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Yonge North Subway Extension

Extending Line 1 subway service nearly 8 km north from Finch Station to Richmond Hill.

Steeles Station

Located along the boundary of the City of Toronto and York Region, Steeles Station will be the transit hub for the southern part of the Yonge North Subway Extension. The station will put the subway withing walking distance for 8,600 people and 3,400 jobs.

Steeles Station will make the transit network stronger through a major bus terminal that will connect the subway to local bus routes that serve Toronto and York Region, as well as a future TTC rapid transit line proposed to connect communities along Steeles Avenue.

COMPLETED

- Ground investigations to support updated environmental studies

- Electrical and telecommunications utility relocations

CURRENT WORK

Planning and design

NEXT STEPS

- Utility relocation as needed to accommodate future construction

- Start of major construction activities anticipated after awarding major contracts

Station area map

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The location and design of station buildings, bus terminals and other structures will be confirmed as planning work continues.

You can find a more detailed project footprint in the updated Environmental Project Report Addendum.

Key facts

  • 8,600 people within walking distance of the station
  • 5,400 customers will use the station during the busiest travel hour (2,900 getting on and 2,500 getting off the subway)
  • 29,700 daily transfers to and from buses
  • 3,400 jobs in the area
  • Transit connections:
    • Local TTC bus service
    • Local York Region Transit service
    • Future Steeles rapid transit line

*Forecast for the year 2041

Land Acknowledgement

Metrolinx acknowledges that it operates on lands that have been, and continue to be, home to many Indigenous Peoples including the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat peoples. We are all Treaty people. Many of us have come here as settlers, as immigrants or involuntarily as part of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, in this generation, or generations past. We acknowledge the historic and continued impacts of colonization and the need to work towards meaningful reconciliation with the original caretakers of this land. We acknowledge that Metrolinx operates on territories and lands covered by many treaties that affirm and value the rights of Indigenous communities, Nations and Peoples. We understand the importance of working towards reconciliation with the original caretakers of this land. At Metrolinx, we will conduct business in a manner that is built on a foundation of trust, respect and collaboration.