Christie station

Christie is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of Christie Street just north of Bloor Street West, and opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the subway line. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.[2]

Christie
Location5 Christie Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°39′51″N 79°25′06″W
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessNo
History
Opened26 February 1966
Traffic
Passengers (2018[1])12,510
Rank55 of 75
Services
Preceding station   TTC   Following station
toward Kipling
 Bloor–Danforth
toward Kennedy

History

Christie station opened in 1966, as part of the first phase of the Bloor–Danforth line.

The station was damaged in 1976 when a fire was set on board a late-evening train. Nobody was hurt, but four cars of the train were destroyed and part of the station's platform area, including the tiled wall, suffered severe damage. During the repair parts of the trim were replaced with a different colour; red-brown instead of the original green tile.[3]

Christie Street is named after Christy McDougall, wife of Peter McDougall, a landowner in the area. Historical documents indicate that the street was given her name by as early as 1835.[4]

Different colour of trim tiles on either side of the exit stairway; new red-brown and the original green

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include Korea Town and Christie Pits.

Surface connections
Main article: List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes

A paper transfer is required to connect between the subway and buses which use a curbside stop at this station.

TTC routes serving the station include:

Route Name Additional Information
126 Christie Northbound to St. Clair West station

References
  1. "Subway ridership, 2018" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2019. 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. "OUR STATIONS - TCONNECT.ca". TCONNECT.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. Brader, Mark. "An Essay on Original Subway Station Design". Transit Toronto. Retrieved January 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "Christie - Transit Toronto - Subway Station Database". Retrieved 2018-04-09.

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