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North York Centre is a subway station on
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of the
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system. The station is located under
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, where it is intersected by Park Home Avenue and Empress Avenue. The station, the system's first and only
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, opened in 1987 to serve
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, a high density business district in the Willowdale neighbourhood. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.


History

North York Centre opened in 1987 in what was then the City of North York as an
infill station An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train serv ...
of the Yonge–University line. This station was added by excavating alongside the existing tracks, on a level section of route provided for this purpose when the line was built. The view across the tracks between platforms is not as open as most stations, as the solid concrete wall had to retain its load-bearing strength, and smaller openings were cut. In late 2007 the TTC began work to make the station accessible to those with limited mobility, and in November 2009 the work was completed. Two elevators were installed to take passengers from mezzanine level to the subway platforms. Persons in wheelchairs or with other mobility restrictions are now able to enter from street level by way of existing facilities in the major buildings on both sides of the station.


Public art

Artwork in the station consists of ''North York Heritage Murals'' by North York artists Nicholas and Susana Graven, located at the platform level. The two murals, each made of over 5000 pieces of glazed ceramic tiles using a process invented by Artessa Studios of North York, depict scenes of North York in the 19th century in an abstract way and are titled: *''Top of the North Hill—1850s'' on the northbound platform (surtitled with the historic place names "
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, Flynntown,
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,
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, Milneford,
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, Oriole, O'Sullivan's Corners, Willowdale"), and *''Traffic at Yonge and Sheppard—1860s'' on the southbound platform (surtitled with the historic place names "
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, Dublin, Eglinton, Elia, Emery, Fairbank, Fisherville, Humber Summit, Kaiserville, York Mills,
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"). The historic place names shown above each of the murals are names of historic communities near an imaginary line from the northwest to the southeast through the historic Lansing.


Nearby landmarks

Direct underground level connection from the station are: on the east side with the
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shopping, entertainment and residential complex; and on the west side with City Centre, which includes commercial office and retail space as well as a cluster of
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facilities that include
Mel Lastman Square Mel Lastman Square is a public square at North York Civic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named for then North York mayor (and later Toronto mayor) Mel Lastman. It was officially opened on June 16, 1989 by Norman Jewison and Mel Lastma ...
,
North York Civic Centre The North York Civic Centre is a municipal government building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1979 as the city hall of the former city of North York. It is located in North York City Centre. Designed by Adamson Associates Architects, t ...
,
North York Central Library North York Central Library is a Toronto Public Library branch located in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the two libraries in Toronto considered to be "Research and Reference Libraries", the other being the Toronto Reference Lib ...
and Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre. Other nearby landmarks include
Earl Haig Secondary School Earl Haig Secondary School (EHSS), formerly Earl Haig Collegiate Institute is a public high school with 2,048 students in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to being a public secondary school, the school is also host to the Claude Watson Art ...
,
Gibson House Gibson House is a historical museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Yonge Street, in the North York Centre neighbourhood of the former city of North York. History The property was first acquired by David Gibson, a Scottish immi ...
, Meridian Arts Centre and York Cemetery.


Surface connections

TTC routes serving the station include:


References


External links

*
Transit Toronto—North York Centre Station
has a detailed history and photos of the station {{Toronto Transit Commission stations Line 1 Yonge–University stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 1987 1987 establishments in Ontario North York Toronto Transit Commission stations located underground