Humber College
Humber College station under construction in December 2023
General information
LocationHighway 27 & Humber College Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′48″N 79°36′06″W / 43.7299°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]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opening2024 (2024)[3]
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Terminus Finch West
(opens 2024)
 Westmore
towards Finch West

Humber College is a below-grade light rail transit (LRT) station that is 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 2024.[3][2] A walkway will connect the LRT station to the nearby Humber College Bus Terminal.[4][5]

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.[6]: 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.[7]: 9  An exterior walkway with a 200-metre (660 ft) canopy will link the station to the Humber College campus.[4][5] Wi-Fi will be available at the station.[7]: 11 

Besides Humber College, the station will also serve Etobicoke General Hospital located at the southeast corner of Humber College Boulevard and Highway 27.[8]

The station will have three parallel tracks, with two of them servicing 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 east under the intersection. Exiting the tunnel, it rises to the surface to run along the centre of Finch towards the Westmore stop and eventually its eastern terminus at Finch West station.[1]: 17 [6]: 17 

Humber College Bus Terminal

Humber College Bus Terminal was opened on September 1, 2015. It is located on the Humber College North Campus, approximately 300 metres (980 ft) west of the future rail station. The terminal is served by the TTC, Miway, Brampton Transit, Züm, and York Region Transit.[9]

The bus terminal is bounded by the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation to the south, Aboretum Boulevard to the east, Spruce Vista on the north side and Silver Bell Lane on the west side. The terminal has 10 bus bays: 6 bays are along an island platform on the south side of Spruce Vista, 3 bays are along a side platform next to the Barrett Centre, and 1 platform is on the west side of Silver Bell Lane. Platforms have waiting shelters and next bus displays.[10]

TTC buses

The TTC bus routes serving the present bus terminal are:[11]

Route Name Additional information
96AD Wilson Northbound via Carrier Drive; eastbound to York Mills station
96B Wilson Northbound via Humberline Drive; eastbound to York Mills station
927 Highway 27 Express Northbound to Steeles Avenue; southbound to Kipling station
996 Wilson Express Eastbound to Scarborough Centre station

The proposed TTC bus routes to serve Humber College station when Line 6 opens are (as of November 2023):[12]

Route Name Additional information
37A Islington Southbound to Islington station via Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard
96AD Wilson Northbound via Carrier Drive; eastbound to York Mills station
96B Wilson Northbound via Humberline Drive; eastbound to York Mills station
906 Airport–Humber College Express Southbound to Pearson Airport (Viscount station); westbound to Humberwood Loop
927 Highway 27 Express Northbound to Steeles Avenue; southbound to Kipling station
996 Wilson Express Eastbound to Scarborough Centre station; westbound to Humberwood Loop

Regional buses

The following regional bus routes serve the terminal:[13]

Agency Route Name Additional information
Brampton Transit
(includes Züm)		 11 Steeles To Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal
11A To Brampton Gateway Terminal
50 Gore Road To Gore Meadows Community Centre
50A To Mayfield Road
511 Züm Steeles To Brampton Gateway Terminal (bus rapid transit route)
MiWay 22 Finch Westbound to Westwood Square Bus Terminal
107 Malton Express Westbound to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal
York Region Transit 7 Martin Grove Northbound to Al Palladini Community Centre; southbound to Woodbine Centre

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Public Open House" (PDF). Metrolinx. January 11, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Metrolinx Finch West Light Rapid Transit Station, North Campus". Humber College. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Finch West LRT". Metrolinx. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Finch West LRT's Humber College Station reaches structural completion". Metrolinx. February 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Humber College Stop". Mosaic Transit Group. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Finch West LRT Project Spring Open Houses Presentation - May 24, 28 & 30, 2019" (PDF). Metrolinx. May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Finch West LRT Project FAQs" (PDF). Metrolinx. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "William Osler Health System - Etobicoke General Hospital". Google Maps. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ Bow, James (December 15, 2020). "Humber College Bus Terminal". Transit Toronto. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Humber College Bus Terminal". Google Maps. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  11. ↑ "TTC System Map" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 2021.
  12. ↑ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 115.
  13. ↑ "Humber North Campus Transit Routes" (PDF). Humber College. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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