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Yonge North Subway Extension

Extending Line 1 subway service nearly 8 km north from Finch Station to Richmond Hill.

Overview

The Yonge North Subway Extension will transform the commute in York Region, North York and beyond by extending the TTC’s Line 1 service north from Finch Station to Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill. The project includes five stations along an extension of roughly eight kilometres.

When it goes into service after the Ontario Line is complete, the extension will make it faster and easier for more people to travel between York Region and downtown Toronto while cutting down on traffic congestion and pollution.

Project map

A map showing the Yonge North Subway Extension

Key facts

Number of stations

Five

Proposed connections to other transit options

Up to seven:

  • Richmond Hill GO train service
  • Highway 407 GO bus service
  • York Region Viva Highway 7 bus rapid transit
  • York Region Viva Yonge Street bus rapid transit
  • Future Highway 407 Transitway service
  • Future TTC Steeles Avenue rapid transit service
  • Local York Region and TTC bus service

Route length

~8 km

Ridership

More than 94,100 daily boardings

Travel time savings

Up to 22 minutes

Improved access to transit

More than 26,000 more people living within walking distance to a station

Improved access to jobs

More than 22,900 employees within walking distance to a station

Reductions in traffic congestion

A reduction of more than 7,700 km in vehicle kilometres traveled during morning rush hour

Yearly reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

More than 4,800 tonnes

In the news

Request for proposals issued for tunnelling work

Dec. 4, 2023

Three teams have been invited to submit proposals for tunnelling the Yonge North Subway Extension as work wraps up on early upgrades at Finch Station. [Read more]


Search begins for teams to build Yonge North Subway Extension tunnels

April 28, 2023

The search for expert teams interested in building the Yonge North Subway Extension tunnels has begun with the release of a request for qualifications. [Read more]


Construction starts on early upgrades at Finch Station

Feb. 27, 2023

Work has started on early upgrades at Finch Station that will set the groundwork for future construction on the Yonge North Subway Extension. [Read more]


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Timeline

  • Initial Business Case and supplementary analysis published

    March 2021

  • Neighbourhood Stations Analysis published

    July 2021

  • Request for Qualifications for Finch Station early works contract

    December 2021

  • Environmental Project Report Addendum published

    February 2022

  • Updated Environmental Project Report Addendum published

    April 2022

  • Request for Proposals for Finch Station early works contract

    April 2022

  • Updated Environmental Project Report Addendum approved

    April 2022

  • Contract awarded for early upgrades at Finch Station

    September 2022

  • Construction starts on early upgrades at Finch Station

    February 2023

  • Request for Qualifications for tunnelling contract

    April 2023

  • Early upgrades at Finch Station completed

    December 2023

  • Request for Proposals for tunnelling contract

    December 2023

Learn more about the Yonge North Subway Extension's procurement milestones on Infrastructure Ontario's project page.

Land Acknowledgement

Metrolinx acknowledges that it operates on lands that have been, and continue to be, home to many Indigenous Peoples including the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat peoples. We are all Treaty people. Many of us have come here as settlers, as immigrants or involuntarily as part of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, in this generation, or generations past. We acknowledge the historic and continued impacts of colonization and the need to work towards meaningful reconciliation with the original caretakers of this land. We acknowledge that Metrolinx operates on territories and lands covered by many treaties that affirm and value the rights of Indigenous communities, Nations and Peoples. We understand the importance of working towards reconciliation with the original caretakers of this land. At Metrolinx, we will conduct business in a manner that is built on a foundation of trust, respect and collaboration.