Humber College is a below-grade

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(LRT) station that is under construction on

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, part of the

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system. The station is located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the

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North Campus in the

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district of

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. It will be the western terminus of Line 6. A walkway will connect the LRT station to the nearby Humber College Bus Terminal. The station's name refers to Humber Polytechnic's former name.

Description

The station will be located below street level in an open trench running parallel to Highway 27. The station will have two street-level entrances, one entrance on the south side of Humber College Boulevard, the second further south facing a new street that will intersect with Highway 27. The entrance structures will be at least in height, and will each face a plaza. The centre platform will have several canopies for weather protection. The lack of a roof over the trench will allow natural lighting on the platform. An exterior walkway with a canopy will link the station to the Humber Polytechnic campus. The station will have a bike room to accommodate 40 bicycles, two elevators for accessibility, Wi-Fi and washrooms. Besides Humber Polytechnic, the station will also serve Etobicoke General Hospital located at the southeast corner of Humber College Boulevard and Highway 27. The station will have two tracks servicing an island platform. North of the station, the line continues in a trench beside Highway 27 until Finch Avenue West, where it enters a short tunnel curving east under the intersection. Exiting the tunnel, it rises to the surface to run along the centre of Finch towards the Westmore stop and eventually its eastern terminus at

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Humber College Bus Terminal

Humber College Bus Terminal was opened on September 1, 2015. It is located on the Humber Polytechnic North Campus, approximately west of Humber College station. The terminal is served by the TTC,

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(which includes

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), and

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. The bus terminal is bounded by the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation to the south, Aboretum Boulevard to the east, Spruce Vista on the north side and Silver Bell Lane on the west side. The terminal has 10 bus bays: 6 bays are along an island platform on the south side of Spruce Vista, 3 bays are along a side platform next to the Barrett Centre, and 1 platform is on the west side of Silver Bell Lane. Platforms have waiting shelters and next bus displays.

TTC buses

The TTC bus routes serving the present bus terminal are: The proposed TTC bus routes to serve Humber College station when Line 6 opens are ():

Regional buses

The following regional bus routes serve the terminal:

References

External links

{{York Region Transit navbox Line 6 Finch West stations Railway stations in Canada at university and college campuses Humber College Railway stations scheduled to open in 2025