Wilson (TTC)

Wilson is an above-ground subway station in Toronto. It lies on the Yonge- University - Spadina line of the Toronto Subway, at the corner of Allen Road and Wilson Avenue. The station, which has a central platform, is used daily by an average of 21,680 passengers (2009 /10).

Station

The station is located in the median strip of Allen Road, a multi-lane access road to the nearby Highway 401 Bus Station on the west side offers interchanges to ten bus routes. In addition, the commuters are four park-and -rides with 2258 paid parking and a kiss- and-ride facility available. The fully lived soberly designed station wid decorated with a mural by Ted Bieler: Canyons is a relief from aluminum, which is rough geological formations.

North West of the station is the depot Wilson Yard. With built in 1976-1977 he is the youngest of the entire network. In the early years he was designed for, nor much smaller, but then was between 1994 and 1998 significantly expanded to replace the depot Davisville. The plant is about eleven acres in size and includes a bus garage.

History

The opening of the station took place on 28 January 1978 together with the section between St. George and Wilson. During more than 18 years here was the northwestern terminus of the Yonge- University - Spadina Line. In November 1992, construction began on the extension to Downsview, where a link to the Sheppard Line was planned. After a little more than three years, the extension could be put into operation on 30 March 1996. This meant that the terminus of several bus lines was moved to Downsview and the bus station in Wilson has since been undersubscribed.