Kennedy station

Kennedy is the eastern terminal station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway system. Opened in 1980, it is located east of the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue intersection. With the adjacent Kennedy GO station on the Stouffville line of GO Transit, Kennedy is an intermodal transit hub and the fifth busiest station in the system, after Bloor–Yonge, St. George, Sheppard–Yonge, and Union, serving a total of approximately 113,961 customer trips a day.

Kennedy
Kennedy station exterior
General information
Location2455 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°43′57″N 79°15′49″W
Platforms
Tracks
  • 2 (Line 2)
  • 1 (Line 3)
  • 2 (Line 5)
Connections
TTC buses
  •  12  Kingston Rd
  •  20  Cliffside
  •  21  Brimley
  •  34  Eglinton East
  •  38  Highland Creek
  •  43  Kennedy
  •  57  Midland
  •  86  Scarborough
  •  113  Danforth
  •  116  Morningside
  •  129  McCowan North
  •  131  Nugget
  •  133  Neilson
  •  201  Bluffer's Park
  •  300   Bloor–Danforth
  •  334   Eglinton East
  •  343   Kennedy
  •  903  Kennedy Stn–Scarborough Express
  •  905  Eglinton East Express
  •  938  Highland Creek Express
  •  939  Finch Express
  •  943  Kennedy Express
  •  954  Lawrence East Express
  •  985  Sheppard East Express
  •  986  Scarborough Express
Kennedy GO Station
Construction
Structure type
  • Underground (Lines 2 and 5)
  • Elevated (Line 3)
Platform levels4
Parking729 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial station page
History
Opened
  • Line 2: November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21)
  • Line 3: March 22, 1985 (1985-03-22)
OpeningLine 5: 2024 (2024)
ClosedLine 3: July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)
Passengers
2019
  • 77,205 (Line 2)
  • 36,756 (Line 3)
  • 113,961 (total)
Rank5 of 75
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Warden
towards Kipling
Line 2 Bloor–Danforth Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Ionview
towards Mount Dennis
Line 5 Eglinton
(opens 2024)
Terminus
Warden
towards Kipling
Scarborough extension
(opens 2030)
Lawrence East (future)
towards McCowan/Sheppard
Former services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Terminus Line 3 Scarborough Lawrence East
towards McCowan
Location

The station's main complex consists of four floors with wheelchair accessible entrances. The ground level is the bus terminal surrounded with ten platforms that serve 16 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus routes. Wi-Fi service is available at this station.

Kennedy station was previously the southern terminus of Line 3 Scarborough before it was permanently closed on July 24, 2023. The line was opened in 1985. The station's bus terminal is being expanded to handle replacement buses.

Construction to expand the station began in 2017 to add a platform for the future Line 5 Eglinton, which will terminate at the station when its first phase opens in 2024.

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