North York Centre station

North York Centre
Location	5102 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°46′06″N 79°24′46″W / 43.76833°N 79.41278°W / 43.76833; -79.41278Coordinates: 43°46′06″N 79°24′46″W / 43.76833°N 79.41278°W / 43.76833; -79.41278
Platforms	side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses  97  Yonge  320   Yonge
Construction
Structure type	underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	18 June 1987 (1987-06-18)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	24,220
Rank	29 of 69
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Sheppard–Yonge toward Sheppard West Yonge–University Finch Terminus

North York Centre is a metro station on Line 1 Yonge-University of the Toronto rapid transit system. The station is located under Yonge Street, where it is intersected by Park Home Avenue and Empress Avenue. The station, the system's first and only infill station, opened in 1987 to serve North York Centre, a high density business district in the Willowdale neighbourhood. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

North York Centre opened in 1987 in what was then the City of North York as an infill station to the Yonge-University line.

This station was added by excavating alongside the existing tracks, on a level section of route provided for this purpose when the line was built. The view across the tracks between platforms is not as open as most stations, as the solid concrete wall had to retain its load-bearing strength, and smaller openings were cut.

In late 2007 the TTC began work to make the station accessible to those with limited mobility, and in November 2009 the work was completed. Two elevators were installed to take passengers from mezzanine level to the subway platforms. Persons in wheelchairs or with other mobility restrictions are now able to enter from street level by way of existing facilities in the major buildings on both sides of the station.

In early 2016 wifi was installed to the station.

in late 2016 presto was installed at the fare gates the old gate were removed.

The elevators and automatic entrances will have presto in early 2017.

Artwork in the station consists of North York Heritage Murals by North York artists Nicholas and Susana Graven, located at the platform level. The two murals, each made of over 5000 pieces of glazed ceramic tiles using a process invented by Artessa Studios of North York, depict scenes of North York in the 19th century in an abstract way and are titled:

The historic place names shown above each of the murals are names of historic communities near an imaginary line from the northwest to the southeast through the historic Lansing.

Direct underground level connection from the station are: on the east side with the Empress Walk shopping, entertainment and residential complex; and on the west side with City Centre, which includes commercial office and retail space as well as a cluster of City of Toronto facilities that include Mel Lastman Square, North York Civic Centre, North York Central Library and Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre.

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