Christie station

Christie is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of Christie Street just north of Bloor Street West, and opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the subway line. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

Christie
General information
Location5 Christie Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°39′51″N 79°25′06″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  •  126  Christie
  •  300   Bloor - Danforth
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
Opened26 February 1966 (1966-02-26)
Passengers
2019[1]12,215
Rank57 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Ossington
towards Kipling
 Bloor–Danforth Bathurst
towards Kennedy
Location

History

Christie station opened in 1966, as part of the first phase of the Bloor–Danforth line.

The station was damaged in 1976 when a fire was set on board a late-evening train. Nobody was hurt, but four cars of the train were destroyed and part of the station's platform area, including the tiled wall, suffered severe damage. During the repair parts of the trim were replaced with a different colour; red-brown instead of the original green tile.[3]

Christie Street is named after Christy McDougall, wife of Peter McDougall, a landowner in the area. Historical documents indicate that the street was given her name by as early as 1835.[4]

Different colour of trim tiles on either side of the exit stairway; new red-brown and the original green.

Station access upgrades

Construction to make the station's main entrance wheelchair accessible by adding two elevators had begun by the fourth quarter of 2021. One elevator will link the street level, the concourse level, and the westbound platform; the other elevator will link the concourse level and the eastbound platform. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023.[5]

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include Korea Town and Christie Pits.

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

Transfers to buses occur at curbside stops on Christie Street at this station.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional information
126 Christie Northbound to St. Clair West station

References
  1. "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023. This table shows the typical number of customer-trips made on each subway on an average weekday and the typical number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on an average weekday.
  2. "Our Stations". Tconnect.ca. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. Brader, Mark. "An Essay on Original Subway Station Design". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "Christie – Transit Toronto – Subway Station Database". Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. "Greenwood Station Easier Access". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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