The station opened in 1968 as part of the westerly extension of the subway line from Keele to Islington station.[2]
Extensive rehabilitation of the concrete station structure was undertaken in 2010.[3] This work involved replacing the concrete slab and columns of the bus platform, and the bus driveway structural paving.[4]
Installation of three elevators to make the station fully accessible commenced in late November 2018. The construction took two years to complete.[5]
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.[6]
Runnymede station features public art by artist Elicser Elliott titled Anonymous Somebody. The artwork consists of images of people that one may see in Bloor West Village, the neighbourhood where the station is located.[7]
Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
The line is tunneled westward toward Jane station. About halfway east towards High Park station, just after at Kennedy Park Road, the line comes to the surface at the Clendenan Portal and crosses over Clendenan Avenue.
West side entrance to the station from Runnymede Road
Artwork Anonymous Somebody
References
↑"Subway ridership, 2023–2024"(PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024. This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023–Aug 2024.
↑Mackenzie, Robert (September 11, 2010). "TTC closing Runnymede Station bus terminal for repairs starting September 12". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015. On Monday, September 13, the TTC is starting to work on a project to restore the concrete and upgrade the waterproofing on the bus roadway at Runnymede Station.
↑"Runnymede". Toronto Public Library. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015. TTC subway station Runnymede, walk 2 blocks east.
