Keele station
Toronto subway station
Keele is a Toronto subway station on Line 2 Bloor-Danforth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of Bloor Street West on the east side of Keele Street. The station opened in 1966 and was the western terminus of the line until 1968.
01History
When the Bloor-Danforth line was opened in 1966 from Keele to Woodbine station, the Bloor streetcar line was dramatically shortened. It now traveled east from Jane Loop only as far as Keele station; at the eastern end of the line, a separate Danforth streetcar was established, from Woodbine station to Luttrell Loop.
On May 11, 1968, the Bloor and Danforth streetcars were both eliminated when the subway extensions west to Islington and east to Warden were opened. During this initial two-year period, the trolley buses and streetcars serving the station used separate loops (both within the fare-paid area), one near each of the station's entrances, so that passengers transferring between streetcars and trolleybuses had to walk along the subway platform. While the main (Keele Street) entrance and trolleybus loop had escalators up to the platform, the east (parking lot and Indian Grove) entrance and streetcar loop were provided with a moving ramp leading up to what is now the eastbound subway platform. After streetcar service to the station ended in 1968, the streetcar loop property was redeveloped and the moving ramp was sealed off. The former trolleybus loop is still used, by buses.
Installation of two elevators to make the station fully accessible commenced in August 2019. The construction was completed in July 2021, with Keele becoming the TTC's 53rd accessible station.
02Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
Just east of Keele Street, the line emerges from a hillside, changing directly from tunnel to an elevated alignment on an enclosed bridge, then enters the station. The fully enclosed station crosses over both Keele Street and a parallel side street named Indian Grove. Just east of the station the line emerges onto an open viaduct, with a 187 space parking lot located underneath at 400 Indian Road. The line then continues at ground level beside Keele Yard (formerly called Vincent Yard), before descending into the Dorval Portal as it continues to Dundas West station.
03Nearby landmarks
Nearby landmarks include High Park and Keele Junior Public School. The neighbourhood of The Junction is located north of the station.
04Surface connections
TTC routes serving the station include:
| Route | Name | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Keele | Northbound to Pioneer Village station via Keelesdale station |
| 80 | Queensway | Westbound to Sherway Gardens |
| 89 | Weston | Northbound to Albion Road via Mount Dennis station |
| 189 | Stockyards | Northbound to Scarlett Road and southbound to High Park station (On-street stop outside station) |
| 941 | Keele Express | Northbound to Finch West station via Keelesdale station (Rush hour service) |
| 989 | Weston Express | Northbound to Steeles Avenue West via Mount Dennis station (Rush hour service) |
| 341 | Keele | Blue Night service; northbound to York University |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Keele station”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Keele station platform 2026.jpg by Transportfan70, CC0
- Keele Station Exterior 2023.jpg by Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0
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