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Union (TTC) - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Bund, Accompaniment, Accord, Addition, Adjunct, Affairs, Affiliation, Affinity, Agape, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggregation, Agreement, Alignment, Alliance, Amalgamation, Amity, Ankle, Anschluss |
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Union is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. It is located at 55 Front Street West between Bay Street and York Street below Union Station. It opened in 1954. Union station offers connection to the GO Transit system, VIA Rail, Ontario Northland, and Amtrak. Nearby landmarks include Union Station, Royal York Hotel, the Air Canada Centre, the Toronto Convention Centre, the CN Tower, the Royal Bank Plaza, BCE Place, and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
An underground streetcar loop was added to the station in 1990 and is now served by the 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina routes. Union's status as a transport hub has placed a lot of strain on its narrow centre platform. A plan is in place to add a new platform for eastbound trains, outside the tracks; the old platform will then only need to serve westbound trains.
Leaving the station, the line turns 90 degrees north to run under Yonge Street.
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