{{short description|Toronto subway station}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox station | name = Wilson | symbol_location = toronto | symbol = 1big | style = Toronto Transit Commission | image = Wilson_platform_01.jpg | caption = Wilson station platform | address = 570 Wilson Avenue<br />Toronto, Ontario | country = Canada | coordinates = {{coord|43|44|04|N|79|27|00|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} | other = {{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; <!--Hides borders and improves row spacing--> |title={{rail-interchange|toronto|bus}} TTC buses | 1= {{RouteBox|29||#FF2D16|white}} Dufferin | 2= {{RouteBox|96||#FF2D16|white}} Wilson | 3= {{color box|white|'''101B'''|#FF2D16|border=silver}} Downsview Park | 4= {{RouteBox|104||#FF2D16|white}} Faywood | 5= {{RouteBox|118||#FF2D16|white}} Thistle Down | 6= {{color box|white|'''119'''|#FF2D16|border=silver}} Torbarrie | 7= {{RouteBox|120||#FF2D16|white}} Calvington | 8= {{color box|white|'''160'''|#FF2D16|border=silver}} Bathurst North | 9= {{RouteBox|165||#FF2D16|white}} Weston Rd North | 10= {{RouteBox|184||#FF2D16|white}} Ancaster Park | 11= {{color box|white|'''329''' <sup>8px</sup>|#034DA9|border=silver}} Dufferin | 12= {{color box|white|'''396''' <sup>8px</sup>|#034DA9|border=silver}} Wilson | 13= {{RouteBox|929||#00AA4F|white}} Dufferin Express | 14= {{RouteBox|996||#00AA4F|white}} Wilson Express }} | website = {{TTC station page}} | structure = At grade | platform = Centre platform | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = 72 spaces<ref name="TTC-2024-11-18" /> | bicycle = | opened = {{start date and age|1978|01|28|df=y}} | architect = TTC in-house architects<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archindont.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ArchindontWeb/buildingType.do?type=Subway+Stations&typeID=112 |title=Architectural Index for Ontario |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024031316/http://archindont.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ArchindontWeb/buildingType.do?type=Subway+Stations&typeID=112 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | closed = | rebuilt = 2018 | owned = | passengers = {{formatnum:{{TTC ridership|Wilson}}}} | pass_year = {{TTC ridership}} | pass_rank = {{TTC rank|Wilson}} | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Toronto Transit Commission|line=1|left=Sheppard West|right=Yorkdale}} | accessible = yes | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #FFCB0C | mapframe-marker = rail-metro | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= uSTR2+4\uSTRc3!~RP2c2\RP23+n!~POINTERg@fq\RP2!~POINTERg@fq ~~ Allen Rd. uSTRc1!~uSTR2+4!~hRP2c2\uSTRc3!~uSTR2+4!~lMKRXu!~RP23+1\uSTRc3!~RP2c4\RP2 uSTRc1!~RP2s+1\uSTRc1!~uSTR+4!~hRP2c4\uSTR+4\RP2 ~~ ~~ ~~ {{arrow2|ul|12px}} {{ric|TTC|1}} ''to {{stl|TTC|Vaughan}}'' RP2\uSTR\uSTR\RP2 RP2\uPSTR(L)\uPSTR(R)\RP2 RP2\uPSTR(L)\uPSTR(R)\RP2 RP2\uPSTR(L)\uPSTR(R)\RP2 RP2\uKRWgl+l\uKRWgr+r\RP2 RP2\uSTR\uSTR\RP2 ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|TTC|1}} ''to {{stl|TTC|Finch}} via {{stl|TTC|Union}}'' }} | map_state = collapsed }} '''Wilson''' is a station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the median of Allen Road at Wilson Avenue. The station is accessible, has commuter parking{{Snd}}including bike parking{{Snd}}and connects to many bus routes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilson Station |url=https://www.ttc.ca/en/subway-stations/wilson-station |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=www.ttc.ca |language=en |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130184755/https://www.ttc.ca/en/subway-stations/wilson-station |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History== Wilson station was opened in what was then the Borough of North York as the last station in the 1978 subway line extension north from St. George station. According to historian Mike Filey, Wilson Avenue is a misspelling of Arthur L. Willson, who was a clerk and treasurer of York Township for over twelve years around 1875. Among Arthur Willson's accomplishments were writing a "municipal manual", "which has been found of practical value as a guide to those requiring a knowledge of municipal law", according to a history of the County of York.<ref name=Bow1>{{cite web |url=https://transittoronto.ca/subway/stations/001-yonge-university-spadina-subway/wilson.shtml |title=Wilson Station |access-date=15 March 2020 |last=Bow |first=James |work=Transit Toronto |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010021139/https://transittoronto.ca/subway/stations/001-yonge-university-spadina-subway/wilson.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
Wilson was the northwestern terminus of the Yonge–University line for eighteen years and a major hub for TTC bus service, but with the extension to {{stl|TTC|Sheppard West}} (then named ''Downsview'') in 1996, many of the bus routes serving areas to the north were moved to the new station.<ref name=Bow2>{{cite web |url=https://transittoronto.ca/subway/stations/001-yonge-university-spadina-subway/downsview.shtml |title=Downsview Station |access-date=15 March 2020 |last=Bow |first=James |work=Transit Toronto |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213075103/https://transittoronto.ca/subway/stations/001-yonge-university-spadina-subway/downsview.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
Concurrent with the opening of the Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) on 17 December 2017, this station became one of the first eight stations to discontinue sales of legacy TTC fare media (tokens and tickets), previously available at a fare collector booth. Presto vending machines were available to sell Presto cards and to load funds onto them.<ref name="TTC-CSRs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ttc.ca/Fares_and_passes/PRESTO/New_Customer_Service_Agents_at_TTC_stations.jsp |title=New Customer Service Agents at TTC stations|publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222222343/http://www.ttc.ca/Fares_and_passes/PRESTO/New_Customer_Service_Agents_at_TTC_stations.jsp |archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref> On 3 May 2019, this station became one of the first ten stations to sell Presto tickets via Presto vending machines.<ref name="TTC-2019-05-06">{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/News/2019/May/06_05_19NR_PRESTO-Tickets.jsp |title=TTC extends sales of Presto Tickets to 10 stations |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |date=6 May 2019 |access-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507035016/https://www.ttc.ca/News/2019/May/06_05_19NR_PRESTO-Tickets.jsp |archive-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>
In November 2018, construction began on three new elevators, automatic sliding doors, and a new accessible washroom, to make the station wheelchair accessible.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilson Station – elevator construction |url=https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Wilson_Station_EA.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124055056/https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Wilson_Station_EA.jsp |archive-date=24 November 2018 |access-date=7 November 2018 |publisher=TTC}}</ref> It was completed on 18 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilson Station – elevator construction |url=https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Wilson_Station_EA.jsp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224220053/https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Construction/Wilson_Station_EA.jsp |archive-date=24 December 2020 |access-date=24 December 2020 |publisher=TTC}}</ref>
By the late 1990s, over 2,000 commuter parking spaces were available. Two lots were declared surplus in 2013 and have been redeveloped.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=18 December 2013 |title=December 18 2013 Board Commuter Parking Lot Strategy |url=https://www.ttc.ca//en/public-meetings/board/2013/board-meetings-dec-19 |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=www.ttc.ca |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418210617/https://www.ttc.ca//en/public-meetings/board/2013/board-meetings-dec-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> Until November 2024, 953 parking spaces remained at Wilson; however, in October 2021, the city government reached an agreement with developer Tridel to build 1,484 new homes, a childcare centre and a new park on the main parking lot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2021 |title=City of Toronto and CreateTO announce development partners for two Phase One Housing Now sites to build much needed affordable and market rental housing |url=https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-and-createto-announce-development-partners-for-two-phase-one-housing-now-sites-to-build-much-needed-affordable-and-market-rental-housing/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA |archive-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419080938/https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-and-createto-announce-development-partners-for-two-phase-one-housing-now-sites-to-build-much-needed-affordable-and-market-rental-housing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 18 November 2024, only the Wilson Transit Road Lot with 72 spaces remains available. Following the opening of the subway extension into York Region in 2017, new commuter parking lots are available farther north at stations like Highway 407 and Pioneer Village.<ref name="TTC-2024-11-18">{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/construction-notices/Wilson-Station---Main-Lot-Permanent-Closure |title=Wilson Station - Main Lot Permanent Closure |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |date=18 November 2024 |accessdate=18 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004072835/https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/construction-notices/Wilson-Station---Main-Lot-Permanent-Closure | archive-date=4 October 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Architecture and art== thumb|left|''Canyons'' sculpture by Ted Bieler thumb|left|''Outside the Lines'' in concourse Wilson is one of two Yonge–University line stations on the west side of the line, along with {{stl|TTC|St. Clair West}}, that were designed by the TTC's in-house architects.<ref name=design>{{cite web |url=http://robertmoffatt115.wordpress.com/tag/toronto-transit-commission |title=Art and architecture on the Spadina subway |author=Robert Moffatt |date=28 October 2010 |work=Toronto Modern |access-date=1 August 2012 |archive-date=30 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730045121/https://robertmoffatt115.wordpress.com/tag/toronto-transit-commission/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The subway station building is a simple enclosed concrete structure built within the median of Allen Road where it crosses over Wilson Avenue. The mezzanine level connects by a maze of tunnels to the bus terminal, a kiss-and-ride facility and four commuter parking lots with a total of 2257 spaces.<ref name=parking>{{cite web |url=http://www3.ttc.ca/Subway/Stations/Wilson/station.jsp#Parking |title=Parking |work=Wilson Station |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |access-date=1 August 2012 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127203609/http://www.ttc.ca/Subway/Stations/Wilson/station.jsp#Parking |url-status=dead }}</ref> An additional island bus platform, no longer needed for the reduced number of connecting buses after the line was extended to Sheppard West Station,<ref name=Bow2 /> was mothballed and now serves as a storage area.
Wilson station is home to multiple art displays. A wall sculpture by Ted Bieler entitled ''Canyons''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dittwald.com/torontosculpture/image.php?Artist=Bieler&Title=Canyons |title=Canyons |work=Ted Bieler |publisher=Dittwald Toronto Sculpture |access-date=1 August 2012 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232222/http://www.dittwald.com/torontosculpture/image.php?Artist=Bieler&Title=Canyons |url-status=live }}</ref> is located at the mezzanine level. In late 2019, ''Outside the Lines'' was installed in multiple parts of the station.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=18 April 2022 |title=Station Fixation: Wilson |url=https://www.stationfixation.com/2014/12/wilson.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016064337/https://www.stationfixation.com/2014/12/wilson.html |archive-date=16 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=}}</ref> The display can be found in various locations, such as the subway platform level, walkway to bus bays, and on the second floor of the bus bays.
In October 2021, a mural named ''Daily Migration'' was unveiled.<ref name=":1" /> The mural is located on a wall of an entrance south of the station, west of Allen Road. {{clear left}}
==Subway infrastructure in the vicinity== left|thumb|The crossover at Wilson station Northwest of the station is the Wilson Yard, opened in 1977, which houses the system's largest subway marshalling yard having taken over Yonge-University line operations from Davisville Yard in 1993 and a large bus garage servicing most of the bus routes in north Toronto. The original yard access tracks form part of the mainline north to Sheppard West station, crossing under the southbound lanes of Allen Road and descending, as does the road itself, down to ground level. There is a diamond crossover south of the station, used to reverse trains when the station was a terminus, and still frequently used for short turning. {{clear}}
==Nearby landmarks== Nearby landmarks include a Costco store and the southern end of Downsview Park. Across Highway 401 is Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Large events at the park, such as World Youth Day 2002 and Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto in 2003, have resulted in heavy use of Wilson station.
== Surface connections == thumb|right|Wilson station bus terminal {{Main|List of Toronto Transit Commission bus routes}}
{| class="wikitable" |+Wilson station surface transit connections (upper level) ! Bay number ! Route ! Name ! Additional information |- |rowspan="3" | 1 !29A |rowspan="2" | Dufferin |Southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate) |- !29C |Southbound to Exhibition Place (Princes' Gates) |- !929 |Dufferin Express |Southbound to Exhibition Place (Dufferin Gate) |- |rowspan="3" | 2 !96A |rowspan="3" | Wilson |Westbound to Carrier Drive via Kipling Avenue and John Garland Boulevard |- !96B |Westbound to Humberline Drive and Albion Road via Westhumber Boulevard and Martin Grove Road |- !96D |Westbound to Carrier Drive and Westmore Drive |- |3 !996 |Wilson Express |Westbound to Humberwood Boulevard via Humber College<br />{{small|(Weekday service)}} |- |4 !165 |Weston Rd North |Westbound to Steeles Avenue West |- |rowspan="4" | 5 !rowspan="2" |119A |rowspan="4" | Torbarrie |Westbound to Arrow Road via Clayson Road |- |Westbound to Arrow Road via Torbarrie Road |- !rowspan="2" |119B |Westbound to Milvan Drive via Clayson Road and Fenmar Drive<br />{{small|(AM rush hour service)}} |- |Westbound to Milvan Drive via Torbarrie Road Fenmar Drive<br />{{small|(PM rush hour service)}} |- |6 !118 |Thistle Down |Westbound to Thistle Down Boulevard via Tandridge Crescent |- |7 !101B |Downsview Park |Westbound to Finch West station via Stanley Greene Boulevard and Downsview Park station<br />{{small|(Rush hour service)}} |- |rowspan="2" |8 !120 |Calvington |Westbound to Sheppard Avenue West and Jane Street |- !184 |Ancaster Park |Westbound to De Havilland |- |{{TableTBA|N/A}} !329 |Dufferin |Blue Night service; northbound to Steeles Avenue West and southbound to Exhibition Loop {{small|Overnight service stops on Transit Road and does not enter the station}} |- |{{TableTBA|N/A}} !396 |Wilson |Blue Night service; eastbound to York Mills station and westbound to Martin Grove Road and Steeles Avenue West {{small|Overnight service stops on Wilson Avenue and does not enter the station}} |} {| class="wikitable" |+Wilson station surface transit connections (lower level) ! Bay number ! Route ! Name ! Additional information |- |1 !165 |Weston Rd North |rowspan="2" | Eastbound to York Mills station |- |2 !96A/B/D |Wilson |- |3 !996 |Wilson Express |Eastbound to Scarborough Centre station via York Mills station<br />{{small|(Weekday service)}} |- |4 !104 |Faywood |Northbound to Sheppard West station via Wilson Heights Boulevard |- |5 !colspan="3" | Wheel-Trans |- |6 !160 |Bathurst North |Northbound to Centre Street |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *{{TTC station page}} *[https://transittoronto.ca/subway/5304.shtml Wilson Complex]
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