Sherbourne station

Toronto subway station

For the railway station in Dorset, England, see Sherborne railway station.

Sherbourne

General information
Location| 633 Sherbourne Street,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates| 43°40′20″N 79°22′35″W﻿ / ﻿43.67222°N 79.37639°W﻿ / 43.67222; -79.37639
Platforms| Side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|

TTC buses

* 75 Sherbourne
* 300 Bloor - Danforth

Construction
Structure type| Underground
Accessible| Yes[1]
Other information
Website| Official station page
History
Opened| February 26, 1966
Passengers
2023–2024[2]| 24,689
Rank| 23 of 70
Services
| Preceding station  |  Toronto Transit Commission | Following station

|
|

Yonge

towards Kipling

|  | Line 2 Bloor–Danforth |  | Castle Frank

towards Kennedy

Location

Sherbourne is a subway station on the Bloor–Danforth line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1966, is located west of Sherbourne Street on the south side of Bloor Street East. The station primarily serves the St. James Town neighbourhood and the southern portion of Rosedale. In December 2021, this station became an accessible subway station after undergoing renovations that began in August 2019.[3]

## Entrances

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Main entrance

The primary entrance is located on the Sherbourne Street side of the office building at 425 Bloor Street East. An unstaffed second entrance to the east end of the platforms is on Glen Road,[4] a small side street which runs north off Howard Street from the densely populated St. James Town. A pedestrian tunnel under Bloor Street and a footbridge across Rosedale Valley Road provide access to this entrance from Rosedale to the north.

## Former photo ID centre

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Sherbourne station previously housed the TTC Photo ID Centre.[5] The TTC photographic team now visits most participating colleges and universities at the beginning of each academic year,[6] and the post-secondary student monthly pass is now available only available via the Presto card.[7] In August 2020, the Photo ID Centre at Sherbourne station was permanently closed and relocated to Bathurst station.[8]

## Artwork

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Artwork The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts by Rebecca Bayer

In 2019, the artwork titled The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts by Rebecca Bayer was installed as panels at various locations in the station at the platform and concourse levels. Using custom ceramic tiles, the panels consist of colourful mosaics arranged in geometric, triangular patterns. According to the TTC's Public Art page: "Sherbourne station is an important transit hub for the multicultural neighbourhoods it serves and this artwork intends to reaffirm the station as a shared place where the wider community interacts daily."[9]

## Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

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This is the only station that was located south of Bloor Street on the original 1966 line. Sherbourne is also uniquely deep underground, which required a 690-metre-long (2,250 ft) section of the tunnel to be bored, rather than constructed using the shallow cut-and-cover method used for most of the line, west to Bloor–Yonge station.[4]

East of the station, the line crosses back under Bloor Street to the north side. It emerges from the tunnel to cross the Rosedale Ravine on a curving covered concrete bridge,[4] and then returns underground just before Castle Frank station. The adjacent bridge that carries Bloor Street across the ravine, although built with provision for a lower deck as part of the Prince Edward Viaduct project,[4] is at such an angle to the subway alignment that it could not be conveniently used. A conventional bridge was planned for the subway line, with a view of the ravine, but local objections forced the Toronto Transit Commission to enclose it in a concrete shell for noise abatement.[10]

* Bored tunnel towards Yonge station

* Covered bridge over Rosedale Valley Road

## Surface connections

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Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

Transfers to buses occur at curbside stops outside this station. TTC routes serving the station include:

Route  | Name  | Additional information

|
|

75  | Sherbourne  | Northbound to South Drive
Southbound to Queens Quay
300A  | Bloor–Danforth  | Eastbound to Warden, westbound to Pearson Airport
300B  | Eastbound to Kennedy station, westbound to West Mall

## References

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1. ^ "Sherbourne Station – Easier Access Project". Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
2. ^ "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."
3. ^ "Sherbourne Station - Easier Access". Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
4. ^ a b c d James Bow. "A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
5. ^ "Sherbourne Station Photo ID Centre". ttc.ca. TTC. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
6. ^ Robert Mackenzie (August 22, 2011). "TTC post-secondary Metropasses available for college and university students". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
7. ^ Post-secondary student monthly Metropass Archived June 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ "Bathurst Station Photo ID Office". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
9. ^ "TTC Public Art Program". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
10. ^ "Prince Edward Viaduct". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2012.

## External links

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* Media related to Sherbourne 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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