Keele is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system

Toronto subway and RT

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at 1733 Bloor Street

Bloor Street

Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct westward into Mississauga, where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the viaduct, Danforth Avenue continues along the same...

 West at Keele Street

Keele Street

Keele Street is a north-south road in Toronto and York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches 47km, running from Bloor Street in Toronto to the Holland Marsh. South of Bloor Street, the roadway is today known as Parkside Drive, but was originally part of Keele Street...

/Parkside Drive. Keele Station opened in 1966, and was the western terminus of the line until 1968.

History

When the Keele station was opened in 1966, as the western terminus of the Bloor-Danforth line, the Bloor streetcar service was dramatically reduced. The Bloor streetcar now travelled west from the Keele station's Indian Grove platform to Jane Street. On May 11, 1968, the Bloor streetcar was eliminated when the subway line was extended from Keele to Islington Avenue. During those two years, streetcars looped at the east end of the station on Indian Grove. To connect the subway platform with the streetcar loop, a moving walkway

Moving walkway

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 was installed between the eastbound subway platform and what is now the parking lot entrance. The walkway is now sealed off. Today, no streetcars serve Keele Station.

Keele along with Dundas West

Dundas West (TTC)

Dundas West is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line in Toronto, Canada. It now ranks as the 29th busiest station in the system. Its postal address is 1525 Bloor Street West; the main entrance, however, is on Dundas Street, at the corner of Edna Avenue...

 were considered the potential stations for the northwestern terminus of Phase Two of the formerly planned Downtown Relief Line

Downtown Relief Line

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Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

Just west of Keele Street, the line emerges from a hillside, changing directly from tunnel

Tunnel

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 to an elevated alignment on an enclosed bridge, then enters the station. The fully enclosed station crosses over both Keele Street and a parallel side street named Indian Grove. Just east of the station the line emerges onto an open bridge, with a 221 space park and ride lot located underneath. The line then continues at ground level beside the no longer actively used Vincent Subway Yard, before descending into the Dorval Portal as it continues to Dundas West station.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include High Park

High Park

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, Keele Junior Public School, and the neighbourhood of The Junction

The Junction

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Surface connections

• 41 Keele to York University
  York University
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   and Steeles

41B to Steeles and Petrolia via York University

41E to York University - express service

• 80 Queensway to Sherway Gardens
  Sherway Gardens
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  Shopping Mall
• 89 Weston to Albion Road