Ontario Breaks Ground on Toronto’s Pape Subway Interchange

Published on July 18, 2024

Construction has officially started at Toronto’s Pape Station, a new subway interchange that will connect the Ontario Line with the Bloor-Danforth line. The interchange is expected to bring faster transit through the GTA, relieving gridlock on roads and the current transit network, said the Ontario government. “The Ontario Line Pape Station will be a critical interchange for commuters by cutting some travel times by more than half and helping reduce gridlock for drivers across the city,” Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said in a July 16 news release. Tens of thousands of daily commuters are expected to use the new station, making an anticipated 9,000 transfers in the morning rush hour. Adding the station is expected to reduce crowding on the Yonge-University line by 15 percent and the Bloor-Danforth line by 20 percent. The Ontario Line is expected to reduce daily car trips by 28,000, the government said....

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