- Ground investigations to support updated environmental studies
- Electrical and telecommunications utility relocations
Yonge North Subway Extension
Extending Line 1 subway service nearly 8 km north from Finch Station to Richmond Hill.Steeles Station
Located along the boundary of the City of Toronto and York Region, Steeles Station will be the transit hub for the southern part of the Yonge North Subway Extension. The station will put the subway within walking distance for 8,600 people and 3,400 jobs.
Steeles Station will make the transit network stronger through a major bus terminal that will connect the subway to local bus routes that serve Toronto and York Region, as well as a future TTC rapid transit line proposed to connect communities along Steeles Avenue.
CURRENT WORK
NEXT STEPS
- Utility relocation as needed to accommodate future construction
- Start of major construction activities anticipated after awarding major contracts
Station area map
The location and design of station buildings, bus terminals and other structures will be confirmed as planning work continues.
You can find a more detailed project footprint in the updated Environmental Project Report Addendum.
Key facts
- 8,600 people within walking distance of the station
- 5,400 customers will use the station during the busiest travel hour (2,900 getting on and 2,500 getting off the subway)
- 29,700 daily transfers to and from buses
- 3,400 jobs in the area
- Transit connections:
- Local TTC bus service
- Local York Region Transit service
- Future Steeles rapid transit line
*Forecast for the year 2041
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Land Acknowledgement
Metrolinx acknowledges that we connect communities by building and operating transit within the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat peoples, for whom these lands continue to have great importance.
Treaties between First Nations and governments cover these lands, and the promises contained in these Treaties remain relevant to this day.
Metrolinx and its employees are committed to understanding the history of these lands and the continued impacts of colonization and take responsibility for actions to advance reconciliation.
Metrolinx will continue to seek the knowledge, expertise and experience of Indigenous partners and commits to doing business in a manner that is built on a foundation of trust, respect, and collaboration.