Dundas West station
Dundas West 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 at the corner of Dundas Street and Edna Avenue. The station is about 200 metres west of Bloor GO Station on the GO Transit Kitchener line and the Union Pearson Express.
The station, which is the north-western terminus of the 504A King and 505 Dundas streetcar routes, has two streetcar platforms and five bus bays to allow riders to transfer between connecting routes. Wi-Fi service is available at this station. A McDonald's restaurant serves the station, with access from both the fare-paid and non-fare-paid areas of the station's upper level, and there is a Gateway Newstand on the mezzanine level.
Overview
To the east of the station, the subway runs in a twin bored tunnel until just before the next station. This allowed the tracks to pass underneath nearby railway lines without disturbing them during construction. To the west, the tracks follow a short "cut and cover" tunnel before emerging outside at the Dorval Portal. Trains run in open-air until they enter Keele Station.South of the subway platforms, underground, are the four tunnels that comprise the Vincent Subway Yard. This station is also home to the Subway Track Maintenance Office, located on the Mezzanine level.
Nearby landmarks include The Crossways residential and retail complex, Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School, The Lithuanian House banquet hall, Roncesvalles and The Junction neighbourhoods.
History
Dundas West station opened in 1966 as a part of the initial segment of the Bloor–Danforth line between and.In 2002 as part of a scheduled reconstruction of the streetcar tracks on Dundas Street, a second streetcar track and platform was added in an effort to improve reliability on both the 504 King and 505 Dundas streetcar routes. Until the completion of the second track, a streetcar waiting in the station on either route could hold up vehicles on the other. At the same time, elevators were added, making the station wheelchair-accessible.
Surface connections
TTC routes serving the station include:| Route | Name | Additional Information |
| 40A | Junction–Dundas West | Westbound to Kipling station |
| 40B | Junction–Dundas West | Westbound to Jane Street |
| 168 | Symington | Northbound to Rogers Road and Weston Road |
| 304 | King | Blue Night Network; eastbound to Broadview station |
| 306 | Carlton | Blue Night Network; eastbound to Main Street station |
| 312 | St. Clair-Junction | Eastbound to St. Clair station |
| 504A | King | Streetcar; eastbound to Distillery Loop |
| 505 | Dundas | Streetcar; eastbound to Broadview Station |