TMU station
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| Location | 3 Dundas Street East Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°39′24″N 79°22′52″W / 43.65667°N 79.38111°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official station page | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 30, 1954 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Dundas (1954–2025) | ||||||||||
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| 2023–2024[1] | 72,406 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 5 of 70 | ||||||||||
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TMU (formerly Dundas) is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] It is located at the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street. It was renamed TMU in November 2025 following a partnership between the TTC and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
History
[edit]The station was opened as Dundas in 1954 as part of the original stretch of the Yonge subway line from Union to Eglinton station. The original address, 300 Yonge Street, is still commonly used in TTC system maps.
When Toronto's Eaton Centre was built in the 1970s, a pedestrian tunnel was constructed under the tracks outside the fare-paid areas, connecting the two separate concourses. The station was refurbished in 1982, with the original Vitrolite tiles being replaced with yellow ceramic tiling.[3]
As part of the construction of Yonge–Dundas Square (now Sankofa Square) in the early 2000s, a new entrance staircase was created, giving access to the station directly from the square. In 2002, this station became accessible with the addition of elevators.[4]
Name
[edit]From its opening in 1954 until 2025, this station was known as Dundas, after Dundas Street. The street's namesake, Henry Dundas, played a role in delaying the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd by an Minneapolis police officer and subsequent discovery of the graves of children buried in the Canadian residential school system,[5] Toronto City Council voted in 2021 to rename Dundas Street and other civic assets named after Dundas, including Dundas and Dundas West stations.[6] In December 2023, Toronto City Council passed a motion that instructed the TTC to rename Dundas station by the fourth quarter of 2024. Toronto Metropolitan University expressed an interest in financing the renaming of the station if it was renamed in the university's honour.[7] In May 2025, the TTC approved a proposal to rename the station TMU, with the university agreeing to fund the transition.[8] In November 2025, new signage reflecting the renaming began being erected.[9]
Station description
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The station is located under Yonge Street at Dundas Street and is built on three levels, with entrances on every corner of the intersection. and all being accessible except for the northwest one, which is a sidewalk staircase at the Atrium on Bay. The southeast, southwest, and northeast entrances are located at Sankofa Square, in the Toronto Eaton Centre and at the Tenor inside the Cineplex Cinemas building respectively. All elevators that connect the entrance to the station are not provided by the TTC, but by the respective managements.
TMU is the only station in Toronto where the northbound and southbound platforms are in separate fare-paid areas, owing to the constrained space and difficult geology at this location. Separate street entrances had to be used for each direction until the Eaton Centre was built, at which time a tunnel was constructed under the tracks outside the fare-paid areas, which is considered the third level. If on the wrong platform, passengers (including Presto card holders) can take a transfer from the transfer machines available on the platform, exit the station, and re-enter the station on the other platform by showing the collector at the booth the transfer obtained.
The station has underground connections to the Toronto Eaton Centre, the Tenor and the Atrium on Bay, and is one of five stations connected to PATH.
Architecture and art
[edit]The station features William McElcheran's Cross Section, located by the northwest entrance and along the under-platform crosswalk. It depicts a vibrant urban scene of pets, shoppers, businessmen and other commuters. The piece was created out of terra cotta and fired in two-foot-square tiles.[10] The artwork was donated by Atrium on Bay in May 1984.
Subway infrastructure in the vicinity
[edit]North of the station, the subway continues to travel through its tunnels underneath Yonge Street, passing over a double crossover,[11] before entering College station. South of the station, it continues underneath Yonge Street, over Lower Queen station, before fully entering Queen station.
Nearby landmarks
[edit]Nearby landmarks include Sankofa Square, the north end of the Eaton Centre, the former Toronto Coach Terminal, Toronto City Hall, the Ed Mirvish Theatre, and The Tenor. Buildings on the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University surround the station to the west, north and east. Nearby public art galleries include the Image Centre and Gallery Arcturus.
Surface connections
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A transfer is required to connect between the subway system and these surface routes:
TTC routes serving the station include:
| Route | Name | Additional information |
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| 97C | Yonge | Northbound to Eglinton station and southbound to Union station (Rush hour service) |
| 305 | Dundas | Streetcar; Blue Night service; eastbound to Broadview station and westbound to Dundas West station |
| 320 | Yonge | Blue Night service; northbound to Steeles Avenue and southbound to Queens Quay |
| 505 | Dundas | Streetcar; eastbound to Broadview station and westbound to Dundas West station |
References
[edit]- ^ "Subway ridership, 2023–2024" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
This table shows the typical number of customer-boardings made on each subway line and the number of customers travelling to and from each station platform on a typical weekday in Sep 2023–Aug 2024.
- ^ "TTC Dundas Station". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Toronto Transit Commission Annual Report 1983" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. 1983. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Milestones". Toronto Transit Commission. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
2002 - Davisville Station, Dundas Station, Dundas West Station, and Queen's Park Station become accessible subway stations
- ^ "Recognition Review Project Update and Response to the Dundas Street Renaming Petition" (PDF). Toronto City Council. June 29, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Toronto city council votes to rename Dundas street, other amenities with same name". CTV News. July 14, 2021. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Toronto City Council approves renaming Yonge-Dundas Square, asks TTC to rename two subway stations". CP24. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Dundas Station to be renamed TMU Station: TTC board". CTV News Toronto. May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "TTC unveils new TMU Station signs, marking the end of Dundas Station". Toronto Star. November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ McIlveen, Eli (December 17, 2006). "Art on the TTC". Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Grills, Wendy (February 25, 2011). "Why the Yonge subway is closing again". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Dundas station at Wikimedia Commons
