Finch (TTC)

Finch is an underground subway station in Toronto. It is the terminus of the Yonge- University - Spadina line of the Toronto Subway, located at the intersection of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue. The northernmost station of the entire road network is an important transportation hub; it is used daily by an average of 94,400 passengers (2009 /10).

Station

The station building is a narrow rectangular structure east of Yonge Street. At its longitudinal sides bus stops are located, of which seven bus lines operate out of the Toronto Transit Commission; each stop is permanently assigned to a line.

Stairs, escalators and elevators lead from the bus terminal to the three underground station levels down. The top level collects the different entrances to the bus stops. The middle level is the distribution level, which also serves as a pedestrian underpass and contains some shops. It is decorated by the metal sculpture Rhythm of Exotic Plants, which was made in 1965 by the Polish artist Krystyna Sadowska. The metro trains run at the lowest level on a central platform. Since Finch is the last stop, the traffic is alternately on both tracks. To the north of the platform, a train be stopped if necessary.

Is the Finch Bus Terminal at the intersection of Yonge Street and Bishop Avenue / Hendon Avenue. From this bus station operate more than twenty bus lines of the societies GO Transit, York Region Transit, Viva and Brampton Transit in the north adjacent Regional Municipality of York. At the same intersection commuters are also two paid park-and -rides with a total of 3251 parking spaces and a kiss- and-ride available.

History

The opening of the station on 30 March 1974 together with the section of York Mills - Finch. Originally, the entire section between Eglinton and Finch should have been opened a year earlier, but prolonged strikes made ​​a careful stage planning necessary. Nevertheless, the subway caused a growth spurt in the then independent town of North York and the northern neighboring communities.

There are plans to extend the Yonge- University - Spadina Line Finch addition of 6.8 miles and six stations in the suburb of Richmond Hill. The medium-term implementation is currently uncertain because the line already encountered at peak times its capacity limits and a new signal system is necessary in order to allow more trains can run.