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

Toronto subway and RT

The Toronto subway and RT is a rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of both underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission . It was Canada's first completed subway system, with the first line being built under Yonge Street, which opened in...

 in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at 2550 Danforth Avenue

Danforth Avenue

Danforth Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its western end begins in Old Toronto from the Prince Edward Viaduct as a continuation of Bloor Street and continues through East York until intersecting with Kingston Road in Scarborough...

 at Main Street, in Danforth Village. 350 metres to the south, Main Street connects to Danforth station on GO Transit

GO Transit

GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...

's Lakeshore East railway line.

This station is wheelchair accessible. An elevator leads directly from street level to the eastbound subway track. A second elevator is available one sub-level down, accessible from the first elevator, which leads to the westbound subway track. In addition, there are sliding automatic doors at the entrance, an accessible faregate, improved signage and a bus bay is reserved for WheelTrans

WheelTrans

TTC Wheel-Trans is a specialized accessible transit service provided by the Toronto Transit Commission within the City of Toronto, Canada.-History:...

 riders.

History

Main Street Station was opened in 1968. The station was built on the site of the former Main Loop, which was the eastern terminus of the Carlton streetcar line. This loop closed in 1966 for construction of the subway station.

'Main Street' was the main street of the suburban town of East Toronto

East Toronto

East Toronto, Ontario was an incorporated community in what is today a part of the city of Toronto, Canada. It covered much of what is today the Upper Beaches neighbourhood, stretching up to Danforth Avenue in the north. The central street in the community was Main Street, running south from...

, which was amalgamated into Toronto in 1908. Unlike most TTC stations, its name includes the word 'Street' in order to avoid the possible misreading that it is the subway's 'main' station.

The station was built with its turnstiles and collector booths on the mezzanine level between the bus and streetcar terminal and the subway platforms. This may have been because until 1973 it was near a fare zone boundary and there was an intention to bring buses from both fare zones into the terminal, as was done at Jane

Jane (TTC)

Jane is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 2440 Bloor Street West at Jane Street. It was opened in 1968.- Entrances :...

 station; however, this 1968 map shows the boundary to one side of the station. The booths and turnstiles were later moved to just inside the street entrance, bringing the buses and streetcars inside the station's fare-paid area.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

Just east of Main street station, the tracks angle north away from Danforth Avenue. Just west of Victoria Park

Victoria Park (TTC)

Victoria Park is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 777 Victoria Park Avenue, one block north of Danforth Avenue. The station itself can be accessed by pedestrians via Victoria Park Avenue, or via Albion Avenue, or via a walkway that leads...

 Station at the Tyra Portal, the tracks emerge to run on the surface.

Surface connections

• 20 Cliffside to Kennedy Station
  Kennedy (TTC)
  Kennedy is the terminal subway station of the Bloor-Danforth and Scarborough RT lines of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 2455 Eglinton Avenue East, just east of Kennedy Road. The station opened in 1980 in what was then the Borough of Scarborough with the Bloor-Danforth platform, and the...
  
  
• 23 Dawes to St. Clair Ave. East
• 62 Mortimer to Broadview Station
  Broadview (TTC)
  Broadview is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 90 Danforth Avenue and Broadview Avenue.Broadview is the north-eastern terminus of the 504 King and 505 Dundas streetcar routes.-History:...
  
  
• 64 Main to Eastdale
• 64 Main to Queen
• 87 Cosburn to Broadview Station
• 113 Danforth to Kennedy Station
• 135 Gerrard to Warden Station
  Warden (TTC)
  Warden is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 3276 St. Clair Avenue East, on the southeast corner of the intersection with Warden Avenue....
  
  
• 506 Carlton to High Park Loop