Warden 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

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at 3276 St. Clair Avenue

St. Clair Avenue

St. Clair Avenue is a major east-west street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was laid out in the late 18th century by the British as a concession road , north of Bloor Street and north of Queen Street....

 East, on the southeast corner of the intersection with Warden Avenue.

In 2008, the Toronto Star

Toronto Star

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reported this station to be a "known problem area" in terms of crime in the subway system, along with Lawrence West, Lansdowne, and Kennedy stations.

1092 parking spaces are located at this station for commuter use.

History

Warden Station was opened in 1968 in what was then the Borough of Scarborough

Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

, and served as the Bloor-Danforth line's eastern terminus for 12 years, until the extension to Kennedy

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...

 was completed in 1980.

Until 1973 the buses and the subway trains serving the station were in separate fare zones and so the turnstiles and collector booths were placed between the bus bays and the subway platforms. When the zones were abolished, the layout was reconfigured to bring the buses inside the station's fare-paid area; one collector booth, left isolated inside the fare-paid zone, became an information booth.

Subway infrastructure in the vicinity

After exiting the station eastbound, the track returns to an underground tunnel at the Chestnut Portal. It continues on its diagonal alignment under a former Canadian National railway spur line.

A small yard and storage shed exists south of the tracks to the west of the station.

Nearby landmarks

Nearby landmarks include the Providence Healthcare, Warden Woods Park, and Pine Hills Cemetery. It is near much vacant industrial land (including the former site of Centennial College and Warden Woods Mall/Power Centre) where major redevelopment is expected over the coming years, including numerous new housing developments on the former Power Centre property. It is also near the Toronto District School Board

Toronto District School Board

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 high school W.A. Porter C.I., which brings about 700 students in the station each year.

Surface connections

• 9 Bellamy to Scarborough Centre Station
  Scarborough Centre (TTC)
  Scarborough Centre is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located north of Ellesmere Road between Brimley and McCowan Roads, just south of Highway 401...
  
  
• 16 McCowan to Scarborough Centre Station
• 17 Birchmount to Steeles Ave.

17A to 14th Ave - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 68 Warden to Steeles Ave.

68B to Major MacKenzie - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 69 Warden South to Kingston Road via Warden

69B to Kingston Road via Birchmount

• 70 O'Connor to Coxwell Station
  Coxwell (TTC)
  Coxwell is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. The official address is 1568 Danforth Avenue but the entrance is located on Strathmore Boulevard just east of Coxwell Avenue...
  
  
• 102 Markham Road to McNicoll Ave.

102A to Progress/Centennial College

102C to Passmore

102D to Mount Joy GO Station - extra fare required north of Steeles

• 135 Gerrard to Main Street Station
  Main Street (TTC)
  Main Street is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 2550 Danforth Avenue at Main Street, in Danforth Village. 350 metres to the south, Main Street connects to Danforth station on GO Transit's Lakeshore East railway line.This station is...
  
  

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