Humber College station

Humber College is a below-grade light rail transit (LRT) station under construction on Line 6 Finch West, a new line that is part of the Toronto subway system. The station will be located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the Humber College North Campus in Etobicoke, Toronto. The station will be the western terminus of Line 6, which is scheduled to open in 2023.[3][2]

Humber College
General information
LocationHighway 27 & Humber College Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43.7299°N 79.6017°W / 43.7299; -79.6017
PlatformsCentre platform
Tracks
  • 2 platform tracks
  • 1 storage track[1]: 16, 17 
Connections TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade[2]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2023 (2023)[3]
Services
Preceding station TTC Following station
Terminus Finch West Westmore
towards Finch West

Description

The station will be located below street level in an open trench running parallel to Highway 27. The station will have two street-level entrances, one entrance on the south side of Humber College Boulevard, the second further south facing a new street that will intersect with Highway 27.[2] The entrance structures will be at least 7.5 m (25 ft) in height, and will each face a plaza.[4]: 17  The centre platform will have several canopies for weather protection. The lack of a roof over the trench will allow natural lighting on the platform.[5]: 9  Wi-Fi will be available at the station.[5]: 11 

Besides Humber College, the station will also serve Etobicoke General Hospital located at the southeast corner of Humber College Boulevard and Highway 27.[6]

The station will have 3 parallel tracks. Two tracks will flank the island platform. The track on the west side of the station will be used for train storage and will have no platform, but will be flanked by service walkways.[1]: 16, 17  This arrangement contrasts with stations on the heavy rail subway system, where the two platform tracks continue beyond terminal stations as tail tracks to store trains.

North of the station, the line continues in a trench beside Highway 27 until Finch Avenue West where it enters a short tunnel curving under the intersection to continue on the surface towards Finch West station. Between Humber College station and the portal on Finch Avenue, there are no level crossings.[1]: 17 [4]: 17 

Surface connections

Humber College has an existing bus terminal located approximately 300 metres (980 ft) west of the future rail station. It is served by buses from the TTC, Miway, Brampton Transit, Züm, and York Region Transit.[7][8]

References
  1. "Public Open House" (PDF). Metrolinx. January 11, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2021.
  2. "Metrolinx Finch West Light Rapid Transit Station, North Campus". Humber College. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. "Finch West LRT". Metrolinx. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. "Finch West LRT Project Spring Open Houses Presentation - May 24, 28 & 30, 2019" (PDF). Metrolinx. May 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. "Finch West LRT Project FAQs" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. "William Osler Health System - Etobicoke General Hospital". Google Maps. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  7. Bow, James (December 15, 2020). "Humber College Bus Terminal". Transit Toronto. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  8. "Humber North Campus Transit Routes" (PDF). Humber College. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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