Humber College is a Toronto subway station on Line 6 Finch West, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the southwest corner of Highway 27 and Humber College Boulevard on the north campus of Humber Polytechnic in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, and is the western terminus of the line. A walkway connects the station to the Humber College Bus Terminal. The station retained its planned name after Humber College rebranded to Humber Polytechnic.
Description
The station is located below street level parallel to Highway 27, with the central part of the island platform in an open trench and both ends partly underneath the two entrance buildings: one on the south side of Humber College Boulevard and the second on the north side of President's Way, a new access road flanked by an exterior walkway with a canopy that links the station to the Humber College Bus Terminal and the Humber Polytechnic campus. The lack of a roof over the trench allows natural light to reach the platform, and the open section of the platform has several canopies for weather protection. The station has a bike room to accommodate 40 bicycles, two elevators for accessibility, Wi-Fi, and washrooms.
Besides Humber Polytechnic, the station also serves Etobicoke General Hospital located at the southeast corner of Humber College Boulevard and Highway 27.
LRT infrastructure in the vicinity North of the station, the line runs in a trench beside Highway 27, rising partway to surface level to a flat section where a pair of single crossovers to reverse light rail vehicles (LRVs) are located. It then dips back down until Finch Avenue West, where it enters a short tunnel and curves 90° east under the intersection. After exiting the tunnel, it rises to the surface to begin its run along the centre of Finch. There are also tail tracks south of the platform for overnight storage for two LRVs.
Humber College Bus Terminal Unlike other TTC stations with terminals connecting to surface routes, Humber College station does not have an attached bus terminal within the station itself but connects with the pre-existing Humber College Bus Terminal, which opened in 2015. The terminal is located on the Humber Polytechnic North Campus, approximately west of the LRT station and thus is not within its fare-paid area. Along with TTC buses, the terminal is served by MiWay, Brampton Transit (which includes Züm), GO Transit and York Region Transit.
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 terminal are: Route Name Additional information37AIslingtonSouthbound to Islington Station via Woodbine Racetrack and Rexdale Boulevard96ADWilsonNorthbound via Carrier Drive; eastbound to York Mills station via John Garland Boulevard and Kipling Avenue96BNorthbound to Albion Road via Humberline Drive; eastbound to York Mills station via Martin Grove Road and Westhumber Boulevard 906Airport – Humber College Express Westbound to Humberwood Loop; southbound to Pearson Airport (Viscount Terminal Link station)927BHighway 27 ExpressNorthbound to Steeles Avenue West; southbound to Kipling station927DNorthbound to Steeles Avenue West and Signal Hill Avenue via Royalcrest Road; southbound to Kipling station996Wilson ExpressWestbound to Humberwood Loop; eastbound to Scarborough Centre station via Wilson station and York Mills station
Regional buses The following regional bus routes serve the terminal: Agency Route Name Additional information Brampton Transit(includes Züm) 11 Steeles To Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal 11A To Brampton Gateway Terminal 50 Gore Road To Gore Meadows Community Centre 50A To Squire Ellis Drive (limited service) 511Züm Steeles To Lisgar GO Station via Brampton Gateway Terminal (bus rapid transit route) 511C To Sheridan College via Brampton Gateway Terminal (bus rapid transit route) GO Transit 40H, 40M Hamilton / Richmond Hill Eastbound to Highway 407 Bus Terminal (weekdays only) Westbound to Hamilton GO Centre via Pearson Airport Terminal 1 (weekdays only) MiWay 22 Finch Westbound to Westwood Square Bus Terminal 107 Malton Express Westbound to Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal York Region Transit 7 Martin Grove Northbound to Al Palladini Community Centre 13 Islington Northbound to Kleinburg (weekdays only)
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