Donlands (TTC)

Donlands
Location	30 Donlands Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	43°40′52″N 79°20′16″W / 43.68111°N 79.33778°WCoordinates: 43°40′52″N 79°20′16″W / 43.68111°N 79.33778°W
Platforms	side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	TTC buses
Construction
Structure type	underground
History
Opened	25 February 1966
Traffic
Passengers (2013[1])	10,420
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station Pape toward Kipling Bloor–Danforth Greenwood toward Kennedy

Donlands is a subway station on the Bloor–Danforth line in Toronto, Canada. The station is located in Toronto's Greektown neighbourhood, at the southwest corner of Donlands Avenue and Strathmore Boulevard, just north of Danforth Avenue.

It opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the Bloor-Danforth line, between Keele Station in the west and Woodbine Station in the east. Originally only a small structure covered the stairs and escalator. The current building was constructed in the early 1980s and the fare-collection area was relocated from the concourse up to street level, which also brought the bus bays within the fare-paid zone.

Subway infrastructure

Between Donlands and Greenwood stations is a full grade-separated, double-track, underground wye junction, allowing trains from either direction to access the TTC's Greenwood Subway Yard, which is on the surface south of Danforth Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Madinah Mosque, Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute, Subway Academy I, and Wilkinson Junior Public School.

Surface connections

• 56A Leaside to Eglinton Station

56B to Brentcliffe Road

• 83 Jones to Commissioners Street

Second exit

In June 2010 the TTC announced plans to add second exits to 2 subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line. These exits were recommended after a fire safety audit due the stations only having one primary means of emergency access/egress.^[2]

The planned construction would see a new exit-only structure built at surface level on Dewhurst Blvd. In order to build the exit the TTC plans to expropriate residential land and demolish a home in the area.^[3] This decision proved to be controversial in the neighborhoods affected and after some public outcry the TTC stated that they would review their plans.^[4]

The TTC accepted the City Ombudsman’s report, that these projects were not handled well by staff on two counts: community outreach, consultation and explanations about the technical and engineering decisions made by staff; and how the TTC communicated with residents whose properties were most affected.^[5]

Station improvements have been deferred and a complete Environmental assessment will be done for the Downtown Relief Line first, and any potential implications for Donlands Station would be evaluated at that time.^[6]

References

1. "Subway ridership, 2013" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved September 12, 2015. 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. "Board Meeting Highlights". Commission reports and information. TTC. 14 July 2010. Retrieved February 2014.
3. http://www3.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Donlands_Second_Exit.jsp Archived 11 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
4. Carola Vyhnak (29 June 2010). "Residents protest demolishing homes for subway exits". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 2014.
5. "TTC statement on report by City Ombudsman". 25 October 2012. Retrieved January 2014.
6. "Donlands and Greenwood Sunway Station Upgrades" (PDF). TTC. 3 Dec 2012. Retrieved January 2014. Station improvements will be deferred for two years

External links

Media related to Donlands Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Donlands Station at the Toronto Transit Commission