Kennedy is a station on the Bloor-Danforth and Scarborough RT lines; it is a terminus for each line, which depart in opposite directions. It is located at 2455 Eglinton Avenue East, just east of Kennedy Road. The station opened in 1980 with the Bloor-Danforth platform, and the Scarborough RT platform opened in 1985. It now connects with the adjacent Kennedy station on GO Transit's Stouffville railway line.
Kennedy is a four-level station, with the Scarborough RT on top, then the bus terminal, the entry concourse that leads to the GO railway station and parking, and the subway on the bottom. The subway and RT tracks through the station are parallel. All TTC levels are accessible by elevator. Four parking lots surround the station, providing commuters with a total of 1138 spaces. All lots charge cash fare from 5:00am to 3:00pm weekdays, and are free after 3:00pm and all day weekends and holidays. The cost for Kennedy North, North Service Road and South Lots is $5, and Kennedy East Lot is $3.
Kennedy is the third busiest station in the system, after St. George, and Bloor-Yonge, serving a combined total of approximately 115,270 people a day.
October 8, 2018