Kennedy station

Kennedy is both a terminal and interchange station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth and Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway system. Opened in 1980, it is located east of the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue intersection.[2] With the adjacent Kennedy GO station on the Stouffville line of GO Transit, Kennedy is an intermodal transit hub and the fifth busiest station in the system, after Bloor–Yonge, St. George, Sheppard–Yonge, and Union, serving a total of approximately 113,961 customer trips a day.

For the commuter rail station, see Kennedy GO Station.

Kennedy
Pedestrian entrance on the south service road of Eglinton Avenue
General information
Location2455 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′57″N 79°15′49″W
Platforms
Tracks
  • 2 (Line 2)
  • 1 (Line 3)
  • 2 (Line 5)
Connections
  •  12  Kingston Rd
  •  20  Cliffside
  •  21  Brimley
  •  34  Eglinton East
  •  43  Kennedy
  •  57  Midland
  •  86  Scarborough
  •  113  Danforth
  •  116  Morningside
  •  175  Bluffer's Park
  •  300   Bloor–Danforth
  •  334   Eglinton East
  •  343   Kennedy
  •  903  Kennedy–Scarborough Centre Express
  •  905  Eglinton East Express
  •  943  Kennedy Express
  •  986  Scarborough Express
Kennedy GO Station
Construction
Structure type
  • Underground (Lines 2 and 5)
  • Elevated (Line 3)
Platform levels4
Parking729 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
Opened
  • Line 2: November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21)
  • Line 3: March 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
OpeningLine 5: 2023 (2023)
Passengers
2019[1]
  • 77,205 (Line 2)
  • 36,756 (Line 3)
  • 113,961 (total)
Rank5 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Warden
towards Kipling
 Bloor–Danforth Terminus
Terminus Scarborough Lawrence East
towards McCowan
Future services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Ionview
towards Mount Dennis
 Eglinton
(opens 2023)
 Terminus
Terminus Scarborough Extension
(opens 2030)
 Lawrence East
towards Sheppard East
Location

The station's main complex consists of four floors with wheelchair accessible entrances. The ground level is the bus terminal surrounded with ten platforms that serve eleven Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus routes. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[3]

Construction to expand the station began in 2017 to add a platform for the future Line 5 Eglinton, which will terminate at the station when its first phase opens in 2023.[4] Further changes to the station are expected to take place during the 2020s as Line 3 is scheduled to be decommissioned and Line 2 is set to be extended to Scarborough City Centre. Until then, it will be the first station in the subway system to be an interchange for three lines.

Station complex
Line 3 train leaving the station, showing the sharp curve that would complicate replacing it with heavy rail

The station is located south of Eglinton Avenue, east of Kennedy Road. The station complex consists of four levels. The S-series trains of Line 3 Scarborough ascend via a bridge to the platform located at the top level of the station complex. The ground floor (third floor) consists of ten bus platforms surrounding the main building. Four satellite pedestrian entrances to the station can be found at the South Parking Lot, next to the Don Montgomery Community Centre, at the service road of Eglinton Avenue, and the passenger pick-up and drop-off roundabout on Transway Crescent. Below the ground level is the concourse that spans the length of the station, connecting to all pedestrian entrances. Below the concourse is the platform for subway trains on the Line 2 Bloor–Danforth.

Although Line 3 trains are bidirectionally-operated metro trains, the tracks for Line 3 extends beyond the top floor platform into an above-ground turning loop, similar to those found on the Toronto streetcar system. This was because Line 3 had been planned as a dedicated right-of-way streetcar line, rather than a metro line. As such, the top-floor platform was designed to operate streetcars. Line 3 was later built as a medium-capacity rail transport line to use the Intermediate Capacity Transit System train models built by Bombardier Transportation. The line began using two-car trains, which were able to travel along the turning loop, but was later converted to use four-car trains, which could not be operated along the tight loop. Thus, the use of the loop for reversals was discontinued after 1988, although the loop's elevated structure remains over the passenger pick-up and drop-off building and is now occasionally used as a tail track to store trains. The station platform was reduced to a single track and began using the Spanish solution of unloading and boarding passengers at Kennedy. Original floor finishing and platform edge markings for the planned light rail can also be seen along the current tracks.

Line 3 trains originally looped at the west end of the station, which was double-tracked, but was converted to single track with the platforms on both sides now providing access to the reversing trains.

Four park and ride lots, that have a combined total of 729 spaces, are located around the station.[5]

Station expansion

As of July 2022, Kennedy is being expanded to become the eastern terminus of Line 5 Eglinton. The Line 5 station will be underground, south of Eglinton Avenue East, and about 30 metres (98 ft) north of the Line 2 platforms.[6]

The main entrance to Kennedy station at the southwest corner of West Service Road and Transway Crescent has been demolished, and will be replaced by a new entrance to access the Line 5 concourse to be located one level above the Line 5 platforms. Two elevators will connect the Line 5 concourse to the Line 5 platform. Two north–south passages will connect the Line 5 concourse to the existing Line 2 concourse. There will be few changes to the Line 2 concourse. A secondary entrance on the east side of the existing GO rail corridor serves as the main entrance to the GO station.[6]

As part of a program to install artworks at major interchange stations along Line 5 Eglinton, Kennedy station will feature two artworks. A mural titled Reorganization of One Hedge by artist Dagmara Genda will consist of photographs of leaves taken from the same hedge, that will be printed on the glass of a skylight.[7] A second artwork titled Locations of Meaning by artist Joseph Kosuth will consist of etched tiles with stainless steel inserts, each spelling the word "meaning" in one of 72 languages.[8]

Surface connections
A photo of a glass panelled light rail station with the name "Kennedy" in bold white lettering on the side. The structure is mostly completed, but signage over the entrances has not yet been added.
New entrance of Kennedy Station for the eastern terminus of Line 5
Bus platform level of the station
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

While the subway is closed, passengers may board buses outside the station near Transway Crescent. TTC routes serving the station include:

Bay number Route Name Additional information
1 Spare
2 20 Cliffside Westbound to Main Street station
113 Danforth Westbound to Main Street station
300B Bloor–Danforth Blue Night service; westbound to West Mall
3 86A Scarborough Eastbound to Toronto Zoo
86B Eastbound to Highland Creek
(Rush hour service)
86C Eastbound to Sheppard Avenue East
86D Eastbound to Beechgrove Drive via Lawrence Avenue East
4 334 Eglinton East Blue Night service; eastbound to Neilson Road and Finch Avenue East via Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue
905A Eglinton East Express Eastbound to Conlins Road via Ellesmere Road and U of T Scarborough
(Weekdays only)
905B Eastbound to U of T Scarborough
(Weekends only)
986 Scarborough Express Eastbound to Sheppard Avenue East
(Rush hour service)
5 116 Morningside Eastbound to Finch Avenue East and Morningside Heights
6 Wheel-Trans
7 12A Kingston Rd Westbound to Victoria Park station via Brimley and Variety Village
12B Westbound to Victoria Park station via Brimley Road
57 Midland Northbound to Steeles Avenue East
8 34A Eglinton East Westbound to Eglinton station
34B Westbound to Don Mills Road and Wynford Drive
(Saturday only)
201[9] Bluffer's Park Southbound to Bluffer's Park
(Weekends only)
334 Eglinton East Blue Night service; westbound to Eglinton station
9 43A Kennedy Northbound to Steeles Avenue East
43C Northbound to Village Green Square
(Rush hour service)
343 Kennedy Blue Night service; northbound to Steeles Avenue East
943 Kennedy Express Northbound to Steeles Avenue East
(Rush hour service)
10 21A Brimley Northbound to Scarborough Centre station
21C Northbound to Steeles Avenue East via Scarborough Centre station
43B Kennedy Northbound to Scarborough Centre station via Progress Avenue
903 Kennedy–Scarborough Centre Express Northbound to Scarborough Centre station
(Rush hour service)
Line 2 Shuttle bus Westbound to Warden station
Line 3 Shuttle bus Northbound to Lawrence East station and eastbound to McCowan station
Future: To be implemented upon the opening of Line 5 Eglinton[10]
34 Eglinton Westbound to Mount Dennis station
To replace all branches of current bus route 34 Eglinton East

References
  1. "Subway ridership, 2019" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 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. "TTC Kennedy Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. "OUR STATIONS – TCONNECT.ca". TCONNECT.ca. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  4. Spurr, Ben (February 17, 2020). "Eglinton Crosstown faces another setback, delayed until 2022". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. "Kennedy Station". www.ttc.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  6. "Eglinton Crosstown LRT Interchange Stations – Final Designs" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. March 20, 2018. pp. 4 & Attachment 2. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. Spurr, Ben (January 15, 2018). "Art installations will enliven Eglinton Crosstown LRT". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. "See the new art installations going up at Eglinton Crosstown LRT stations". Metrolinx. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022.
  9. "TTC service adjustments". Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  10. "2022 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. February 10, 2022. p. 37. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022.
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