Runnymede is a subway station on

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of the

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, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of

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, spanning the block east of

Runnymede Road Runnymede Road is a street in the west end of Toronto, Canada. It runs from Morningside Avenue at its south end (west of High Park) and ends at Henrietta Street, just north of St. Clair Ave. There is a small section continuing but ends in a Cul ...

to Kennedy Avenue, with bus platforms at the surface level and entrances at both ends. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

History

The station opened in 1968 as part of the westerly extension of the subway line from

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to Islington station. Extensive rehabilitation of the concrete station structure was undertaken in 2010. This work involved replacing the concrete slab and columns of the bus platform, and the bus driveway structural paving. Installation of three elevators to make the station fully accessible commenced in late November 2018. The construction took two years to complete.

Description

The station has two entrances, one on Runnymede Road and the other at Kennedy Avenue. The station is barrier free from the street to the bus platforms. The bus platforms are not in a fare-paid area. The station has three levels: street, concourse and platform. Runnymede station features public art by artist Elicser Elliott titled ''Anonymous Somebody''. The artwork consists of images of people that one may see in

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, the neighbourhood where the station is located.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

The line is tunneled westward toward

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. About halfway east towards

High Park station High Park is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located just north of Bloor Street West, spanning the block east of Quebec Avenue to High Park Avenue. It opened in 1968 as part of t ...

, just after at Kennedy Park Road, the line comes to the surface at the ''Clendenan Portal'' and crosses over Clendenan Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the former

Runnymede Theatre The Runnymede Theatre is a historic building located in Bloor West Village, an affluent west end Toronto neighbourhood. The building has operated as a vaudeville theatre, a movie theatre, a bingo hall, and a Chapters (bookstore), Chapters booksto ...

, the Runnymede branch of the

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, Runnymede Junior & Senior Public School,

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, and Runnymede United Church.

Surface connections

The station's bus platform is not within the fare-paid area. TTC routes serving the station include:

References

External links

* {{TTC lines and stations Line 2 Bloor–Danforth stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 1968