Keele station

Keele
Keele station platform
General information
Location	21 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°39′20″N 79°27′35″W
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses  41  Keele  80  Queensway  89  Weston  189  Stockyards  300   Bloor–Danforth  341   Keele  941  Keele Express  989  Weston Express
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	187 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Website	Official station page
History
Opened	February 26, 1966 (1966-02-26)
Passengers
2022	17,108
Rank	46 of 70
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station High Park towards Kipling Line 2 Bloor–Danforth Dundas West towards Kennedy
Location

Keele 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 on the east side of Keele Street. The station opened in 1966, and was the western terminus of the line until 1968. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

History

When the Bloor–Danforth line was opened in 1966 from Keele to Woodbine station, the Bloor streetcar line was dramatically shortened. It now traveled east from Jane Loop only as far as Keele station; at the eastern end of the line, a separate Danforth streetcar was established, from Woodbine station to Luttrell Loop. On May 11, 1968, the Bloor and Danforth streetcars were both eliminated when the subway extensions west to Islington and east to Warden were opened. During this initial two-year period the trolleybuses and streetcars serving the station used separate loops (both within the fare-paid area), one near each of the station's entrances, so that passengers transferring between streetcars and trolleybuses had to walk along the subway platform. While the main (Keele Street) entrance and trolleybus loop had escalators up to the platform, the east (parking lot and Indian Grove) entrance and streetcar loop were provided with a moving ramp leading up to what is now the eastbound subway platform. After streetcar service to the station ended in 1968, the streetcar loop property was redeveloped and the moving ramp was sealed off. The former trolleybus loop is still used, by buses.

Installation of two elevators to make the station fully accessible commenced in August 2019. The construction was completed in July 2021, with Keele becoming the TTC's 53rd accessible station.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

Just east of Keele Street, the line emerges from a hillside, changing directly from tunnel to an elevated alignment on an enclosed bridge, then enters the station. The fully enclosed station crosses over both Keele Street and a parallel side street named Indian Grove. Just east of the station the line emerges onto an open viaduct, with a 187 space parking lot located underneath at 400 Indian Road. The line then continues at ground level beside Keele Yard (formerly called Vincent Yard), before descending into the Dorval Portal as it continues to Dundas West station.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include High Park and Keele Junior Public School. The neighbourhood of The Junction is located north of the station.

Surface connections

Exterior of the station

Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route	Name	Additional information
41	Keele	Northbound to Pioneer Village station
80	Queensway	Westbound to Sherway Gardens
89	Weston	Northbound to Albion Road
189	Stockyards	Northbound to Scarlett Road and southbound to High Park station (On-street stop outside station)
941	Keele Express	Northbound to Finch West station (Weekday service)
989	Weston Express	Northbound to Steeles Avenue West (Rush hour service)
341	Keele	Blue Night service; northbound to York University

External links

Media related to Keele station at Wikimedia Commons Official station page