Wilson Bus Garage and Subway Yard
Coordinates: 43°44′21″N 79°27′16″W / 43.73917°N 79.45444°W
Wilson Yard (also known as the Wilson Complex) is the largest of Toronto Transit Commission's three subway yards and bus garage. The subway yard services subway trains on Line 1 Yonge–University. The facility is located on Transit Rd. north of Wilson Ave, in the former city of North York (now Toronto), between Wilson and Sheppard West stations.
The site is on a large parcel of land first developed as an airport, in 1936. During World War II the airport was turned into a military facility, most often known as Canadian Forces Base Downsview. The site became available around the 1970s.
In 1974 the TTC considered interim expedients for storage of subway vehicles, until the Wilson Yard became available.
The 60-acre (240,000 m2) yard was completed in 1976 and began operations in 1977. The facility also houses a bus barn and maintenance facilities for subway cars.
By 2010, a tunnel was partially constructed to link the north end of the Wilson Yard to the mainline just south of Sheppard West Station. Rails were not laid in this tunnel for several years. This new link will provide an entry/exit at the north end of the yard to support traffic on the Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension.
Modifications to the Wilson Yard are currently being made to accommodate the new Toronto Rocket trains, the Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension and increased demand on Line 1 Yonge–University. Work includes expansion of the carhouse, a new hostler platform to support new the north-end entry/exit track, a new north-end runaround track connecting 8 new storage tracks in the west yard, a new power substation and a new training building with a simulator for TR trains.
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