York Mills (TTC)

York Mills
Location	4015 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°44′39″N 79°24′24″W / 43.74417°N 79.40667°W / 43.74417; -79.40667Coordinates: 43°44′39″N 79°24′24″W / 43.74417°N 79.40667°W / 43.74417; -79.40667
Platforms	centre platform
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses  78  St Andrews  95  York Mills  96  Wilson  97  Yonge  115  Silver Hills  122  Graydon Hall  165  Weston Rd  186  Wilson Rocket  320   Yonge  395   York Mills  396   Wilson York Mills Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	underground
Parking	None
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	31 March 1973 (1973-03-31)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	28,150
Rank	27th of 69
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Lawrence toward Sheppard West Yonge–University Sheppard–Yonge toward Finch

York Mills is a subway station on the Yonge–University line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 4015 Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue/York Mills Road. This is in Hoggs Hollow, one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the city, where Yonge Street crosses the Don River.

The station opened in 1973, in what was then the Borough of North York, and replaced Eglinton as the northern terminus of the Yonge line. One year later, the subway was extended to Finch.

The original bus terminal was above ground, in a standard island configuration surrounded by bus bays, and at that time was also used by GO Transit buses.

The current underground TTC bus platforms and GO Bus Terminal were built between 1985 and 1992 with the development of the York Mills Centre.

In 2007, this station became accessible with elevators.

By 2015, the tiles on the walls, floors and stairs had been replaced at this station. On the outer walls at track level the light green and very dark green tiles were replaced by light green metal panels with a dark green strip along the top. Moreover, in 2015 the station's parking lot was sold to developers.

A tapestry called “Breaking Ground” by artist Laurie Swim was installed in the station in 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of an accident that took place in Hoggs Hollow. On March 17, 1960, the incident popularly known as the "Hoggs Hollow Disaster" occurred. Five young Italian immigrant workers were killed while constructing a tunnel for a water main. The details of the accident, where they were trapped 35 feet underground in a cramped, dimly lit tunnel, sparked a public outcry over the lack of safety standards in construction and ultimately led to an improvement in working conditions in Ontario.

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