Toronto TYSSE: York University Station | ?m | 1s | TTC | Foster + Partners

[Transportfan]

Soon? There's about two years left.

Has the opening been pushed back yet again? And what for? Looks like it could be opened "ahead" of the (previously?) scheduled December date.

 

[someMidTowner]

Has the opening been pushed back yet again? And what for? Looks like it could be opened "ahead" of the (previously?) scheduled December date.

No. Still opening in December.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

No. Still opening in December.

yup traction power is due to be switched on in April and they will begin testing with trains under power then. I believe they have made a couple of trips with a train being pulled with a diesel tug to check for clearances and stuff like that.

 

[agoraflaneur]

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

I wonder what the odds of a university student using the station roof for skateboarding is?

 

[innsertnamehere]

the east side looks short enough that a friend could boost someone up onto the roof for sure.

 

[junctionist]

This thread has become confusing.

 

[salsa]

This will be a really nice station. My photos don't quite capture how shiny the cladding is.

 

[salsa]

This will be a really nice station. My photos don't quite capture how shiny the cladding is.



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It's also great to finally be able to use all the surrounding streets again.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

pretty cool, looks like a ufo from some angles, and in that second last shot it looks like a giant mechanical shark

 

[Irishmonk]

I believe this landmark station will have a transformative effect on the University and could encourage more research related projects and maybe another wave of growth at York U. Maybe other seconday campuses from other outside universities like Waterloo, Western or Queens'. I'm just dreaming here, but this is a natural place for an academic super-centre.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This will be a really nice station. My photos don't quite capture how shiny the cladding is.

The details are still a bit wanting for a Foster project - the concrete work looks a little crude; and the aluminum mullion cap isn't quite aligned (and I think I see exposed screws). Good, could be better still.

And disappointingly the landscaping is non-existent beyond the lightwell - would be nice to have something more than cast concrete forecourts and pathways.

AoD

 

[ADRM]

It's also great to finally be able to use all the surrounding streets again.

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Is that a lay-by of some sort or a cycle track on the left side of the road?

 

[cplchanb]

Is that a lay-by of some sort or a cycle track on the left side of the road?

probably the former...

 

[Johnny Au]

It looks like Toronto's answer to Chicago's Cloud Gate sculpture.