Runnymede station

Toronto subway station

Runnymede

General information
Location| 265 Runnymede Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates| 43°39′06″N 79°28′34″W﻿ / ﻿43.65167°N 79.47611°W﻿ / 43.65167; -79.47611
Platforms| Side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|

TTC buses

* 71 Runnymede
* 77 Swansea
* 79 Scarlett Rd
* 300 Bloor - Danforth

Construction
Structure type| Underground
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Website| Official station page
History
Opened| May 10, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-10)
Passengers
2023–2024[1]| 15,838
Rank| 48 of 70
Services
| Preceding station  |  Toronto Transit Commission | Following station

|
|

Jane

towards Kipling

|  | Line 2 Bloor–Danforth |  | High Park

towards Kennedy

Location

Runnymede 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 Runnymede Road to Kennedy Avenue, with bus platforms at the surface level and entrances at both ends.

## History

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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

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Artwork Anonymous Somebody

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

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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.

## Nearby landmarks

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Nearby landmarks include the former Runnymede Theatre in Bloor West Village, the Runnymede branch of the Toronto Public Library,[8] Runnymede Junior & Senior Public School, Western Technical-Commercial School, and Runnymede United Church.

## Surface connections

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Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

The station's bus platform is not within the fare-paid area.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Bay  | Route  | Name  | Additional information

|
|
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1  | Spare
2  | 71  | Runnymede  | Northbound to Industry Street
3  | 79A  | Scarlett Road  | Northbound to Lawrence Avenue West and Jane Street via Pritchard Avenue/Foxwell Street
79B  | Northbound to Lawrence Avenue West and Jane Street via St. Clair Avenue West
4  | 77  | Swansea  | Southbound to the Queensway

## References

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1. ^ "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."
2. ^ James Bow. "A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014. "the subway was extended to Islington in 1968"
3. ^ Robert Mackenzie (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."
4. ^ Salib, Sameh; Werner, Jonathan (April 25, 2013). "Rehabilitating Runnymede Subway Station: Maintaining service with accelerated construction". Construction Canada. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
5. ^ "Runnymede Station - Easier Access Project". TTC. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
6. ^ "Station Overview". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
7. ^ "TTC Public Art Program". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
8. ^ "Runnymede". Toronto Public Library. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015. "TTC subway station Runnymede, walk 2 blocks east."

## External links

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Media related to Runnymede station at Wikimedia Commons

* Official station page

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Stations, stops and loops of the Toronto subway and streetcar systems

Present|

|  Yonge–University|

* Finch
* North York Centre
* Sheppard–Yonge ■
* York Mills
* Lawrence
* Eglinton
* Davisville
* St. Clair
* Summerhill
* Rosedale
* Bloor–Yonge ■
* Wellesley
* College
* Dundas
* Queen
* King
* Union
* St. Andrew
* Osgoode
* St. Patrick
* Queen's Park
* Museum
* St. George ■
* Spadina ■
* Dupont
* St. Clair West
* Eglinton West (Cedarvale)
* Glencairn
* Lawrence West
* Yorkdale
* Wilson
* Sheppard West
* Downsview Park
* Finch West
* York University
* Pioneer Village
* Highway 407
* Vaughan

|

Bloor–Danforth|

* Kipling
* Islington
* Royal York
* Old Mill
* Jane
* Runnymede
* High Park
* Keele
* Dundas West
* Lansdowne
* Dufferin
* Ossington
* Christie
* Bathurst
* Spadina ■
* St. George ■
* Bay
* Bloor–Yonge ■
* Sherbourne
* Castle Frank
* Broadview
* Chester
* Pape
* Donlands
* Greenwood
* Coxwell
* Woodbine
* Main Street
* Victoria Park
* Warden
* Kennedy
* Lawrence & McCowan
* Scarborough Centre
* Sheppard & McCowan

Sheppard|

* Sheppard–Yonge ■
* Bayview
* Bessarion
* Leslie
* Don Mills

Streetcar system|

* Bingham Loop
* Distillery Loop
* Dufferin Gate Loop
* Exhibition Loop
* Fleet Loop
* Gunns Loop
* High Park Loop
* Humber Loop
* Long Branch Loop
* McCaul Loop
* Neville Park Loop
* Queens Quay station

Future|

|  Eglinton|

* Renforth
* Martin Grove
* Kipling
* Islington
* Royal York
* Scarlett
* Jane
* Mount Dennis
* Keelesdale
* Caledonia
* Fairbank
* Oakwood
* Cedarvale (Eglinton West) ■
* Forest Hill
* Chaplin
* Avenue
* Eglinton ■
* Mount Pleasant
* Leaside
* Laird
* Sunnybrook Park
* Don Valley
* Aga Khan Park & Museum
* Wynford
* Sloane
* O'Connor
* Pharmacy
* Hakimi Lebovic
* Golden Mile
* Birchmount
* Ionview
* Kennedy ■

|

Finch West|

* Humber College
* Westmore
* Martin Grove
* Albion
* Stevenson
* Mount Olive
* Rowntree Mills
* Pearldale
* Duncanwoods
* Milvan Rumike
* Emery
* Signet Arrow
* Norfinch Oakdale
* Jane and Finch
* Driftwood
* Tobermory
* Sentinel
* Finch West ■

Ontario Line|

* Exhibition
* King–Bathurst
* Queen–Spadina
* Osgoode ■
* Queen ■
* Moss Park
* Corktown
* East Harbour
* Riverside–Leslieville
* Gerrard
* Pape ■
* Cosburn
* Thorncliffe Park
* Flemingdon Park
* Don Valley ■

Former|

|  Scarborough|

* Kennedy ■
* Lawrence East
* Ellesmere
* Midland
* Scarborough Centre
* McCowan

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