF). City of Toronto. August 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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