Bathurst station (Toronto)
Toronto subway station
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::summary Toronto subway station ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bathurst |
| symbol_location | toronto |
| symbol | 2big |
| style | Toronto Transit Commission |
| image | Bathurst TTC Subway Station, May 14 2025 (02).jpg |
| address | 819 Bathurst Street |
| Toronto, Ontario | |
| country | Canada |
| coordinates | |
| other | {{Collapsible list |
| framestyle | border:none; padding:0; |
| title | TTC buses and streetcars |
| 1 | Bathurst |
| 2 | Bathurst |
| 3 | Bloor - Danforth |
| 4 | Bathurst |
| website | |
| structure | Underground |
| platform | Side platforms |
| tracks | 2 |
| opened | |
| accessible | Yes |
| passengers | |
| pass_year | |
| pass_rank | |
| services | {{Adjacent stations |
| line2 | 511 |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 15 |
| mapframe-marker-color | #000 |
| mapframe-marker | rail-metro |
| :: |
| name = Bathurst | symbol_location = toronto | symbol = 2big | style = Toronto Transit Commission | image = Bathurst TTC Subway Station, May 14 2025 (02).jpg | caption = | address = 819 Bathurst Street Toronto, Ontario | country = Canada | coordinates = |other = {{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title= TTC buses and streetcars | 1= Bathurst | 2= Bathurst | 3= Bloor - Danforth | 4= Bathurst | website = | structure = Underground | platform = Side platforms | depth = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = | closed = | rebuilt = | accessible =Yes | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_rank = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Toronto Transit Commission|line=2|left=Christie|right=Spadina |line2=511|left2=Lennox Street}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #000 | mapframe-marker = rail-metro Bathurst is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which opened in 1966, is located on Bathurst Street just north of Bloor Street West. It is a major transfer point for both bus and streetcar routes, including the 511 Bathurst route, which provides services to Exhibition Place.
The main entrance at Bathurst and Bloor, where the collectors and faregates are located, is in the station building at the surface, which puts the station's streetcar and bus platforms within the fare paid zone. The opening of elevators in January 2000 made the station fully accessible. The elevators provide access between the eastbound platform and concourse, and between the westbound platform and street level via the concourse. There is regular stairway and escalator connections between all levels. There is also a secondary unstaffed entrance on Markham street just north of Bloor street, which leads directly to the subway platform.
On August 4, 2020, the Photo ID Centre at Sherbourne station was permanently closed and relocated to Bathurst station on the concourse level.
Destinations
The station serves The Annex and Koreatown neighbourhoods. Nearby destinations include St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Bathurst Street Theatre, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (formerly the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema), Lee's Palace, Central Technical School and Harbord Collegiate Institute.
Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes
When the subway is closed, buses and streetcars do not enter the station. An on-street transfer is required at Bathurst Street and Bloor Street during this time. TTC routes serving the station include: ::data[format=table]
| Route | Name | Additional information | 7 | 307 | 511 | 300A | 300B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | Northbound to Steeles Avenue West | ||||||
| Northbound to Steeles Avenue West and southbound to Exhibition Loop | |||||||
| Streetcar; southbound to Exhibition Loop | |||||||
| Bloor–Danforth | Eastbound to Warden, westbound to Pearson Airport | ||||||
| Eastbound to Kennedy station, westbound to West Mall | |||||||
| :: |
Tributes to Honest Ed's
On November 1, 2016, a temporary tribute to the Honest Ed's discount store was installed at Bathurst station in response to the store's impending closure. The station's interior walls and exterior windows were decorated with retro-style signage and pun-filled slogans that mirrored Honest Ed's signature visual aesthetic. This tribute remained in place until the store's final day of operation on December 31, 2016.
| align = left | total_width = 400 | width1 = 1600 | height1 = 1200 | image1 = Bathurst Station - Permanent tribute to Honest Ed's.jpg | caption1 = Permanent tribute to Honest Ed's | width2 = 900 | height2 = 1200 | image2 = Bathurst Station - Honest Ed's vault door.jpg | caption2 = Mural of Ed's vault door
The TTC later installed a permanent tribute to Honest Ed's on the station's concourse level. This tribute comprises five vertical panels and a trompe-l'œil mural on opposite walls. The panels showcase photographs, storefront signs, and other memorabilia related to the store. The mural depicts the vault door that adorned the north façade of Honest Ed's. Two smaller images of the vault door are featured on one of the five panels.
Parkette
| name = Ed & Anne Mirvish Parkette | photo = Ed & Anne Mirvish Parkette.jpg | photo_caption = | map = | map_width = | type = | location = 819 Bathurst St, Toronto | coords = | area = | created = | operator = Toronto Parks | status = | open = | website = The piece of land between the main station building and Bathurst Street, encircled by the streetcar loop tracks, is used by the City of Toronto as a public park. Previously named "Bathurst Subway Parkette", a ceremony took place on September 22, 2008, to rename the park "Ed & Anne Mirvish Parkette". Ed Mirvish had been a well known local businessman whose landmark Honest Ed's discount store was located nearby at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Bathurst Street. The Mirvish family had requested an appropriate commemoration to Ed, who had died on July 11, 2007 and the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division recommended the renaming of this parkette as an opportunity to honour Ed and his wife Anne, who were both a positive influence on the community.
References
References
- (January 24, 2000). "TTC doubles number of elevators for easier access". Canadian Newswire.
- "Bathurst Station Photo ID Office".
- "TTC station gets a retro Honest Ed's makeover".
- "'Been there, Dundas': New TTC slogans pay tribute to Honest Ed's | CBC News".
- (November 2016). "Something Ed-citing is happening at Bathurst station . . .".
- Ross, Brad. (November 1, 2016). "TTC honours Honest Ed's with iconic sign installation at Bathurst Station". [[CityNews]].
- "Letter to Toronto and East York Community Council".
- "Staff report for action on the renaming of Bathurst Subway Parkette".
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