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Greenwood (TTC)

Greenwood
TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg
Greenwood TTC platform.jpg
Location 10 Linnsmore Crescent,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°40′57″N 79°19′49″W / 43.68250°N 79.33028°W / 43.68250; -79.33028Coordinates: 43°40′57″N 79°19′49″W / 43.68250°N 79.33028°W / 43.68250; -79.33028
Platforms side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
Construction
Structure type underground
Disabled access No
History
Opened 25 February 1966
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 9,040
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Kipling
TTC - Line 2 - Bloor-Danforth line.svg Bloor–Danforth
toward Kennedy

Greenwood is a subway station on the Bloor–Danforth line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the southwest corner of Linnsmore Crescent and Strathmore Boulevard just north of Danforth Avenue.

The entrance, collector's booth and bus bays are at street level, with stairs and escalator to a lower concourse level which provides a passage between the platforms on the level below. Single escalators operate in an up direction at all times. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

It opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor-Danforth line. It is one block east of Greenwood Avenue, the closest major intersection, after which it is named.

Between Donlands and Greenwood stations is a full, grade-separated, double-track, underground wye junction, allowing trains from either direction to enter and exit Greenwood Subway Yard via the Greenwood Portal. The yard is located at ground level on the west side of Greenwood Avenue, south of Danforth Avenue and north of Gerrard Street East.

Nearby landmarks include St. Patrick's Catholic Secondary School, Monarch Park Collegiate Institute and Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute.

In July 2010 the TTC announced plans to add second exits to 2 subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line. These exits were recommended after a fire safety audit due the stations only having one primary means of emergency access/egress.

The planned construction would see a new exit only structure built at surface level on Strathmore Blvd. In order to build the exits the TTC plans to expropriate residential land and demolish a home in the area. This decision proved to be controversial in the neighborhoods affected and after some public outcry the TTC stated that they would review their plans.


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